Obama, Biden catch up over lunch amid 2016 campaign buzz

“She is going to have to put a stake…in the heart of these emails”, the California Democrat said. Warren, a fiery voice against the influence of large financial institutions in the U.S., has not endorsed any Democratic contender, including Clinton.

“I think they’re the same”, he said, calling Clinton “damaged” by her email controversy.

A group called Draft Biden already has 200,000 signatures calling for him to declare, and is working to create a campaign network in early voting states. (Politico notes that hiring people with campaign experience tends to be a sign that potential candidates are warming up to this “running for president” idea.) Biden also had a very private lunch with beloved progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren, the details of which were eventually leaked to the press. They were reportedly discussing the possibility of a White House run. His 2008 bid never got off the ground.

Her tenure at the MPAA coincided with the growth of online piracy, which has posed major problems for US film studios and prompted MPAA lawsuits.

Bedingfield was a spokeswoman for former Sen.

Just back from two weeks of vacation on the tony Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard, Obama is holding his weekly lunch with Biden Monday.

He compared Clinton to Gen. David Petraeus, the former four-star Army general and Central Intelligence Agency director who pleaded guilty in January to one misdemeanor charge of mishandling classified information in his dealings with his biographer and lover. Though he doesn’t need the President’s permission, Obama has clarified that he would not stand in his way or counsel him against a run.

After the 2008 primary race between Obama and Clinton, the two turned their political rivalry into an alliance.

Biden’s consideration of joining the race comes as political surveys show support slipping for Clinton, in the midst of questions about her use of a private email server during her four-year stint as the country’s top diplomat during Obama’s first White House term.

Still, that and other issues, including the Iran deal, are expected to spill into the 2016 presidential campaign.

Biden has extensive foreign-policy expertise from years running the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as powers of persuasion on legislation that Obama has often lacked. Organization is vastly overrated as a feature of modern presidential campaigns.

If Biden decides to run a third time, he would most likely announce his intension before the first debate among Democrats on October 13 in Las Vegas.