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Line 51: − Joseph Biden entered the race for the 2008 election to the [[White House]] on January 31, 2007. His first steps at going into the presidential campaign were overshadowed by his comments about other candidates. He ran on his foreign policy experience and credentials. On November 15, 2007, during the CNN presidential debate "This is not about experience. It's not about change. It's about action. Who among us is going to be able to, on Day 1, step in and end the war?". Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race on January 3, after coming 5th in the Iowa caucus, receiving only 1% of the votes.+ + +
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== Presidential Campaign ==
== Presidential Campaign ==
Biden declared his candidacy for [[President]] on January 31, 2007 after months of prior discussions, but later withdrew after the [[Iowa Caucus]].<ref> http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/04/chris-dodd-abandons-presidential-campaign-after-poor-showing-in-iowa/</ref> He is a self-described northeast [[liberal]].
His first steps at going into the presidential campaign were overshadowed by his comments about other candidates. He ran on his foreign policy experience and credentials. On November 15, 2007, during the CNN presidential debate "This is not about experience. It's not about change. It's about action. Who among us is going to be able to, on Day 1, step in and end the war?". Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race on January 3, after coming 5th in the Iowa caucus, receiving only 1% of the votes.
Biden, 65, has twice sought the White House, and is a [[Catholic]] with blue-collar roots, a generally [[liberal]] voting record and a reputation as a long-winded orator. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/veepstakes]
Biden, 65, has twice sought the White House, and is a [[Catholic]] with blue-collar roots, a generally [[liberal]] voting record and a reputation as a long-winded orator. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/veepstakes]