Because he is.
I pride myself on being pretty savvy about U.S. electoral politics, but for the life of me I can't figure out what Biden thinks he's doing. I guess I could understand it if he were some clueless zillionaire on an ego trip, but he's a seasoned DC insider who should have some grip on the reality of American politics. Consider:
1) We haven't elected a Senator to the presidency since 1960, and I'm not sure we've ever elected a minority-party Senator.
And
2) Delaware provides absolutely no state or regional power base from which to launch a campaign.
So the only way a Biden candidacy makes sense is if, like Steve Forbes or Dennis Kucinich, he's in it as a dark horse, to represent his constituency in the party and/or promote his ideas. But the problem there is
3) Biden's only constituency in the Party is Joe Biden, and his only idea is that Joe Biden should be President.
What's his slogan going to be? "Biden: Good for Corporate Delaware, Good for America"? "Joe Biden: Another Flip-Flopper, but at least I Went to a State University"? He must know how doomed such an effort is. What the heck is he up to?
I pride myself on being pretty savvy about U.S. electoral politics, but for the life of me I can't figure out what Biden thinks he's doing. I guess I could understand it if he were some clueless zillionaire on an ego trip, but he's a seasoned DC insider who should have some grip on the reality of American politics. Consider:
1) We haven't elected a Senator to the presidency since 1960, and I'm not sure we've ever elected a minority-party Senator.
And
2) Delaware provides absolutely no state or regional power base from which to launch a campaign.
So the only way a Biden candidacy makes sense is if, like Steve Forbes or Dennis Kucinich, he's in it as a dark horse, to represent his constituency in the party and/or promote his ideas. But the problem there is
3) Biden's only constituency in the Party is Joe Biden, and his only idea is that Joe Biden should be President.
What's his slogan going to be? "Biden: Good for Corporate Delaware, Good for America"? "Joe Biden: Another Flip-Flopper, but at least I Went to a State University"? He must know how doomed such an effort is. What the heck is he up to?
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