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GOVERNOR MAKING A BIG DAY ONE ENDORSEMENT. >> FOLKS, AMERICA IS AN IDEA >> JOE BIDEN LAUNCHED HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN THURSDAY MORNING, CASTING THE 2020 ELECTION AS A BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF AMERICA, AND A FIGHT HE COULDN’T SIT OUT. >> I AGREE WITH THAT. IT’S NOT ABOUT A VOTE OR A SPECIFIC POLICY, IT’S ABOUT HOW WE SEE OURSELVES, WHO WE ARE AS A PEOPLE, HOW WE WANT TO BE PORTRAYED AROUND THE GLOBE. >> FORMER NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN BRODERICK HELPED LEAD BIDEN’S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN HERE MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO BIDEN DROPPED OUT OF THAT RACE IN 1987. >> I HAVE NO RANCOR, NO BITTERNESS, NO ONE TO BLAM THE SYSTEM IS TOUGH, I’M TOUGH, AND I’LL BE BACK. >> HIS CANDIDACY IN 2007 ALSO ENDED BEFORE THE FIRST IN THE NATION PRIMARY. 2020 GIVES HIM ANOTHER SHOT, AND WHILE HE’LL FACE TOUGH QUESTIONS HERE HE’S HIRED AND ALREADY DEPLOYING A CAMPAIGN STAFF IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND BEGINS WITH A SOLID BASE OF SUPPORT. >> THE REASON I LIKED HIM THEN IS THE REASON I LIKE HIM NOW, HE’S NORMAL. HE’S DECENT. HE IS WHO HE APPEARS TO BE. >> THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT IS JUMPING INTO A CROWDED AND COMPETITIVE FIELD, BUT HE’S ALREADY EARNED THE ENDORSEMENT OF ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN STATE HISTORY, GOVERNOR JOHN LYNCH. >> I TRUST JOE BIDEN. I THINK HE’S A PERSON OF STRONG MORAL CHARACTER, ETHICS, AND INTEGRIT AND THAT’S WHAT I THINK WE NEED IN THE WHITE HOUSE >> GOVERNOR LYNCH, WHOSE ENDORSEMENTS ARE RARE AND COVETED, SAYS HE CHECKED OUT OTHER CANDIDATES, BUT BELIEVES BIDEN IS THE ONE WHO CAN WIN IN 2020. >> I’M NOT SURE THEY ALL CAN, BUT I THINK HE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AGAINST DONALD TRUMP, AND I THINK IF JOE BIDEN IS THE NOMINEE, HE WILL BE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STAT

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Former Vice President Joe Biden picked up some key support in New Hampshire on the day he announced that he's running for president.In a crowded field of 20 candidates, Biden has been polling at or near the top of all polls. In the video announcing his candidacy, Biden said the 2020 election is a battle for the soul of America and a fight he couldn't sit out."I agree with that," former New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice John Broderick said. "It's not about a vote or a specific policy. It's about how we see ourselves, who we are as a people, how we want to be portrayed around the globe."John Broderick helped lead Biden's first presidential campaign in New Hampshire more than 30 years ago. Biden dropped out of that race in 1987. His candidacy in 2007 also ended before the first-in-the-nation primary.This time, Biden has already earned the endorsement of one of the most popular elected officials in state history: former Gov. John Lynch."I trust Joe Biden," Lynch said. "I think he's a person of strong moral character, ethics and integrity, and that's what I think we need in the White House."Lynch, whose endorsements are rare and coveted, said he checked out other candidates, but he believes Biden is the one who can win in 2020. "I'm not sure they all can, but I think he can be successful against Donald Trump, and I think if Joe Biden is the nominee, he will be elected president of the United States," Lynch said.Broderick said Biden is an authentic voice on the campaign trail."The reason I liked him then is the reason I like him now," Broderick said. "He's normal. He's decent. He is who he appears to be."Biden has already hired and deployed key campaign staff members in New Hampshire.