Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Democrats Skeptical of Joe Biden 2016 Candidacy

Many prominent Democrats have reacted skeptically to renewed reports that Vice President Joe Biden may yet jump into the 2016 presidential race, even those party activists who are wary of Hillary Clinton and had urged Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren to challenge the Democratic front-runner.

"There is not much difference between Clinton, Obama and Biden. None of them are willing to challenge the bankers and Wall Street promoters of austerity," said Roger Hickey, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future, a liberal group that has argued Clinton is too centrist.

In an interview on CNN Sunday, Van Jones, a progressive activist and former senior Obama administration aide, said of Biden, "there's no hunger for him." 

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