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Examining Joe Biden’s Electability
The year was 2012, and I was 17 years old. For the first time in my life, I was fully engaged in a Presidential Race. Four years earlier, the unthinkable happened. You all know the story. Our President was black, and our Lambo was BLUE. Joe Biden was his Vice President (VP), and on that night, Joe Biden might have very well saved their re-election bid. In Barack Obama’s first debate with Mitt Romney, the general consensus was that he’d been beaten. This partnered with the fact that he hadn’t delivered on many of his campaign promises meant that he and Biden had a tough task ahead in getting re-elected. On that night, Joe Biden turned the tide, and gave me hope for the future.
Before this night, I didn’t know much about Biden. I knew he was our Vice President, but not much else. His performance this night made me understand why Obama picked him to be his VP. We all know what happened after that debate. This is the memory I cling to when I think of Joe Biden. I’m sure most of Black America has their own as well. This is the Joe Biden that makes people believe he can win. Clever, humorous, and slick talking, this is the Joe…
