According to media reports, the U.S. Vice President, Joe Biden is close to announcing his decision to make a presidential run. However, the challenges keep mounting for a national campaign as more time passes. Joe Biden has little time to play catch up to the front-runners in the Democratic race: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. The reason for this is simple— a little more than three months remains until Iowans head to their caucus sites.
The challenges that Joe Biden faces in his bid for a presidential campaign is something Biden’s top adviser, Ted Kaufman acknowledges. Kauffman writes in a memo to friends and former Biden staff that Biden will need each and every one of them if he decides to run for president. If he decides to enter the presidential race, the biggest challenge that Joe Biden will face is fundraising.
This is due to the fact that in the last quarter Sanders and Clinton each raised $ 30 million. These two presidential candidates used the money to raise more money, travel around the country campaigning and building their campaign teams. As of today, they have a total of $60 million cash on hand. Compared to Biden’s empty purse, this is a huge advantage. Apart from fundraising, there are several other challenges that Biden faces including logistical challenges. Simply getting a candidate’s name on the ballot for a primary is challenging as each state posts different requirements for it. Fees, signatures, and statements are all part of these requirements.
Figuring these requirements out and getting them right requires the involvement of a full legal team. This is another big challenge that Biden faces. The first filing deadline is for Georgia which falls on October 29. Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan, and Florida follow quickly as their filing takes place before December.
Biden continues to miss opportunities and lose momentum as he prolongs his decision. Another thing hurting Biden’s bid for a presidential campaign is his absence from the first Democratic debate. The declared candidates received more exposure as a result of Biden’s absence at such events giving voters the opportunity to solidify their preference.
For example, in September Biden had the support of 15 percent of respondents in an online poll. However, after the first Democratic debate took place, his support dropped to 10 percent. This clearly shows that Biden’s absence at campaigning events has definitely hurt his bid for the presidential run. Separately, Clinton is compiling a long list of endorsements from Democrats across the country to show the strength of her campaign. Two of Biden’s current colleagues and members of the Cabinet: Tom Vilsack and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro are also a part of these endorsements.
The whole of America seems to be waiting for Joe Biden’s decision on a presidential run. For weeks now, the vice president continues his drawn-out deliberations over whether to enter the presidential race or not. No matter what he decides one thing is for sure, Biden is running out of time and needs to make up his mind soon.
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