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  • A former vice president known for

  • My love affair with Amtrak.”

  • Back on Amtrak” —

  • and his famous friend.

  • This also gives the internet one last chance to

  • talk about our bromance.”

  • Joe Biden is running for president.

  • He's tried it before.

  • And with the grace of God and the support

  • of the American people, I mean to be that kind of president.”

  • Twice.

  • This is not about experience.

  • It's not about change.

  • It's about action.”

  • So, why does he think the third time's a charm?

  • Biden may be betting that in this politically tumultuous time,

  • voters are looking for a familiar face.

  • He arrived in Washington before C-Span existed

  • and before these members of Congress were born.

  • His credentials are unmatched in the Democratic Party.

  • He served two terms as vice president,

  • 36 years in the Senate and has

  • chaired powerful congressional committees.

  • And he's earned himself a few nicknames along the way.

  • Working-Class Joe.”

  • Working-Class Joe Biden.”

  • Old Uncle Joe Biden.”

  • Crazy Uncle Joe Biden, just being Biden.”

  • So, what are Biden's priorities?

  • He's a moderate Democrat

  • and is likely to focus on:

  • expanding health care,

  • economic inequality

  • and rebuilding relationships with allies.

  • The America I see does not wish

  • to turn our back on the world or our allies.

  • We will be back.”

  • But his decadeslong record comes

  • with some baggage, including his support for the Iraq war.

  • President Bush is right to be concerned

  • about Saddam Hussein's relentless pursuit of weapons

  • of mass destruction.”

  • Tough anti-crime policies.

  • First, we have to join together

  • to ensure that drug dealers are punished swiftly, surely

  • and severely.”

  • And his role in the Anita Hill hearing.

  • It is appropriate to ask Professor Hill anything

  • any member wishes to ask her

  • to plumb the depths of her credibility.”

  • More recently, several women have come forward

  • saying they were uncomfortable with the way Biden

  • touched them.

  • “I feel Joe Biden put his hands on my shoulders,

  • get up very close to me from behind,

  • lean in,

  • smell my hair

  • and then plant a slow kiss on the top of my head.”

  • Biden responded on Twitter.

  • The boundaries of protected personal space have been reset

  • and I get it.

  • I will be more mindful and respectful

  • of people's personal space.

  • So, how has Biden taken on President Trump?

  • They've had their share of fighting words.

  • If we were in high school, I'd take him behind the gym

  • and beat the hell out of him.”

  • Trump shot back on Twitter, and said

  • Bidenwould go down fast and hard, crying all the way.”

  • Biden later said he regretted his comments.

  • So, what are Biden's odds?

  • He's likely to be an instant front-runner.

  • He's already leading in early polls.

  • But as a white man in his late 70s,

  • Biden's test will be whether his popularity

  • can outweigh the party's thirst

  • for generational change.

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