Vice President Joe Biden is resurfacing his old Twitter account in anticipation of the upcoming midterm elections.
It's been 16 months since the VPOTUS used @JoeBiden to wish us a "happy and safe holiday season" on Christmas Eve in 2012. Since then, the account has been dormant -- save for a few retweets -- leaving 550,000 followers waiting.
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Monday morning, "Joe" tweeted that he's back.
"Dusting off the Twitter handle for a big midterm election year," @JoeBiden tweeted. "Let's get to it, folks! –Joe"
Dusting off the Twitter handle for a big midterm election year. Let's get to it, folks! –Joe— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 7, 2014
The account is managed by Democratic party officials, but its profile states that tweets signed "Joe" are sent (or at least written) by Vice President Biden.
Monday's tweet is the first sign that the vice president is gearing up for a midterm election season that early national polling shows may brutal for Democrats.
A White House-managed account, @VP, is saved for official Vice President communications and is not used for campaigns. That account has less than half the followers as @JoeBiden, with 276,000.
In honor of the return of @JoeBiden, see some of its best tweets
Pizza Joe
A favorite Joe photo from November: pizza party. pic.twitter.com/jwskw5pi— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 19, 2012
Thumbs up
Thumbs up for VP Biden’s final campaign stop in Ohio today: pic.twitter.com/dKbjnySQ— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 6, 2012
Pumpkin carving season
Inspiration for pumpkin carving season, thanks to @OFA_CT: pic.twitter.com/EAlyrKfm— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 23, 2012
DQ Edition
Joe photo of the day, DQ edition: pic.twitter.com/U8bm8a3r— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 20, 2012
A new friend
Joe photo of the day: A new friend in Reno, NV. pic.twitter.com/8B0teuFb— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 19, 2012
Keep the faith
“Keep the faith”: http://t.co/QUdeHeWP pic.twitter.com/mdUnSWcI— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 3, 2012
A favorite
A favorite Joe photo: pic.twitter.com/0GWBE8aa— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 24, 2012
Grabbing a bite
Grabbing a bite in Muscatine, Iowa: pic.twitter.com/5FWSbVTm— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 20, 2012
Ridin' with Biden
RT if you’re ridin’ with Biden: pic.twitter.com/R7Alb7jU— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 2, 2012
Surprise huddle
VP Biden called a surprise huddle at a high school football practice in Danville, VA yesterday: http://t.co/6R5NPYLt pic.twitter.com/NqL5yGNp— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 14, 2012
Charming the locals
Charming the locals in Manchester, Iowa: pic.twitter.com/8A6ocJ3H— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 31, 2012
Thank you
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. pic.twitter.com/rN0vOSR0— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 7, 2012