He has been running for US president since 1987 but Joe Biden is today on the verge of finally becoming the leader of the free world.
Two attempts failed but the setbacks were nothing in comparison to the personal tragedy he has overcome to reach the Oval Office.
But in what should have been an easy home run for the former university baseball star, he failed to attract votes from key groups.
Today, after launching his presidential transition website, Biden, 77, has begun to conduct an autopsy on a broken country and why his campaign struggled.
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