A decision by former Vice President Joe Biden to launch a 2020 bid for the White House won’t affect fellow Democratic presidential contender Terry McAuliffe’s own political calculus.

“I do think Vice President Biden’s probably running from my conversations with him,” former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe told CNN on Monday. “He’s got to make his decision. Mine will be totally independent of what the vice president does. I’ve always been a big fan of Joe Biden’s. I hope he gets in the race. The more the merrier.”