Posted on 06/01/2003 4:42:24 PM PDT by Brian S
— WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden said on Sunday he may yet join the Democratic field of presidential contenders, asserting a decision this fall won't be too late for him to win the party's nomination.
On CBS' "Face the Nation," the six-term Delaware Democrat said he still was considering making a run for the White House and would announce a decision early in the fall.
There already are nine Democrats vying to challenge President Bush in 2004.
Asked if such a late start at fund raising and organizing for a nationwide campaign would doom his bid, as has been argued, Biden said: "They may be right. I've said from the beginning I'll make that decision in early fall. If it is true that that is too late, then so be it. I believe it will not be too late to make that decision."
Biden, the ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has kept a high profile by criticizing Bush administration foreign policy. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination in 1988.
He reminded that former President Bill Clinton didn't announce his own candidacy until October 1991. Clinton went on to win the nomination and defeat former President George Bush in November 1992.
A CBS News/New York Times poll last month said two-thirds of respondents could not name a single Democratic White House candidate.
Sadly enough, yes. Gary Hart as much as said that when he was thinking about running for president this year. He decided not to, but in intervews, basically stated that the country has changed so much under clinton that he doesn't feel his past would hurt him.
Biden's plagerism was horrible, his blaming other people even worse, at one time, this could have ruined him, but he stayed in the senate, he knows that after clinton, his own despicable acts would seem tame.
Clinton has brought us to a new "so what" era in regards to the people we elect to represent us.
Having dealt in the political arena in Delaware for nearly 21 years I can say you are both right and wrong.
His "national" persona is exactly as you describe. But when it comes to up close and personal he is oh so charming..............he is just so sickly sweet as to make one wish to lose her lunch. That is of course is you never read the rag that passes itself off as the major newspaper in Delaware. As far as the News Journal is concerned the (expletive deleted) can do no wrong.
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