'I have not made the final decision,' Biden said Tuesday, 'but don’t be surprised.”
Joe Biden speaks at the University of Pennsylvania’s Irvine Auditorium February 19, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The former vice president — in a freewheeling discussion with author Jon Meacham at the newly christened Biden School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware — said there’s a “consensus” among his family that he should join the Democratic primary race. Biden, 76, would join a large field of Democrats looking to challenge President Donald Trump. More than a half-dozen prominent candidates have already launched campaigns or exploratory committees. Others are likely to join the race soon.
Funding a campaign “on my conditions” is another challenge, Biden said. Long a fixture of the Democratic establishment, he said to applause Tuesday that he will “not be a part of a super PAC” and indicated he would not accept money from such organizations — a progressive stance adopted by many candidates already in the race. He added that he’s received offers from Democratic donors and some Republicans.
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