Friday, August 22, 2008

Joe Biden is Obama's running mate


Update 9.02: It's now officially on Obama's web site and the relevant text message has been sent to supporters.

Sen. Barack Obama has picked Delaware Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, two Democratic sources tell CNN.

Biden brings huge foreign policy experience to the ticket, as well as some grey hairs and gravitas. He will also make an excellent "attack dog" in the campaign.

His disadvantages are large:

1. He shows up Obama as inexperienced in foreign affairs, perhaps emphasising that inexperience

2. It seems that Biden makes some sort of gaffe during every campaign he's involved in.

3. Biden must surely rate as a "Washington insider" and therefore detracts from Obama's "Change" message.

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