Donklephant » Blog Archive » Biden’s Name Whispered More In Obama’s Camp?

Biden’s Name Whispered More In Obama’s Camp?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Biden, Democrats, Veep

I’m just passing on the latest I’m hearing–that Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) is moving up on the list of potential running mates for presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.). While Obama’s heart may go towards Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine–his head takes him to a more experienced pick, a Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) or Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

I don’t see what Bayh really brings (besides maybe Indiana’s electoral votes), but Biden’s benefit is obvious in terms of foreign policy experience.

And Kaine? Really? We’re still talking about him?

This entry was posted on Thursday, August 14th, 2008 and is filed under 2008 Election, Barack, Biden, Democrats, Veep. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

7 Responses to “Biden’s Name Whispered More In Obama’s Camp?”

Tim Says:
August 14th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Biden is a great choice for VP, if Obama can keep a lid on him. Literally. It seems like at times, Biden opens his mouth without considering for a fraction of a second what he’s about to say. That can get you into a lot of trouble in a diplomatic role.
Dollface Says:
August 14th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Biden has a lot of experience, which could help put an end to the “Is he ready to lead?” campaign against Obama.
Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » The Biden Boomlet Says:
August 14th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
[...] Donklephant [...]
mike mcEachran Says:
August 14th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I don’t think Biden can pass the “do no harm” test. He’s looose.
Jimmy the Dhimmi Says:
August 15th, 2008 at 10:43 am
McCain’s “wrong on Iraq” angle will be even stronger. Not only can he continue to pound Obama for being wrong on the surge, Biden’s uninformed, knee-jerk proposition to split up Iraq into 3 countries would have been a complete disaster.
Pat Says:
August 15th, 2008 at 11:18 am
McCain is clearly going to run on foreign policy. Joe Biden and chew him up and have him for lunch. McCain will probably pick Romney for his Veep (he should pick Tom Ridge but he won’t because he’s scared of the pro-life wing.) Romney is a pit bull and a pro politician. He will do damage to Obama (the good cop), unless Obama gets a really tough “bad cop.” NO ONE will sock it back to Romney like Joe Biden will. He was sharp, tough, no-nonsense, and just plain correct during all the primary debates. He’s ethical, well liked abroad, and knows what needs to be fixed in Washington. Quite simply, he can be Obama’s Dick Cheney- but working on the right side of the issues this time!
Mark Mylod Says:
August 18th, 2008 at 8:30 am
The only way Obama will get elected in to have Clinton on his ticket, although Joe Biden brings a strong presence of poltical savvy in foreign affairs issues, he does not bring the party support that is sorely lacking.
On the other hand, I think McCains choice should undoubtedly be Romney. Whatever the choice for both candididates the office of the presidency will be determined!

Name (required)

Mail (will not be published) (required)

Website

NOTE TO COMMENTERS:

You must ALWAYS fill in the two word CAPTCHA below to submit a comment. And if this is your first time commenting on Donklephant, it will be held in a moderation queue for approval. Please don't resubmit the same comment a couple times. We'll get around to moderating it soon enough.

Also, sometimes even if you've commented before, it may still get placed in a moderation queue and/or sent to the spam folder. If it's just in moderation queue, it'll be published, but it may be deleted if it lands in the spam folder. My apologies if this happens but there are some keywords that push it into the spam folder.

One last note, we will not tolerate comments that disparage people based on age, sex, handicap, race, color, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry. We reserve the right to delete these comments and ban the people who make them from ever commenting here again.

Thanks for understanding and have a pleasurable commenting experience.