Biden nearing decision on campaign, top aide says

  • 8 years ago
Vice President Joe Biden is nearing a final decision on a possible White House run, according to a message to his political network from one of his closest advisors.
Biden is aware of looming deadlines for getting on the ballot in some states, but his "first and foremost consideration" remains the welfare of his family, Kaufman said in the message, which was obtained by The Times.
Kaufman's letter comes two days after Hillary Rodham Clinton's performance in the first Democratic presidential debate generated questions about whether a Biden campaign would still be viable.
Separately Thursday, a prominent Democratic donor who would probably support the vice president if he ran said that the question of whether Biden and his family could endure a presidential campaign in the wake of the death of his eldest son had largely been settled, and that the next major hurdle was to determine whether Biden could mount a viable campaign.

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