The Joe Biden presidential campaign, 2008 began when Senator Biden announced his candidacy for President of the United States on the January 7, 2007 edition of Meet the Press. He officially became a candidate on January 31, 2007 when he filed papers with the Federal Elections Commission. Biden had previously run for president in 1988, but failed to get the nomination of the Democratic Party. If elected, Biden would have been the first sitting Sen...
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The Joe Biden presidential campaign, 2008 began when Senator Biden announced his candidacy for President of the United States on the January 7, 2007 edition of Meet the Press. He officially became a candidate on January 31, 2007 when he filed papers with the Federal Elections Commission. Biden had previously run for president in 1988, but failed to get 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 his campaign, Biden focused on the war in Iraq and his support for the implementation of the Biden-Gelb plan to achieve political success. He touted his record in the Senate as the head of many congressional committees and his experience on foreign policy. Throughout his campaign Biden failed to garner much support in opinion polls, and was marred by controversial comments made while campaigning. He ultimately...
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