Obama: I wouldn’t have run again without Biden

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says if advisers had suggested to him replacing Vice President Joe Biden, he would have told them there’s no way he’s running for re-election without Biden.

The book “Double Down — Game Change 2012” claims high-ranking Obama aides considered replacing Biden with Hillary Rodham Clinton on the 2012 ticket. The White House has said the campaign did poll to see if replacing Biden would help but that it never reached Obama’s desk.

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