Joe Biden Floats His Name for President in 2016

Joe Biden 2016?

The vice president, who would be 74 in 2016, surprised the political world by telling prominent Democratic donors last week that he would be interested in making a third run at the White House.

With the exception of George H.W. Bush, no sitting vice president has successfully run for the presidency since Martin Van Buren held off three Whig candidates in 1836. Two other vice-presidents -- Richard Nixon in 1960 and Al Gore in 2000 -- won their partys nomination but lost in the general election.

Politico has the details.