Obama's choice of a vice president altered the course of Joe Biden's career. It also is shaping how Biden is going about choosing his own running mate.
Joe Biden lost Iowa badly when he ran for president in 2008. He’s working hard to make sure it doesn’t happen again in 2020 — and having been Obama’s vice president helps a lot.
But when Obama first called to say he wanted to consider him, Biden said he wasn’t interested, he recounts in his memoir. Kaufman also was not keen on the idea. “The last thing I should do is VP after 36 years of being top dog, it will be hard to be No. 2,” he said, according to Plouffe’s memoir, “The Audacity to Win.”
“Mark my words: It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy,” Biden said.Although Biden went on to praise the nominee, Obama and his advisors were furious because they believed Biden’s comment fueled the Republican argument that Obama was not experienced enough to be president, Axelrod said, adding that Biden sent a message, “Don’t worry, I’ve got this, I’m there to help.
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