Joe says "No": Biden won’t run for president in 2016

The US Vice Presiden Joe Biden announced at the White House that he would not run for president in 2016. Biden said that he would not make a third bid for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.

This statement ending the speculation over whether or not he will pursue a 2016 presidential bid, and putting Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in a stronger position on the party's nomination.

Biden said that he was out of the necessary time to mount a winning campaign for the nomination.

Biden's decision was the final word on whether he would try to honor a request from his late son, Beau Biden. His son was lost on fight with brain cancer earlier this year, and before he died he urged Biden to run for 2016 presidential bid. However, he found that it was too difficult that his family still grieving.  

Biden asserted that while he wouldn't be a candidate, he will not be silent. He would use his office and his political skills to help Obama and the eventual Democratic nominee.

Biden promised that even though he is out of the race now, he will remain a prominent voice in the ongoing campaign, calling for stronger middle class, affordable higher education and advances in medical research that he hoped would bring a development to fight cancer.

With the Vice President's statement, there will be only two persons in the Democratic primary race: Clinton and Sanders.

After the announcement, Hillary Clinton tweeted that she is inspired by the vice president. Clinton stated that she called Bidden as a good man and a great vice president. She said that she was confident he would continue to be on the political front lines.

While Bernie Sanders regarded Joe Biden as a good friend who made a tough decision, he feels it is best for himself, his family and the country. He thanked the Vice President for a lifetime of public service and for all he had done for the nation.

A Democratic strategist Bud Jackson told Reuters that most polls reflect that without Bidden in the 2016 run, it is more beneficial to Clinton. "It is an easier path for Hillary Clinton now," he added.

According to CNN, a poll last week showed that Clinton had 16% point lead - 45% to Sanders's 29% - with Biden in the race. But with Biden removed from the list of candidates, Clinton's lead jumped to 56% to Sander's 33%.