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Biden to make it official on Comedy Central
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jan 31, 2007 01:38am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Wilmington (DE) News Journal |
| News Date | Tuesday, January 30, 2007 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Wilmington News Journal article.
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"When U.S. Sen Joe Biden launched his first bid for president in the 1988 campaign, he did so the old-fashioned way: with a flag-waving rally surrounded by hundreds of supporters at the Wilmington Train Station.
Today, when the Delaware Democrat announces his second run for the Oval Office, the process will be, well, different.
No rally.
The candidate will barely even be in his home state.
But in true cyberage style, today should provide Biden with plenty of national exposure, including the debut of his campaign Web site and an appearance on, of all networks, Comedy Central.
Biden’s rollout – even his segment on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” tonight – is par for the 21st century course, said Stu Rothenberg, editor and publisher of a biweekly political newsletter that bears his name.
“The dramatic change was Bill Clinton, taking a saxophone on late-night TV” on the Arsenio Hall Show in 1992, Rothenberg said. “It’s a matter now of reaching people with a variety of media, a variety of forums. It’s understanding that different people watch different things. You are sending the message that if you can act funny and hip, people will think you are funny and hip. Candidates want to show the breadth of their personality.” |
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