Biden mentioned these words in a controversial interview which has attracted the
attention of many American analysts. However, Biden's final decision for
participating in the presidential campaigns wasn't clear. Eventually, a number
of Biden's followers, including his brother Frank Biden, announced his final
decision to run for the general elections. Polls conducted in the United States
indicate that Biden is currently more popular than other potential candidates of
the Democratic Party in the upcoming elections.
Meanwhile, Biden is probably to face rivals such as Bernie Sanders, Senator from
Vermont, and Elizabeth Warren, and even Hillary Clinton. During the 2016
presidential competitions, Biden was also scheduled to attend the in-party
election competitions, but he changed his mind due to his son's death and
Hillary Clinton's insistence on attending the presidential campaign. Biden's
remarks, however, show that he's greatly interested in defeating Trump in the
2020 election.
However, we shouldn't forget that Biden can't really count on the current polls
conducted among Democrat supporters! We can all remember that during the 2008
presidential elections and inside the Democratic Party, Obama had far less
chance of reaching the final round of the elections than those like Hillary
Clinton. But his successful speeches in states like Iowa and South Carolina led
to Clinton's final defeat and Obama's victory.
Hence, the success of Biden's rival candidates in states like Iowa and New
Hampshire (where American in-party elections begin with them) can completely
change the equations, and that won't be to Biden's advantage.
Accordingly, Trump's position on Biden's participation in the presidential
competitions are noteworthy. In a phone interview with Fox News' Jeanine Pirro,
Trump called Joe Biden "weak". He also claimed that he's not worried about a
potential challenge from the former vice president in the 2020 presidential
race; "You know, a lot of people say Biden’s doing OK, but he was always a
1-percenter. He was a 1 percent guy. He ran two or three times, he never got
above 1%, and then, Obama came along and took him off the trash heap, and he
became the vice president. He's weak. So, we'll see what happens with him."
Trump's words came on the same day that Biden had told some top Democrats that
he was definitely running for president. "If I’m walking, I’m running,” said
Biden.
Trump's literature on Biden's presence in the U.S. presidential race, reflects
the U.S. President's dissatisfaction and anger with the country's former Vice
President and his candidacy. Obviously, Trump preferred figures such as Hillary
Clinton, Elizabeth Warren to be his potential rivals in the next general
elections.
However, Trump knows well that Biden can challenge his position at the White
House by maneuvering again on issues such as public medical health insurance
plan. On the other hand, Trump attempts to turn the game into an emotional
rivalry through using ugly words against Biden, and this is very much like
Trump's populist personality and approach. However, Biden now has his main focus
on Democrats' inner-party race, and he doesn't consider direct competition with
Trump until he has won his victory in the competition.
Source:TehranTimes