Nearly half of Democrats want Joe Biden to enter presidential race: Poll
Nearly half of Democratic voters in the United States want Vice President Joseph Biden to enter the presidential race and challenge leading Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, according to a new poll.
The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that 48 percent of Democrats surveyed think Biden should officially launch a presidential campaign, compared with 30 percent who said he should stay out of the race.
But support for Biden’s entry into the race does not translate into equal interest for his candidacy.
Only 17 percent of those surveyed said Biden would be their first choice for president, while 46 percent would back Clinton, the poll found.
Biden would also run behind US Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who remains the favorite of 25 percent of Democrat voter that were surveyed.
However, more voters would be likely to support Biden once he has officially announces his candidacy, according to Steve Schale, a Democratic strategist in Florida.
“There’s an element of people - they know they like him, but they’re not willing to give him their vote yet,” Schale said.
Former Senator Jim Webb of Virginia, ex-Governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley and former Governor of Rhode Island Lincoln Chaffee, comprise the rest of the Democratic presidential field.
Clinton still leads the field, with 45 percent of likely Democratic primary voters supporting her nationally, according to new Fox News poll.
But Clinton’s popularity has fallen sharply as questions persist over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 in the Obama administration.
Those close to Biden say the vice president has not yet made a final decision to enter the race. They say he is still grief-stricken over the death of his son Beau from brain cancer in May.
But Biden will have to reach a decision soon or risk being left off the voting ballot in some primary elections.
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