Joe Biden Will Not Run for President

After months of speculation, Vice President Joe Biden just announced that he will not run for president.

“As my family and I have worked through the grieving process [of son Beau Biden], I’ve said all along that it may very well be that that process, by the time we get through it, closes the window on mounting a realistic campaign for president. I’ve concluded it has closed,” stated Biden

While family considerations were definitely at play, logistical concerns also played a part in Biden’s final decision. Biden simply waited too long to enter the race. With media leaks and high-profile meetings peppered throughout the Vice President’s schedule, Biden was seriously considering a run for the White House. However, Hillary Clinton’s relatively successful performance in the first Democratic primary debate shut down any hope of a Biden run.

The field was hardly competitive to begin with. The DNC essentially ensured that influential liberals like Elizabeth Warren would stay out of Hillary Clinton’s way. When juxtaposed with buffoons like Bernie Sanders or Martin O’Malley, Clinton would undoubtedly shine by default. The strategy worked and now Clinton’s poll numbers are surging.

Biden’s decision has dramatically lifted the tension at the White House. If Biden ran, Obama’s loyalty would be tested. In this scenario, he would have three options: support his own Vice President, back Clinton (an unlikely proposition given the animus between the Obamas and Clintons), or remain impartial —Sophie’s choice.

Luckily for the president, he can now unequivocally support a Clinton run.

With the full force of Obama’s Organize for America and highly structured tech-based campaign strategies already in place, Clinton can now ride smoothly into Democratic glory.

She will most likely be the nominee.

Democratic Super PACs wary of Clinton dynastic rule and her abrasive style have been shouting “Run, Joe, Run,” for months now. Today they got just a rude awakening.