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The cruelest month of the 2016 race

October is when the 2016 campaign gets real.

Two debates are coming — one that will likely winnow the GOP field and one that could rearrange the Democratic race. A Benghazi hearing will either be a showcase or a feeding frenzy. And campaign fundraising reports are going to be making a lot of decisions for people, whether they like it or not.

Summer has come and gone, but Vice President Joe Biden still has yet to declare his intentions for the 2016 presidential race despite his earlier pledge to decide by the end of the summer. Some have pointed to the first Democratic debate, scheduled for Oct. 13, as the true “drop dead” date for Biden to decide, while others suggest he can wait longer, perhaps even until after the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. According to The New York Times, ... Read More >>

Bay State Biden fans seek Patrick alliance

Massachusetts supporters of Joe Biden are seeking to forge an alliance between the vice president and former Bay State Gov. Deval Patrick, a close friend of President Barack Obama and prominent African-American leader whose support could open pathways to the state’s potent Democratic donor network.

Debate organizers to Biden: We’ll keep the podium warm for you

Vice President Biden could qualify to participate in the first Democratic debate even if he did not decide to enter the race until debate day, according to participation criteria released by host organization CNN on Monday.

Joe Biden hasn’t yet announced his plans for a 2016 White House bid, but a new poll shows that he would enter the race as the most popular presidential candidate if he chose to toss his hat into the ring.

Poll: Carson ties Trump, Biden draws from Clinton

As Vice President Joe Biden considers a potential presidential campaign, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday shows a Biden candidacy would draw support away from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Joe Biden is still thinking. The vice president’s self-imposed summer deadline for deciding whether to enter the Democratic primary will lapse this week. In an interview with the Catholic America magazine, Biden described his continued ambivalence: “It’s just not there yet and it may not get there in time to make it feasible to be able to run and succeed, because there are certain windows that will close. But if that’s it, that’s it. It’s not like I can rush it.”