Warren stays quiet on potential Biden ticket

by Jordain Carney - 09/02/15 6:37 PM ET

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday declined to say whether she and Vice President Biden discussed a potential joint 2016 ticket during a meeting late last month.

“It was a long conversation,” she said after pausing briefly when asked during an event at Suffolk University in Boston whether the subject was brought up even jokingly.

{mosads}The pair met late last month amid growing speculation that Biden may join the 2016 presidential field, as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues to fight questions about her use of a private email server during her time leading the State Department.

Warren defended the meeting, suggesting she’s met with 2016 presidential candidates, including Clinton.

“I meet with anybody who wants to talk about policy. … I’ve met with Secretary Clinton,” she said, adding that she’s also met with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, both of whom are competing with Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Warren said Biden called and invited her to lunch, describing the meeting as a “long, rambly, policy conversation.”

“We talked about policy. We talked about America’s middle class,” she added. “This is important stuff, and it’s a lot more important than just politics.”

Wednesday’s comments come after Warren stirred the pot about a potential 2016 bid late last month when she declined to commit to running for reelection in 2018.

At the time, she told Boston WBZ-TV‘s Jon Keller that it was “too early to talk about that.”

Warren sidestepped the question again Wednesday. Asked whether she would serve out the remainder of her term, Warren replied, “I love my job. … It’s all I’m thinking about.”

The comments are a shift from remarks Warren made in 2013, when she said that she wouldn’t run for president and would serve out her term in the Senate.

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