Joe Biden 2008 presidential campaign

Joe Biden for President 2008
Campaign	2008 United States presidential election
Candidate	Joe Biden U. S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009) Member of the New Castle County Council from the 4th district (1971–1973)
Affiliation	Democratic Party
Status	Suspended; became running mate on August 23, 2008
Announced	January 7, 2007
Launched	January 31, 2007
Suspended	January 3, 2008
Headquarters	Wilmington, Delaware
Key people	Luis Navarro (Manager)[1] Mark Paustenbach (Press Secretary)[2] Valerie Biden Owens (National chair)[2] Ted Kaufman (top advisor)[3]
Receipts	US$11.4 million (December 31, 2007)
Website
www.joebiden.com (archived)

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Joe Biden, a longtime U.S. senator from Delaware, began his 2008 presidential campaign when he 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, after filing papers with the Federal Election Commission.

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 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 coming in fifth place and capturing less than 1% of the vote in the Iowa caucus.^[4]

Seven months after the 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, causing Biden to leave the Senate after 36 years. Obama and Biden served two consecutive terms in office. Biden declined to run in the 2016 election, instead supporting Hillary Clinton. In the 2020 election, Biden would go on to become the Democratic presidential nominee, defeating Obama's successor, the 45th president and Republican nominee Donald Trump, becoming the 46th president of the United States.^[5][6]