Gallup: Biden Does No Harm, but May Not Help Much

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[maccaca]

Barack Obama's selection of U.S. Sen. and former presidential candidate Joe Biden as his running mate is not generating a momentous immediate reaction from the nation's voters. Just 14% of registered voters interviewed in a new USA Today/Gallup poll say Biden makes them more likely to vote for Obama in November and 7% say less likely while 72% say he will not have much effect on their vote. This results in Biden potentially having a net positive impact on voter support for the Democratic ticket of +7 percentage points -- small by comparison with other recent vice presidential selections. A net 17% of nationwide registered voters said they were more likely to vote for John Kerry in 2004 on the basis of his selection of John Edwards as his running mate (24% more likely and 7% less likely). A net 12% of voters reported being more likely to vote for Al Gore in 2000 on account of his choosing Joe Lieberman (16% more likely and 4% less likely). A net 18% of voters indicated they were more likely to vote for Bob Dole in 1996 on the basis of his choice of Jack Kemp to complete the ticket (26% more likely and 8% less likely). A net 25% of voters were more likely to vote for Bill Clinton in 1992 on account of Al Gore (33% more likely and 8% less likely). The only recent vice presidential choices to spark less voter reaction than Biden were Dick Cheney in 2000 (net 4%, with 14% more likely and 10% less likely) and Dan Quayle in 1988 (net score of 0, with 10% more likely and 10% less likely).

[patriotspride]

Thanks,

I suspected that this “ great sacrifice “ was probably equal to a car ride around a major city.

Agree on them getting the credit for all the research, speeches that others prepare. This comes out when they don’t have an ear piece available, and they really have to speak for themselves.

Example. Barry O’B without a teleprompter, or when he’s doing his stand up comedian act trying to make a joke out of something critical that’s been said about him.

[PaleoBob]

Justo one other thought about this whole “Joe Biden commute” thing. The aspect of a commute like his (and mine back then) that matters is NOT how long you are on the train but how you get home from the station once you arrive. I had another 55 minutes on two city buses. Betcha Joe gets picked up at the station in a gas guzzler and is whisked home (or parks his guzzler at the station and carbon-footprints his way back to the mansion).