If Obama directly pushed Biden to not to run this time, Biden aides told Axios it could make Biden even more resolved to remain the nominee. A former Biden aide said: 'Obama already used that chit in 2016 when his team lobbied him against running. You don't get to do that more than once.'
When Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in 2016, Biden felt guilty for not running himself and furious at the people who pushed him not to. He thought he could have beaten Trump in 2016, according to people who spoke with him afterward.
While Biden may bow to the extraordinary pressure from the party, his resentment from 2016 is fueling his determination to stay in the race as he is convinced he is the most electable candidate against Trump.
A Biden aide told Axios: 'There have been countless moments during which we're counted out by Washington and a wide range of Democrats, only to deliver unprecedented successes.'
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