Even Joe Biden was once the upstart
almost 5 years in Roll Call
This is the sixth installment in “Battle Tested,” a series analyzing early campaigns of some Democrats seeking the 2020 presidential nomination. Earlier pieces focused on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Cory Booker, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Kamala Harris and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.Joe Biden was an unknown lawyer in his first term on the New Castle County Council when he started talking to people about his next move.
Just 29 years old, Biden wanted to launch a long-shot challenge in 1972 to Republican Sen. Caleb Boggs, one of the most popular politicians in Delaware history.
Who is popular today?
