Joe Biden has been continuing his rabid campaigning in Iowa, eliciting interest on the ground and gaining money for his TV ads. He has been spending overtime at events in efforts to be seen as personable and as a statesman.
A writer from the Boston Herald proclaimed Biden should be the 08 Comeback Kid of the Year, after the integrity with which Joe Biden has conducted his campaign. Commenting on Biden's activity at events, he says Biden "doesn’t just roll in, make a speech and shoot off to another event". He has committed himself to improving his image in Iowa, and done all he can to ensure that he will have left it all on the table and have no regrets, regardless of the outcomes in the upcoming primaries and caucuses. Biden has drawn the line and declared that success, at the least a 3rd place in the Iowa primary, is necessary for him to continue his campaign.
Andrew Cline, the leader of the Manchester Union in New Hampshire, discussed in his blog a recent conversation he had with a respected Iowan journalist. The journalist believes that given Biden's recent surge, in which he has been battling with Richardson for 4th and 5th place in polls, Biden could pull off an upset and gain some significant momentum in the Democratic primary race. Contributing to the Biden surge, the journalist noted that Biden has a lot of respect and support in Iowa, and "he ends up being the second choice of a lot of Democrats who don't want Clinton to be the nominee". Biden's TV ads will soon hit the tube and hopefully they will be able to catapault him into the upper tier of the Democratic hopefuls.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Monday, December 3, 2007
Joe Biden scrambling to survive
Recently, Joe Biden visited an assisted-living center along with Ehud Olmert (Israeli prime minister) and Hillary Clinton. When Biden was asked about the costs of elder care, he explained that is was necessary for families to be able to care for their elderly in their homes. During this meeting, Biden also explained why he wears a flag pin explaining that is shows solidarity. He brings this up because of Barack Obama's recent decision to stop wearing his flag pin.
Biden has been in a scramble to survive competing against Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. His fans say that they like him but they do not think he can win. Biden is hoping to finish in at least third place in Iowa on January 3rd. This would be a victory for him because he recently was running in fifth place and this third place would be enough to help him with New Hampshire for the January 8th primary. If he does not get third or fourth place in Iowa, Biden says that he is out of the race.
On Saturday, Joe Biden stated that the solution to illegal immigration starts with the Mexican government officials who need to expand their economies in order to provide good jobs. Biden states that the Mexican government is being “irresponsible”. Biden states that illegal immigration will continue even if there is a high border fence put in place. Biden acknowledges that illegal immigration doesn’t only involve people coming across the Mexican border into the US, but also the people who overstay their visas. His solution for this is to allow time for those in the country illegally to allow for criminal background checks and to prove they are paying taxes before earning citizenship.
Biden has been in a scramble to survive competing against Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. His fans say that they like him but they do not think he can win. Biden is hoping to finish in at least third place in Iowa on January 3rd. This would be a victory for him because he recently was running in fifth place and this third place would be enough to help him with New Hampshire for the January 8th primary. If he does not get third or fourth place in Iowa, Biden says that he is out of the race.
On Saturday, Joe Biden stated that the solution to illegal immigration starts with the Mexican government officials who need to expand their economies in order to provide good jobs. Biden states that the Mexican government is being “irresponsible”. Biden states that illegal immigration will continue even if there is a high border fence put in place. Biden acknowledges that illegal immigration doesn’t only involve people coming across the Mexican border into the US, but also the people who overstay their visas. His solution for this is to allow time for those in the country illegally to allow for criminal background checks and to prove they are paying taxes before earning citizenship.
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