Why isn't Biden officially announcing his candidacy?

The difference between announcing you're running, and announcing that you'll announce that you're running

President Joe Biden
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Speaking with the press during the official White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, President Biden offered what is to date his strongest public affirmation that he will indeed run for a second term in office in 2024. Asked by Today host Al Roker whether he'd be participating in the annual presidential tradition "after 2024," Biden first joked that he'd be holding "at least three or four more Easter egg rolls, maybe five," before confirming more concretely to the NBC broadcaster that "I'm planning on running, Al."

"But," Biden cautioned, "we're not prepared to announce it yet."

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Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a staff writer for Fusion's news lab, and the managing editor of Heeb Magazine, a Jewish life and culture publication. Rafi's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, GOOD and The Forward, among others.