Now the campaign really, really starts.
By Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic Email Bio Follow Opinion writer May 18 at 6:01 PM PHILADELPHIA – You probably thought former vice president Joe Biden had begun his campaign weeks ago. However, presidential candidates have become adept at milking media coverage with multiple events, announcements and kickoffs. Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia, Biden held his last event of his rollout period, the really official kickoff.
A slick film with Jill Biden kicked off the event, and then she appeared onstage to raucous cheers. She stressed her Philly roots, in case anyone missed that Pennsylvania is a critical swing state. Joe Biden bounded onto the stage — in case anyone was skeptical about his fitness — and immediately peeled off his sport coat. He promised no one would work harder.
He suggested repeatedly that Trump is an existential threat to our national creed."Using the Gettysburg Address, he said the question was now whether this generation would let a “government of, by and for the people perish from the world.” He bellowed, “Not on my watch! Not on your watch!” That sentiment sits well with a gay, middle-aged couple from Philadelphia. “We need someone to get rid of the current president,” says Larry Kincus. Is America ready for a gay president? “No way,” says Peter Simpkins. “I don’t think it’s ready for a woman president, either.” Their neighbor, who declined to give her name, chimed in, “I like his message. He appeals most broadly to Democrats, independents and Republicans.
With front-runner status comes intense media focus and a gantlet of debates with lesser-known candidates ready to take their shot. Biden’s biggest challenge may be to maintain discipline and focus and avoid providing opponents, including Trump, with ammunition. Trump has littered his presidency with gaffes, inanities and lies; the standard for Democratic candidates is inarguably higher — and for a former vice president and a front-runner, even higher.
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