The case for Joe Biden

The U.S. ex-vice-president’s experience on both foreign and domestic policy makes him a formidable presidential candidate. His decency makes him the perfect foil for Donald Trump.

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is seen during an official visit to Ottawa in December 2016, just before he finished his job as vice-president.The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY LISA VAN DUSEN

May 1, 2019

In the spring of 2008, I was asked in an email whom I thought Barack Obama should pick as his running mate. I had been covering the campaign since January and it was clear that the Illinois Senator was on the verge of clinching the nomination. I responded immediately: Joe Biden. My argument at the ...

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