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Biden Tells New Hampshire Crowd: 'Guys, I'm Not Running'

MANCHESTER, NH (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden insists he's not making another presidential bid in 2020, despite giving a rousing speech to New Hampshire Democrats about restoring dignity to politics and winning back working class voters.

Biden returned to the state Sunday to honor the nation's first all-female, all-Democratic congressional delegation at an annual state Democratic Party dinner.

Such early post-election visits to New Hampshire fueled speculation about presidential ambitions in the days leading up to the event. But Biden put the rumors to rest early on, telling his audience: "Guys, I'm not running."

He said he's ready to jump in and start raising money and campaigning, though, to get Democrats elected at every government level and shape the public debate.

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