JOE – AT 9:45 A.M. ET:  There's an old saying in presidential politics that a candidate is never so popular than on the day before he announces for president.   So CNN and the others are now hyping the "excitement" over an expected announcement by Joe Biden regarding his election intentions.  Oh the heat!  Oh the wanting of Joe!  From the LA Times:

Vice President Joe Biden is nearing a final decision on a possible White House run, according to a message to his political network from one of his closest advisors.

"If he decides to run, we will need each and every one of you -- yesterday," says the message from Biden's longtime aide Ted Kaufman.

The campaign would be motivated by his “burning conviction” to boost the middle class, the message says.

Biden is aware of looming deadlines for getting on the ballot in some states, but his “first and foremost consideration” remains the welfare of his family, Kaufman said in the message, which was obtained by The Times.

“He has been in public and political life a long time and he has a good grip on the mechanics around this decision,” Kaufman writes. “It will not surprise you, as it does not surprise me, what he will weigh in the decision and what -- being Joe Biden -- he will not.”

COMMENT:  Frankly, I think many people are getting tired of the Biden watch.  True, latest polling shows that he would defeat any leading Republican candidate, whereas Hillary would lose to almost all of them.  But Hillary had a good debate Tuesday night, and that will be considered in Biden's decision.

And what will happen if Joe jumps in?  He'll get a bump, then reality will set in as Dems contemplate a very divisive and possibly ugly primary race.

I love it.

October 16, 2015