Joe Biden part of ‘corrupt politics’ in Washington
US Vice President Joseph Biden is part of the “corrupt politics” that dominates Washington and he will not bring the reforms needed in the country if he is elected as president, says a political commentator and journalist in Atlanta, Georgia.
“The problem with Biden is although he’s been around a long time, they have the same old power connections that have always been there,” said Jim W. Dean, the managing editor at Veterans Today.
“So you’re not going to get much of a change the country needs desperately,” Dean told Press TV on Friday.
“We’re looking for a dark horse candidate other than Donald Trump to come in,” he added. “Everybody is tired of corrupt politics in Washington; we’re just sick of it.”
A top aide of Biden has indicated that the vice president will make a decision soon about the 2016 presidential election and provided some details what a potential campaign might entail.
In a letter sent to former staffers on Thursday, former Delaware Senator Ted Kaufman, one of Biden's closest confidants indicated the vice president is "aware of the practical demands of making a final decision soon."
According to a recent poll, nearly half of Democratic voters want Biden to enter the presidential race and challenge leading Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, who is competing against only three Democrats and independent Senator Bernie Sanders.
The 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 Sanders, who remains the favorite of 25 percent of Democrat voter that were surveyed.
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