On the Democratic side, vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden has left open the possibility of prosecuting Bush administration officials if he and Obama win the election. Speaking in Florida, Biden said a Democratic White House would pursue criminal charges if evidence of wrongdoing is compelling. Biden explained, “[N]ot out of vengeance, not out of retribution, [but] out of the need to preserve the notion that no one, no attorney general, no president — no one is above the law.”