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In this article Goldberg analyzes the presidential candidates yet again, this time the Democratic candidates, mainly Joe Biden. Goldberg is targeting mainly Democrats in this column it seems, which is an interesting contrast from his usual speaking style to conservative readers. He appeals to democrats in that he is trying to give information on the democratic candidates and address worries with Hilary Clinton and the interest around Bernie Sanders, but mainly Goldberg explains why Joe Biden is perceived as the best candidate and reasons why that is not true. He also explains the American public and how the voting goes with or against the status quo depending on how the current president and administration runs in its terms. The column definitely uses appeals to ethos and pathos, with the appeal to ethos being all of the past events listed and Goldberg's analysis of said events while pathos is addressed in the fact that he describes the strife of the American people with the government and democrats with the candidates themselves.
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S: Jonah Goldberg, Conservative columnist for the National Review
O: Joe Biden's possible bid for the 2016 presidential race
A: Democrats and those looking at potential candidates
P: To clarify issues with all Democrat candidates like Clinton, Biden and Sanders
S: The issues with the Obama administration and the issues with democratic candidates
Tone: The tone is somewhat informative although has a sense on condescending nature on how he address the issues
O: Joe Biden's possible bid for the 2016 presidential race
A: Democrats and those looking at potential candidates
P: To clarify issues with all Democrat candidates like Clinton, Biden and Sanders
S: The issues with the Obama administration and the issues with democratic candidates
Tone: The tone is somewhat informative although has a sense on condescending nature on how he address the issues