Trump believes Biden would be tougher to beat than Clinton
Donald Trump, the current leading candidate for the Republican nomination, says it would be tougher to beat US Vice President Joe Biden if he comes up after defeating former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Democratic primaries.
Biden is reportedly seriously considering challenging Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president.
The New York Times reported on Saturday that Biden has already begun “to actively explore a possible presidential campaign,” after mainly putting off such considerations during his son's illness and following his tragic death in May.
Trump told ABC News on Sunday that he thinks Biden could “maybe beat” Clinton.
“Her numbers are going down drastically, so somebody like Biden could probably go in and do very well and maybe win,” he said.
“I actually think Hillary will be easy if it’s her,” Trump said. “But I’m not so sure it’s going to be her.”
According to a New York Times article by veteran journalist Maureen Dowd published on Saturday, when Biden’s son, Beau, realized that he would not survive brain cancer, he talked to his father and urged him to challenge Clinton.
According to Dowd, the ailing son argued that Biden would be a better president than Clinton.
Dowd wrote that the vice president is “talking to friends, family and donors about jumping in” following his son’s passing.
As many as 17 Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination for president but only Trump, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Scott Walker are considered serious contenders.
Clinton is competing against only three Democrats and one independent senator, Bernie Sanders, for the Democratic Party's nomination. Only Sanders is considered at all competitive in the early primaries.
Latest polls show that Trump is still the leading name among candidates who are seeking the Republican nomination for president.
According to a poll by the Quinnipiac University, published on Thursday, the billionaire has gained 20 percent of the votes, with Wisconsin Governor Scot Walker as his closest opponent, with 13 percent.
Jeb Bush is next on the list and slots in the third position after Walker with only 10 percent of the votes.
According to the poll, however, both Clinton and Biden would beat Trump by a margin of 48 to 36 percent in a theoretical general election.
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