Joe Biden
Table:
Joe Biden

Born

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.

(1942-11-20) November 20, 1942 (age 76)
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (1969–present)
Other political
affiliations	Independent (1968–1969)
Spouse(s)

Neilia Hunter
(m. 1966; died 1972)

Jill Jacobs (m. 1977)

Children

Beau
Hunter
Naomi
Ashley

Education	University of Delaware (BA)
Syracuse University (JD)
Website	Official website (Archived)
Official Facebook
Official Twitter

Using the given table, decide if the statement is entailed, neutral, or refuted by the data. Conclude with JSON {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"} — nothing else.

Hypothesis: Joe Biden was always an independent sometime in his career.

answer: entailed