Posted on 08/21/2008 10:14:52 AM PDT by Schnucki
Senator Joe Biden has emerged as the favourite among Democrats to be Barack Obama's running mate in the upcoming US presidential election.
Mr Obama is keeping his decision quiet, but his staff in Chicago and party activists who await a decision are buzzing about Mr Biden in large part because he can address two of Obama's biggest weaknesses - his lack of experience, especially on world affairs, and his reluctance to go on the attack.
The speculation is less of an indicator of whether Mr Biden will ultimately be Obama's pick, and more of a recognition of the challenges their candidate faces at this pivotal moment in the race.
Mr Obama plans to appear with his newly selected running mate on Saturday, with the pick announced via text message to supporters. Mr Obama also is widely thought to be considering governors Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas and Tim Kaine of Virginia, and senator Evan Bayh of Indiana.
Mr Biden, 65, was first elected to represent Delaware in 1972. He is a curious front-runner to join a ticket headed by Mr Obama, who prevailed during the primaries by making the case that he is an outsider who can bring change to Washington.
Mr Biden is a charismatic and hard-charging campaigner with a compelling personal story — his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident a few weeks after he was first elected, but two sons survived serious injuries in the crash. Mr Biden commuted home to Wilmington daily to care for them, a practice he continues to this day. His oldest son, Beau, is now Delaware's attorney general and a National Guard member whose unit is being deployed to Iraq in October.
Mr Biden got another scare 10 years ago, when two brain aneurysms kept him out of the senate
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A perfect match-up; an empty suit, and a stuffed shirt. - tom
It is really starting to make me think there is some SERIOUS hardball being played for this spot, primarily from she-who-shall-remain-unamed.
Very strange.
schu
I sure hope so!....Bookend Bozo’s brought to you by the Democratic party!
I would love it to be Biden. But I would be stunned not to find out that it is a white woman.
It’s all about identity politics for the pinkos.
Was Dan Quayle the GOP “favorite”? More vacuum-filling nonsense from the MSM.
Agreed...both literally and humorously.
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