Biden, Hinting at 2016, to Speak at Iowa Event.

[elleng]

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will be the keynote speaker at Senator Tom Harkin’s annual steak fry fund-raiser next month, a signature political event that often showcases as featured speakers those aspiring to be president.

Mr. Biden will speak after Mayor Julian Castro of San Antonio, according to a person familiar with the plans. Mr. Biden’s attendance is a sign, Democratic officials here say, that he wants Iowa voters to know he is very much considering another White House bid in 2016. A spokesman for Mr. Biden did not reply to requests for comment.

The gathering, to be held on Sept. 15 at a county fairgrounds south of Des Moines, underscores Mr. Biden’s effort to nurture ties in Iowa, which holds the first presidential nominating contest in the nation, and the other early-voting states. He spoke at a South Carolina Democratic dinner in May and will raise money this month for Gov. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire.

Mr. Biden has many longtime friends in Iowa, dating to 1988 and the first of his presidential runs. They include Mr. Harkin, a former Senate colleague. Mr. Biden attended the Iowa ball in Washington during the inauguration festivities this year and invited Democratic officials and activists from this state to his residence for a reception.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/biden-hinting-at-2016-to-speak-at-iowa-event/?hp

[fadedrose]

1. Harkin retiring!! OH NO

I really am fond of this guy and hope he gets in there to help Joe Run....Same with Durbin and a few other good Dems...

[Chimeradog]

2. agree

Mr. Biden seems to connect with "real people" in Penn...I am from NY (L.I)originally and saw what happened in the Reagan years when the "war on unions" and average people (who make up this country) ..(unfortunately for billionaires, we in the middle class are on to their machinations.)

My father , a war veteran with his own business, started being treated as a second class citizen bcs he was in a Union...... My father passed away with FUNB (First union) putting liens on his property which he owned since the 60's......

I thank God for this forum , Thom Hartmann, and Mr, Biden and Obama, who don't present false fronts and shills...and seem to actually care about middle class America. I hope he runs......

None of this is mentioned in mainstream "newz". In late 2007 people were advised to "suck it up and walk away" from their homes by mainstream "economists"...Banksters eluded accountability, as usual.

What a sad commentary for Americans...We need to speak out and fight for a quality of life, before it is completely destroyed by repubs.

[elleng]

3. Thanks, and glad you're here, Chimeradog.

[Chimeradog]

4. Thank you

For the warm welcome

I'm still catching up on here...