Biden slipped a word about Clinton into his speech at the American Constitution Society convention while lamenting the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the late Justice Antonin Scalia and the refusal of the Senate to consider Obama's nominee to replace him.

"Keep in mind, we have another entire term of this potential confusion if the vote is not allowed this year. Anybody who thinks that whatever the next president— and God willing, in my view, it'll be Secretary Clinton," Biden said to loud applause that he quickly tried to quiet. "Now I don't say that for political reasons, but whoever it is, even if it is a Democrat, the idea this will be brought up within a month or two or three is highly unlikely."

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