page_title: Joe Biden
section_title: Running for President and Vice President
hierarchical_section_title: Joe Biden / Running for President and Vice President
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Joe Bidens erste Rede nach der Bekanntgabe seiner Vizepraesidentschaftskandidatur. English: Joe Biden's first speech after the announcement of his vice presidential candidacy in Springfield, Illinois
context_page_description: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., known as Joe Biden is an American politician. Biden was the 47th Vice President of the United States from 2009 through 2017 during the Barack Obama presidency. Biden is the 2020 Democratic nominee. He is a member of the Democratic Party and is from Wilmington, Delaware. Before becoming Vice President, he was a U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009. He had served in the Senate longer than any other Vice President.
  He tried to become the Democratic candidate for President in 1988 and 2008, but did not win. He ran again in 2020. During the 2008 election, then-Senator Barack Obama picked him to be his running mate. He is a Roman Catholic. Biden has received several awards. He has five honorary doctorates, including one from his alma mater and one from where he has taught law. He has also earned the "Best of Congress Award" and an award from the Pakistani government.
  After finishing his second term as vice president, Biden began working at the University of Pennsylvania. On April 25, 2019, Biden launched his presidential campaign for the 2020 election.
context_section_description: Biden ran for President two times, in 1988 and 2008.  The first time he was viewed as a good choice early on, but quit after it was discovered he gave a speech that was copied from Neil Kinnock, a British politician.
  Biden tried again to get the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2008 presidential election.  He ran mostly on foreign issues, especially getting U.S. troops out of Iraq.  Many thought of him as a good choice for Secretary of State.  He stopped his campaign on January 3, 2008 after he did not get many votes in the Iowa caucus. However, he later became Barack Obama's pick for Vice President due to what he knew about Iraq and because the working class liked him.
  When Biden was running for President, he criticized Obama, talking about his lack of experience, but later he supported Obama to become president.  His opponent as Vice President was Sarah Palin, who had less experience but was seen as more interesting by the media. Before the election, there were debates between the different candidates running for president or vice president. In the debate between Biden and Palin, many people believed that he knew more about running America than Palin did.  When Obama was elected President on November 4, 2008, Biden was elected Vice President.
caption: Biden campaigns with then Senator  Barack Obama in 2008
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