Joe Biden's son Beau died in May 2015, causing him to postpone his decision on whether to run in the 2016 presidential race. His polling numbers against [[Sec. Hillary Clinton]] were weak in August. On October 21st he announced that he would not run for president. <ref>https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/21/politics/joe-biden-not-running-2016-election/index.html</ref> ''The New York Times'' reported details of the scandal in December 2015.<ref>https://archive.is/EyhQ7</ref> | Joe Biden's son Beau died in May 2015, causing him to postpone his decision on whether to run in the 2016 presidential race. His polling numbers against [[Sec. Hillary Clinton]] were weak in August. On October 21st he announced that he would not run for president. <ref>https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/21/politics/joe-biden-not-running-2016-election/index.html</ref> ''The New York Times'' reported details of the scandal in December 2015.<ref>https://archive.is/EyhQ7</ref> |