Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday he will decide “at the end of this spring or early summer” whether to run for president.
Biden, appearing at a “Women Rule” event hosted by Politico, was upbeat about his odds as a candidate if he were to launch a bid, even as he emphasized that he is in no rush to reach a decision.
“I honest to God haven’t made up my mind,” Biden said. “I’m confident I’d be in a position to be competitive.”
Biden’s daughter, Ashley, who appeared with her father on stage, said whether he runs for president will be a “family decision.”
“My father would make an incredible president,” she added.
Should Biden decide to run for president, he likely would face steep odds against Hillary Clinton, who is widely expected to mount a bid. Early polling suggests Clinton would be a prohibitive frontrunner among Democrats.
But Biden suggested, should he run, he would make his case for the presidency not as a liberal Democrat to the left of Clinton, but as a pragmatic, middle-of-the-road Democrat willing to work with Republicans.
“The one thing that moves me,” Biden said, “I think that I have the ability to bring the sides together.”
