Comments on: Biden “does no harm” but does he help?

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:49:17 +0000

He'll help with the Old Party Democrats and with the centrist wing. I still think Obama should have at least offered the VP slot to Clinton, but Biden would have been my next choice.

By: ChrisWWW

ChrisWWW — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:01:55 +0000

He helps. He addresses the concerns Americans have about Obama's foreign policy.

I think he helps more by being an Unpretentious Straight Talkin' White Guy.

The public already agrees with Obama on foreign policy, especially with regard to Iraq.

By: DLS

DLS — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:49:51 +0000

He helps. He addresses the concerns Americans have about Obama's foreign policy.

By: JSpencer

JSpencer — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:25:14 +0000

“Picking Biden tells me that O doesn't just want to win, he wants to govern.”

Well said. This choice shows Obama is looking beyond mere politics.

By: CitizenKang

CitizenKang — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:18:29 +0000

I like the Biden choice.

He'll be an asset on the campaign trail, as Ron Beasley points out, he can play the attack dog while Obama maintains his above-the-fray, vision-guyness.

And who better than a Senate vet to whip Congress into passing Obama's initiatives?

Picking Biden tells me that O doesn't just want to win, he wants to govern.

By: londonamerican

londonamerican — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:03:25 +0000

biden has very little to recommend him. he''s best-known for claiming that neil kinnock's life events were his (and even neil kinnock made them up as it turned out) and the subsequent fall-out over his lies about his academic history, both in 1987. since then all he's done of note is to shill for the credit card lobby, push through harsh anti-drug laws on the basis of fraudulent and retracted "studies" and adopt more and more elements of mccain's bellicose foreign policy.

this is supposed to be "change"?

http://londonamerican01.blogspot.com/2008/08/st...

By: Ron Beasley

Ron Beasley — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:23:31 +0000

I think what the polls don't show is the positive impact Biden will have on the campaign. He can identify with the working person better than anyone Obama could have chosen and more important he's a bull dog – something the campaign needed.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:19:01 +0000

I agree with JSpencer on all those points. And if McCain picks Romney, Michelle Obama should start picking out new drapes for the West Wing. McCain does have a few tasty options out there, though, and the right one could definitely help offset whatever equal positive effect Biden winds up providing and keep him in the hunt at least.

While Patrick has just today finished his analysis of the state by state comparisons, I just have a feeling that this isn't going to be a blowout unless something happens to change things drastically. Could be another real nailbiter right down the closing of the polls in Hawaii.

By: JSpencer

JSpencer — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:12:03 +0000

I think the more people see and hear Biden over the next couple months, the more they will like him. He comes across as more genuine and down to earth than most politicians, which will gradually translate into higher numbers for the “more likely” category. McCain has his work cut out for him if he's going to make an equally smart and dynamic pick for his VP.