There is a longstanding belief that the vice presidency is a poor launching pad for a presidential candidacy. The argument invariably notes that few sitting vice presidents have been elected president and points out the obstacles the second office places before those who mount presidential campaigns. …
It’s too early to know whether Vice President Joe Biden will run for president, and, if so, whether he’ll win, but the idea that the vice presidency is now a poor presidential springboard is myth. CONT.
Joel K. Goldstein (Saint Louis U. School of Law), Sabato’s Crystal Ball