How Obama’s Strategist Discouraged Biden From Running in 2016

In a new set of oral histories, David Plouffe, President Barack Obama’s political adviser, described how he urged Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. not to challenge Hillary Clinton for the nomination.David Plouffe, President Barack Obama’s political strategist, in 2011. He publicly defended his advice to Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in 2015 not to run for president the following year.