THE FIGHTING 40

Biden Confirms He Won't Run for White House (DAVID STOUT, 8/11/03)

Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware took a little suspense out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination today when he announced that he would not be a candidate.

"As I said I was going to do, I have taken a long and hard look at what it would take to win my party's nomination," said Mr. Biden, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who has been sharply critical of President Bush on a number of issues.

"My goal is to influence the direction of our country because I am deeply concerned that we are heading in the wrong direction at home and abroad," Mr. Biden said.

...and the best way to do that is as part of the dwindling Democratic minority in the Senate. Posted by Orrin Judd at August 11, 2003 7:34 PM