Joe Biden presidential campaign, 2008
| Joe Biden for President 2008 | |
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| Campaign | U.S. presidential election, 2008 |
| Candidate |
Joe Biden U. S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009) |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Key people | Luis Navarro (Manager) Mark Paustenbach (Press Secretary) Valerie Biden Owens (National chair) Ted Kaufman (top advisor) |
| Receipts | US$11.4 million (2007-12-31) |
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www.joebiden.com (Archived) |
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| Campaign | U.S. presidential–vice-presidential election, 2008 |
| Candidate |
Joseph Biden (vice-presidential) U.S. Senator 1973–2009 |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Status | VP nominee |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
| Key people | Patti Solis Doyle (Chief of staff) |
| Website | |
| www.barackobama.com | |
The 2008 presidential campaign of Joe Biden, the longtime Senator from Delaware, announced his candidacy for President of the United States on the edition of January 7, 2007 of Meet the Press. He officially became a candidate on January 31, 2007 after filing papers with the Federal Elections Commission. Biden had previously run for president in 1988, but failed to receive the nomination of the Democratic Party. If elected, Biden would have been the first sitting Senator and Roman Catholic to be president since John F. Kennedy, and the first President to be born during World War II. (b. 1942)
During the campaign, Biden focused on his plan to achieve political success in the Iraq War through a system of federalization. He touted his record in the Senate as the head of several congressional committees and experience in foreign policy. Despite a few notable endorsements, Biden failed to garner significant support in opinion polls, and was marred by controversial comments made while campaigning. He ultimately dropped out of the race on January 3, 2008, after capturing less than 1% of the vote in the Iowa caucus.
Seven months after conclusion of his campaign, Biden was selected to be Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's vice presidential running mate. The pair won in the general election, and were sworn in on January 20, 2009.
Biden had run for president once before, but his 1988 presidential campaign had lasted for only three and a half months. He had been forced to withdraw due to controversies arising over reusing other politicians' speeches without credit, and falsely recollecting parts of his academic record.
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