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PITTSBURGH (AP) — There were chants of "run Joe, run" as Vice President Joe Biden marched in Pittsburgh's annual Labor Day parade.
Speculation has been swirling about whether Biden will be a potential late entry into the Democratic presidential campaign.
The vice president donned a black-and-gold United Steelworkers union hat and told hundreds of union members that the gap between the wealthy and poor was hurting the nation, saying the tax code is "simply not fair."
Biden later walked along the city's downtown with a large contingent of steel workers, hearing encouraging words along the parade route.
One woman shouted: "Give it a go, Joe!"
Biden is seriously considering a late entry into the 2016 Democratic presidential campaign. His entry could jumble a Democratic contest that has seen front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton's lead diminish in early states against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who describes himself as a democratic socialist.
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APPHOTO PAKS102: Vice President Joe Biden, left ,greets the crowd gathered along the streets as he walks in the annual Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, in Pittsburgh. Hearing chants of "run Joe, run," Biden marched in Pittsburgh's annual Labor Day parade on Monday as speculation swirled about a potential late entry into the Democratic presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) (7 Sep 2015)
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