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Chinese figure skating queen Kwan Ying Shan joined biden's campaign

author:American Overseas Chinese Daily Network

Since the official announcement of his entry into the 2020 presidential race, Joe Biden's popularity has been on the rise. Chinese figure skating queen and Olympic champion Michelle Kwan has now joined Biden's presidential campaign as acting director .surrogate director.

Chinese figure skating queen Kwan Ying Shan joined biden's campaign

Kwan Ying-shan posted a photo with Biden on social platforms and stated her support for Biden's candidacy (Kwan Ying-shan ins account screenshot)

According to the Hill, Kwan joined biden last week when she announced her candidacy. She also expressed her excitement about Biden's candidacy on her Twitter and Instagram accounts. "I know there are already a lot of good candidates on the Democratic side, but the 2020 election is so important that we can't afford to miss this opportunity," she wrote. Ultimately, I believe that the former Vice President is the ideal man to unite our nation, and that he will use his experience, wisdom, and achievements to fight for the American people. ”

Born in 1980, Kwan is a model of Chinese Americans. Born into a poor family, she became the most brilliant figure skater in American history with diligence, tenacity and self-confidence, winning 43 championships, including 9 national championships, 5 world championships, and 2 Winter Olympic medals. Even more amazingly, after retiring from sports, she turned back to politics and became actively involved in public affairs, including serving as an adviser to the president's sports and nutrition team during the Obama era, and she later ran for Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Chinese figure skating queen Kwan Ying Shan joined biden's campaign

Kwan Ying Shan and Hillary (Kwan Ying Shan Twitter account screenshot)

According to CNN's April 30 report, their latest poll shows that after Biden's official announcement of his candidacy, voters' approval ratings for him have reached 39%, 24 percentage points higher than that of Sanders(15% for Sanders and 8% for Warren). Some analysts believe that Biden's moderate middle ground has indeed attracted a large number of traditional Democrats and even Republicans.

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