Joe Biden and his lesser-known rivals.

How anonymous people change the world.

This is Dr. Jim Denison's The Daily Article podcast for Thursday, April 25th, 2019.

Joe Biden formally announced his candidacy for president this morning.

He becomes the 20th Democrat to join the 2020 campaign,

and one of the few you'd probably heard of before making

such an announcement. This is not a criticism or partisan statement. America's political history

shows that notoriety is not essential for success. Jimmy Carter's name recognition was at 2% when

he launched his presidential campaign. Congressman Gerald Ford was largely unknown outside his

Michigan district before he

became vice president and then president. Few believed first time Senator Barack Obama stood a chance

against Hillary Clinton in 2008. When Donald Trump announced he was running for president in 2015,

how many people thought he would win? Notority is not always essential to success in other areas of life as well.

When Manuel Franco stepped forward Tuesday to claim a $768 million powerball prize,

the 24-year-old Wisconsin resident went from anonymity to national headlines.

I had not heard of diver Josh Bratchley before he helped rescue Tive Cave schoolboys last summer.

I had not heard of Ed Sorensen before he rescued Josh Bratchley before he helped rescue Tive Cave School Boys last summer. I had not heard of Ed Sorensen before he rescued Josh Bratchley from an underwater cave in Tennessee last week.

We may never be household names, but we all want to be special to someone special. God made us social

creatures. From Adam to today, as Genesis 218 says, it is not good that man should be alone.

The human story is a long narrative centered on interaction, from spouses to families, to tribes,

to cities, to city-states, to nations, to multinational alliances. Across our history, we have

connected with each other through speaking, art, music, writing, printing, radio, movies,

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