Joe Biden Presidential Campaign 1988

Former vice president joe biden mounted an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1988.

Joe biden presidential campaign 1988. However in september 1987 newspaper stories stated he had plagiarized a speech by british politician neil kinnock. When incidents of plagiarism in campaign speeches and during his time in law school came to light his. In his 1988 presidential bid joe biden who is now a democratic presidential candidate for 2020 plagiarized portions of speeches made by former president j. He was considered one of the potentially strongest candidates in the field.

Biden s short lived 1988 campaign would end up having long lasting effect on future political campaigns and political journalism with walter shapiro arguing in a december 1987 time essay that it. Senator from delaware began in june 1987. Sought the 1988 democratic nomination for president he was a young lawmaker running on a message of generational change.