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 California Governor Jerry Brown told NBC's Meet the Press program
that, if he were Biden, he would give "very serious consideration"
to a presidential run.
Brown said the email saga surrounding Clinton's private email server
as Secretary of State carried a "dark energy" that represents a
substantial challenge for her campaign.
"It is almost like a vampire. She is going to have to put a
stake...in the heart of these emails," the California Democrat said.
Asked if Biden should run, Brown said: "You are asking me
presidential advice. All I can say is if I were Hillary, I would say
don't jump in. If I were Joe Biden, I would probably give it very
serious consideration."
Speculation grew on Saturday that Biden may soon challenge Clinton
for the Democratic nomination as the vice president met with Senator
Elizabeth Warren, a power broker among liberal Democrats.
Warren, who has strong support from liberal groups that would be
critical to winning in early voting states, has said she will not
run for president herself, but she has not endorsed Clinton or any
other Democratic candidate.
Josh Alcorn, a senior adviser for Draft Biden 2016, a Super PAC
group that is laying groundwork for a potential run, said the vice
president was "sounding out people in early (primary election)
states, activists and potential supporters."
Meeting with Warren could help give Biden more ideas for making the
U.S. economy work better for middle-class Americans, he told Fox
News Sunday.
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If Biden decides to run, Alcorn said it would be important for him
to announce his candidacy in time take part in the first Democratic
debates in October.
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley said he had a
"great deal of respect" for Biden.
"It would be nice to have at least one more lifelong Democrat in the
race," the former Maryland governor told ABC's This Week with George
Stephanopoulos.
The comment was partially a reference to independent Senator Bernie
Sanders, a self-declared socialist from Vermont, who is also seeking
the Democratic nomination.
Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson on Sunday told ABC's
"This Week" program that he would endorse Clinton in her bid to win
the November 2016 presidential election, but said Biden would be a
formidable candidate if he entered the race.
(Additional reporting by Andrea Shalal and Sarah N. Lynch; Editing
by Mary Milliken)
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