In an unexpected development, it has emerged that Joe Biden might have inadvertently politicized the issue of his son's death.
Souces have said that it was Biden himself who spoke in depth to Maureen Dowd, describing the anguish of his dying son, who made Biden promise that he would run for president because "the White House should not revert to the Clintons and that the country would be better off with Biden values," reports Politico.
This notion being propagated by the Politico has few takers in Washington.
"I just don't buy into the interpretation that he would try and essentially politicize what was one of the most horrific events of his life," said David Axelrod, a senior CNN political analyst.
"The bottom line on the Politico story is that it is categorically false and the characterization is offensive," said a Biden official, dismissing the story but speaking on conditions of anonymity, reports CNN.
Meanwhile, Wednesday saw the airing of an advertisement, released by Draft Biden, a super PAC encouraging Vice President Joe Biden to run for president. Titled "My Redemption," the 90-second ad uses Biden's words from his commencement address at Yale.
"The incredible bond I have with my children is the gift I'm not sure I would have had, had I not been through what I went through. But by focusing on my sons I found my redemption. My dad's definition of success is when you look at your son and daughter and realize they turned out better than you. And they did." Biden is heard saying. The closing effects of the video are the words "Joe, run" in black and white, reports Huffington Post.
The article in Politico, the speculation surrounding it, and the advertisement that aired on Oct. 7, have fuelled speculation about Biden's presidential campaign.
