Video-To-Video With Joe Biden
April 2, 2007, 10:44pm
The presidential campaign of Delaware Sen. Joe Biden has launched a Web site that pits their man against other candidates in the Democratic field.
Biden’s site, Head-To-Head ‘08, features clips posted to the YouTube video-sharing site and offers issue-based comparisons of Biden against his rivals. The first video-to-video clash is the war in Iraq, and Biden’s new Web site links to his “old” one, Plan For Iraq.
Head-To-Head ‘08 also is very “bloggy” in that in links to the campaign sites of Biden’s rivals and encourages readers to visit those sites for more information on the candidates’ views. Were that democracy-friendly design continue into the general election if Biden prevailed in his longshot bid for the Democratic nomination — or were it to be adopted by the eventual nominee — then it would really be innovative.
Hotline On Call offered this reaction to Head-To-Head ‘08: “The campaign says they choose the specific YouTube videos by judging the best presentation of the candidates’ position — either an official video, a video from a supporter or media appearance in which the candidate addresses his or her policy on Iraq directly. Nonetheless, picking and putting other candidates’ words in their mouths could leave the door open for a potential problem.”
Categories: Issues, Delaware, Iraq, Sen. Joseph Biden Jr., Presidency 2008, Joseph Biden Jr.
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