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Biden Eyes 2016, But Hillary is the Better Bad Bet

By Ashton Ellis
Wednesday, January 23 2013

With outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton taking heat from Congress over the Benghazi scandal, many Democrats are looking to Vice President Joe Biden as a possible heir apparent to Barack Obama’s legacy. Biden is courting the change in tune. A well-sourced Politico article reports that Biden used the long weekend celebrating Obama’s second inauguration to woo top donors, activists and influence peddlers. Those in attendance ranged from the famous – like Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel – to the relatively obscure – such as political kingmakers…

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