Las Vegas and Biden's gamble

The Democratic presidential candidates are finally getting their first debate on TV tonight.  That's the good news for them.  The bad is that unless they can't get The Donald  to be in the live audience, their ratings are liable to be worse than a rerun of The Apprentice.  Seriously, the only thing most pundits are  focusing on is the impending announcement from Joe Biden as to whether he will run or not.  What they don't say is if he was in the contest, by now he would have used up the sympathy of his personal history and would be roundly dismissed by the very serious people as a second tier politician who made a good vice president for Obama, but has little to offer by way of policy.  As a senator from Delaware, he basically did as the banks and financial institutions headquartered there instructed him.    He has nothing to say to the middle class except he can see it from the Amtrak train as it carries him home to Wilmington.  The only reason he is being touted is his ability to cause trouble for Hillary.  Let's face it, Bernie Sanders makes most pundits uncomfortable because he indirectly questions their membership in the 1%.  Biden will make them feel good.  It is still a big gamble for Biden and he is probably basing his decision on what happens tonight.  If Hillary stumbles, look for a quick announcement.