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That this had dragged on too long and was hurting her. i think doing it the day before the benghazi hearing tomorrow is a graceful act on the vice presidents part because -- also, good for him. because if she does not do well at that hearing, which is going to be very long and very difficult, he could then -- this decision, however it was taken, could be misinterpreted. now its a little bit cleaner and comes after her highs coming of the democratic debate. he looked at the numbers and saw her po...

United states. and andrea, as you speculated, what can we make -- what can we assume from that image of both of them? steve kornacki is here with us in the studio. steve, everybodys scrambling to figure out what we are about to witness. >> yeah, and i just spoke with somebody a few minutes ago who very much wants biden to run and doesnt know what the announcement is going to be. but obviously its a potential clue that the president is going to be there. because this is such a sensitive subject f...

Party have to be in the omelet business quite shortly to make a case for their nominees. >> its been interesting to see on the right, particularly in the conservative media, the excitement about the prospect of a biden candidacy. and the sort of savoring on the right of how the continued questions about whether or not joe biden was going to jump in sort of put hillary clinton in a spot and werent implicit or undermining her as a candidate. so it will be interesting what happens with that storyli...

From harold schaitberger, that his union is not prepared to endorse hillary clinton. >> andrea, thanks. here in the studio we have rachel maddow and steve kornacki with me. and i understand on the telephone we are about to lose chris matthews who has been hanging on listening to the vice presidents remarks. chris, can you hear me and your reaction? >> reporter: yeah, i think he came off today as the irish wolf hound. hes going to play predator to anyone who challenges the legacy of his boss, bar...

Early as this morning, and democrats and people who like the obama administration and people who dont, and joe biden does not have an enemy in the world. and i dont know any other major political figure in my lifetime who has had such universal respect and just genuine personal affection. and so while he may, as ed rendell says, try to be the enforcer for sticking to the obama legacy and may have caused friction with the clinton campaign with how this played out, long view when you have a life-l...

>> in the rose garden, the three of them now turn to go back inside the white house. joe biden saying he is not running for president. andrea mitchell among those watching with us in washington, though andrea, he seemingly just gave the speech he would have given had he gotten in. >> yes. we have been told by people around him that when he puts preparing and considering this, brian, when he announced it would be consequential, he would talk about his values and the middle class and about the fig...

Being on the chopping block, thats not a good way for leadership to move forward, not good for the republican house and the house more broadly. so thats one issue. also the idea that paul ryan wants to maintain his family time. many people certainly can understand it, respect it. maybe envy the opportunity to spend more time with your family. others are saying, its too big of a job to make that guarantee. andrea? >> and, of course, while this is all going on, we are all focusing on the decision ...