If Biden had of run he might be president today. I do not understand why he did not run. He has always wanted to be President. He did have the tragic loss of his son. I would think that would be even more reason for him to run in memory of his loved son. Something was happening in the background of the DNC that prevented Biden from running.
Biden is a screaming left wing liberal. I think he is a good man that does not understand the damage liberalism has and is doing to our great nation.
There is some reason that Biden did not run. When a Senator signs on to be Vice President on a ticket it is understood that he will be the next candidate for the party. Something happened that we do not know about.
We must win the fight between Liberalism and Liberty. If we fail, Biden will be the next president of the United States.
Just my observations.
I too, think Biden would have won.
Biden has had 3 deep invasive brain surgeries. There is something in his genetic line that makes his family susceptible to brain cancer. Ask any neurosurgeon those type of invasive brain surgeries and you’re not quite the same. Biden has had three!
The Rats best candidate would have been Bernie. I still think Bernie would have won. He would have taken the non-cognitive part of the great “disenfranchised voter bloc”.
And yes I think that sub-bloc is larger then cognitive one!
He didn’t run because the DNC declared it was Hillary’s turn and no one was allowed to mess with that. If it wasn’t for Bernie not respecting their rules she would have run unopposed.
There were DNC email that showed how candidates other than Clinton were cut off early in the process.
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/10/us/politics/hillary-clinton-emails-wikileaks.html
The DNC figured that if they let Hillary run and lose they would be rid of her once and for all.
Beating her would have meant a major fight and after his son died, Biden didn't think he could make that fight.
Could Biden have won? Not if he had the same staffers as Hillary did. They would have made the same mistakes.
If you figure that he would have had different staffers who would have been more grounded, maybe he could have won.
Biden was VP as a foil. He was and is not part of the Progressive core. He is regarded as a silly old man who has his uses but must not be given power.
Maybe he had a rare moment of clarity about himself before the fog settled back in.
Mostly, Hillary Clinton was the party favorite. She was also Obama's favorite. She was going to do what it took to win.
Biden wouldn't have had the votes to get the nomination. Look at his performance in the early primaries this year. He was doing terribly until Jim Clyburn rallied the African-American vote for him, and that wouldn't have happened in 2016.
Hillary Clinton had the votes of Democrat women, and the party establishment didn't want Bernie Sanders to win, so they rallied behind front-runner Clinton in 2016 as they rallied behind the unimpressive Biden in 2020.
Add to that Beau's death and you can see why he didn't run. Fear of Hunter's corruption being revealed may have had something to do with it, but if fear didn't stop Joe from running this time, would it really have been a major factor last time?