--- title: Joe Biden Is Creating a PAC to Help Democrats Win Elections description: Former Vice President Joe Biden is creating a political action committee (PAC) that he hopes will help strengthen the Democratic party canonical: https://time.com/4800601/joe-biden-american-possibilities-pac/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-01T00:17:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T05:12:08.496Z article:section: Politics og:title: Joe Biden Is Creating a PAC to Help Democrats Win Elections og:description: It's called 'American Possibilities' og:url: https://time.com/4800601/joe-biden-american-possibilities-pac/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt018cac50606e8265/6988cfb0fb4eac3400892409/joe-biden-american-possibilities-pac.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Joe Biden Speaks At Harvard University Class Day og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Joe Biden Is Creating a PAC to Help Democrats Win Elections twitter:description: It's called 'American Possibilities' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt018cac50606e8265/6988cfb0fb4eac3400892409/joe-biden-american-possibilities-pac.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Joe Biden Is Creating a PAC to Help Democrats Win Elections > Sponsored content. 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The PAC, named “American Possibilities,” [according to the New York _Times_,](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/us/politics/biden-to-create-a-political-action-committee-a-possible-signal-for-2020.html) will help Biden and other party members offer support through donor recruitment and travel appearances for Democratic candidates running in upcoming governor and midterm election races. Biden has tapped former vice presidential aide and Barack Obama campaign veteran Greg Schultz to help lead the committee, the _Times_ reports. “Thinking big is stamped into the DNA of the American soul,” Biden reportedly wrote in a Medium post that’s set to publish on Thursday, according to the _Times_. “That’s why the negativity, the pettiness, the small-mindedness of our politics today drives me crazy.” Biden has been on the road lately speaking at the commencements of two Ivy League colleges, Harvard and Cornell University. On Sunday, he [encouraged Cornell graduates](http://time.com/4796761/joe-biden-cornell-university-graduation-speech/) to support oppressed communities in order to heal the divide caused by “both political parties.” “You may fundamentally disagree with them, but it’s hard to dislike them,” Biden said in his speech. “… It’s awful hard to reach a consensus, and you can’t govern this country without consensus. 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