▁as ▁I ▁believe ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁great ▁att orney ▁general . ▁But ▁Beau ▁has ▁made ▁it ▁clear ▁from ▁the ▁moment ▁he ▁entered ▁public ▁life ▁that ▁any ▁office ▁he ▁sought ▁he ▁would ▁ear n ▁on ▁his ▁own .... ▁[ I ] f ▁he ▁cho oses ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁he ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁run ▁and ▁win ▁on ▁his ▁own . ▁He ▁wouldn ' t ▁have ▁it ▁any ▁other ▁way ." ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁B iden ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁considering ▁a ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁Senate ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁make ▁a ▁final ▁decision ▁in ▁January . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁B iden ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁for go ▁a ▁Senate ▁run ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁better ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁Earl ▁Brad ley , ▁an ▁inf am ous ▁child - m ol est ation ▁suspect . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁easily ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁as ▁Del aware ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁be ating ▁Independent ▁Party ▁of ▁Del aware ▁candidate ▁Doug ▁Campbell ▁by ▁a ▁huge ▁margin . ▁ ▁B iden ▁did ▁not ▁seek ▁election ▁to ▁a ▁third ▁term ▁as ▁Att orney ▁General ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Del aware ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election ▁to ▁succeed ▁term - limited ▁Democratic ▁Governor ▁Jack ▁Mark