Joe Biden Takes Stage with More Debate Experience Than His Opponents

By Staff Reporter - 01 Jul '19 10:22AM
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Joe Biden is no stranger to the presidential debate stage, but tonight marks the first time he steps foot on that stage as a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. 

Biden, who watched last night's debate in Delaware, will appear on stage with more presidential-level debating experience than his Democratic opponents. His first presidential debates came in the 1988 campaign, but that race also brought a debate moment that helped dash his presidential hopes when Biden used similar language in his closing remarks as British politician Neil Kinnock.

The Delaware Democrat returned to the presidential debate arena for the 2008 campaign when he debated candidates like then-Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. During a 2007 Democratic debate, he also unleashed a memorable zinger against Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani. 

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