CNN’s Reston: A Lot of Democrats ‘Not that Excited About Hillary Clinton’

‘[Biden] could really be someone who could answer Donald Trump’

BLITZER: “Let's not forget, Maeve, we still have five months to go, a little bit more than five months before the February 1 Iowa caucuses. At this point, as you well remember eight years ago, in all the polls leading up to Iowa, Hillary Clinton was way ahead as well. Barack Obama, who eventually obviously won the Iowa caucuses, he was not necessarily doing all that well.” 
RESTON: “Right. I know we love polls at CNN, but honestly I would not pay that much attention to Biden's numbers right at this point. If he gets into the race, if he starts making a clear argument for his candidacy, then there are a lot of hurdles that he can get through that other people who are unknown at this point in the Democratic field would have much more trouble with. The thing about Biden is that he really resonates with that blue- collar worker who is upset with the way things are going in the country. That is why Obama brought him on to the ticket originally. And he really could be someone who could answer Donald Trump. And I think there's a lot of Democrats out there who are feeling not that excited about Hillary Clinton. I've talked to a lot of them in Iowa and New Hampshire. You have, as well, and other members of our team. And so I think that there potentially is a lane here for Biden. It's a question of whether or not the money will follow; whether Hillary has got all the donors in New York locked up. And whether people will be willing to write a check to both of them and let them fight it out.” 

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