November 15th, 2007
08:47 PM ET
15 years ago
Support the nominee? 'Hell no!'
(CNN) - Another question, another laugh line from Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware.
When asked by moderator Wolf Blitzer whether he would support the Democratic nominee "no matter who that nominee is, no ifs, ands or buts," Biden jokingly replied, "Hell, no. I wouldn't support any of these guys."
When the laughter died down, he said he would indeed support them all. The other candidates unequivocally answered in the affirmative, except for Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who said, "Only if they oppose war as an instrument of policy."
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I hope Hillary picks you up for her running mate Joe.
With the debate 1/2 over it's clear that Biden is the only one who is giving clear answers. Clinton, Edwards, Obama, etc. all dance around the topic.
I hope that Biden gets the Democratic nomination!
Hillary & Joe all the way as Pres. & Vice Pres. We don't need another war. It's a waste of time & money. We need the money for our Health Care for adults & children who can't afford any.
OH CNN, you must monitor my comments because Mr. Big Shot has to have the last word.
No, Hillary shouldn't be on the ticket she to polarizing and I don't need Bill's input for another 4 years.
Laurinda – what are you talking about?
Joe Biden is doing very well tonight. He is definitely the straight-shooting pragmatist on stage tonight. He is clearly upstaging Edwards, Obama, and Clinton.
I like Joe Biden.
Why do you democrats put Clinton and Biden together? All you need is Biden. You'll find a VP somewhere else. I'm a repub and WILL vote for Biden, but if Clinton is involved I won't. I'm sure I speak for a few other repubs that don't like Italians when I say choose wisely so we can back you. Just not Clinton though.
Biden has already stated that if Hillary gets the nomination and asks him to be her running mate, he will decline because he doesn't want to be overshadowed by Bill and could do more good continuing to do what he's doing now than as Hillary's VP.
I hope he gets the nomination. Not only does Biden have great experience and understanding, he has some great plans and the actual ability to implement them.
I agree with Chris....I'm a republican & I would vote for Joe Biden. He is the ONLY candidate on either side that could bring this country together.
I cringe when they ask this question, just because of how inherently stupid the mentality is. I am not interested in an "Us vs. them" mentality, where a candidate supports someone unequivocally just because they are the party's nominee.
Dennis Kucinich gave the best answer to this question. A candidate should not sell out his beliefs just because someone else got more votes.
Wolf needs to stop cutting him off! We are watching the debate on re-run and Wolf is driving us crazy!
I feel he spoke the truth on his first answer. I don't blame you Joe, I think to whole bunch smells of DC corruption especially Mrs. Bill Clinton...
I am a Republican. Biden is my second choice after Gov. Romney. I am pretty sure however that Romney will get a Republican nomination.
I think it's great that he's being honest.
I still don't know who to vote for, though.