Election Earthquake: How Donald Trump Dominated 2024 | 12.29.24

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That was arguably his main selling point. Biden spent his entire life in government. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972 when he was only 29 years old, and he served in Congress until Obama tapped him as his running mate in 2008. In 2020, Biden ran as a moderate and initially promised to be a transitional candidate. Biden came into office with a relatively high approval rating.