Joe Biden is running for President

Senator Joe Biden of Delaware is running for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States. On NBC's Meet the Press, Biden said that by the end of the month he will be filing the paperwork to set up an exploratory committee.

Joe Biden has made no secret of the fact that he would like to be President, so this announcement comes as little surprise. In 1988 Biden was a contender for the Democratic nomination that Michael Dukakis ultimately won. Biden withdrew from the race amid some controversy that he had borrowed some remarks from UK Labour Leader Neil Kinnock without attribution.

However, Biden has been a steady worker over many years, and his recent promotion to Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee gives him a much greater profile, emphasizing his experience in international affairs.

Over the coming weeks, Biden will be conducting a series of hearings on the strategy in Iraq. Although an early supporter of the war in Iraq, Biden is now a constant critic of the US strategy and the Bush Administration, stating on Meet the Press that "They have no answer to deal with how badly they have screwed it up."

Joe Biden already has close to 3.5million in his campaign account, and has spent a good period of time campaigning in key states like Iowa and New Hampshire. He has visited Iowa 6 times and New Hampshire 9 times since November 2004.

Recent polling numbers have Biden at about 4%, behind Clinton, Obama, Edwards and Kerry. But after the next month, and the profile he will receive on the hottest political topic of the moment, his polling numbers are almost sure to get a boost.

Biden has experience, and he is a steady hand. He has been a Senator from Delaware since 1973, he is a former Chairman of the Senate Committee of the Judiciary, as well as this being his second time as Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.