[Islander7]

Biden was picked because everyone else under consideration knew Obama is a lost cause and they refused the job.

[atomicweeder]

Biden was picked because everyone else under consideration knew Obama is a lost cause and they refused the job Exactly! That was obvious last week when it took so long to decide.

Relatively young, up-and-comers like Bayh or Tim Kaine were not about to throw away promising political careers to go down to defeat with Obama.