Josh Earnest mum on whether he’d work for possible Biden campaign

The New York Times columnist pulled at the heartstrings in her column this weekend, saying Biden’s son Beau Biden told his dad to run shortly before his death in May.

While Biden has done little to lay the groundwork for a presidential campaign, he has maintained a loyal network of political advisers and has gone out of his way to stay in contact with longtime supporters in Iowa and New Hampshire.

The vice president’s younger son, Hunter, also encouraged him.

They’ve worked together and Dowd says in her article Biden recognizes that the Democratic Party has a desire to select a woman as commander-in-chief.

The paper reported Saturday that Biden and his advisers are beginning to test the waters on a challenge to Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and other Democratic candidates in the 2016 presidential race.

“Vice President Biden is going to have to make up his own mind”, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Monday morning.

Vice President Biden speaks during a roundtable discussion at the Advanced Manufacturing Center at Community College of Denver on July 21. “In recent weeks, the vice president has worked on the nuclear deal with Iran, traveled across the country to highlight the administration’s economic priorities and more“. Furthermore, Biden – by all reports, an affable, easy-going sort – enjoys a much better relationship with the mainstream media than Hillary.

While several are questioning Biden’s interest in running, it seems like things could be moving towards the positive if it was a wish from his late son.

Palmieri played down recent polls that have showed that voters find her boss, 67, less than trustworthy.

Additionally, Mr. Biden, who is 72, has in the past proved to be prone to embarrassing gaffes on the campaign trail.

The speculation builds amid signs of trouble for Clinton, whose poll numbers betray some slack in her support and whose campaign has been dogged by the enthusiasm gravitating toward Vermont Sen.

How Biden’s family views a potential candidacy will weigh most heavily in his final decision.

The Wall Street Journal reported last month that John Cooper, a fundraiser for Barack Obama’s successful presidential runs, has joined the Draft Biden 2016 Super PAC to persuade Biden, who sought the Democratic nomination in 1988 and 2008, to try again.

“I think that Biden would have a good chance at beating her now”, Donald Trump, the leading contender in the Republican race, told CBS television. “This is his time to figure it out”.

“Does President Obama want Joe Biden to jump in the race for president, and will he support his vice president?” host Mika Brzezinski asked Earnest.