Biden associates now say that the outgoing president regrets dropping out of the race and believes he could have beaten President-elect Donald Trump.
Unless the 22nd Amendment is soon repealed, one thing Biden will always be able to say is that he is the only politician who has ever beaten Trump in a national election. While the Democratic sample size is small, Trump has defeated upwards of two dozen Republicans, including some of the party’s top political talent.
Both times Biden was dissuaded by Democratic leaders from seeking the presidency, deferring to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and then passing the baton to Harris this year, Trump won the White House.
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It is therefore not surprising that Biden, who has been actively campaigning for president since at least 1987 before finally winning…
