Joe Biden Already Dropping Hints About 2016

Vice President Joe Biden exits a voting booth after casting his ballot at Alexis I. duPont High School, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Greenville, Del.
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Dashiell Bennett 6,126 Views Nov 6, 2012

Joe Biden got up early to cast his vote in Greenville, Delaware, this morning and not only has he not stopped running for office, he may have already started on his next campaign. Even though electioneering is not allowed in polling places, Biden couldn't stop being Joe Biden, playfully flirting with the woman in line in front of him, joking with reporters watching from the sidelines, and generally working everyone in the room. Check out this video to see the ultimate man of the people do his thing.

What the video doesn't show, however, is when the pool reporter covering him today (Michael Memol of The Los Angeles Times) asked Biden if this would be the last time he would be voting for himself. The answer: "'No, I don't think so,' he said with a grin."

It's the eighth time that Biden has run for a statewide or national office in Delaware and it seems he's not finished just yet. While Obama knew that last night's campaign rally was the final one of his career, it seems Biden is still entertaining the idea of his own run for the White House in 2016. He already made a joke about it last week—except it wasn't really a joke. He wants to run again and win today would be a good way to kick things off.

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