# Is Joe Biden a viable/likely candidate for President? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 14, 2015, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-joe-biden-a-viable-likely-candidate-for-president/722488 "2015-06-14T05:20:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-joe-biden-a-viable-likely-candidate-for-president/722488/101 "2015-08-05T14:34:15Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Okay, that’s a fair distinction. Although GWB was a crappy candidate. He had an amazing campaign staff. Jeb may not have the same weapons GWB had. But as far as their records go, and their likeability, Jeb is better than GWB. He was a better governor and he speaks in complete sentences and his smile doesn’t give you the creeps. He’s seemed more awkward and less confident to me, but we’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-joe-biden-a-viable-likely-candidate-for-president/722488/102 "2015-08-05T15:18:07Z")
> [@](#): > > …and his smile doesn’t give you the creeps. Doesn’t give\* you\* the creeps. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-joe-biden-a-viable-likely-candidate-for-president/722488/103 "2015-08-06T03:44:16Z")
An op-ed published today compared Bush to Dukakis. Ouch. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-joe-biden-a-viable-likely-candidate-for-president/722488.md?page=5)