Speaking Of Judgment
The idea that a woman of such limited experience should suddenly emerge on the national stage and be a heartbeat away from the presidency without a thorough vetting process is very scary.
The idea that a woman of such limited experience should suddenly emerge on the national stage and be a heartbeat away from the presidency without a thorough vetting process is very scary.
Erik Ose | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics
Biden's acceptance speech proved what the citizens of Delaware have known for a long time: Biden is a regular Joe with all-American family values who also happens to be a Senator.
NY Times | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics
In the beginning, Senator Barack Obama was not entirely sold on Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. And Mr. Biden told friends that he was pessimistic of his ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics
Joe Biden brings a host of assets to the Barack Obama campaign - chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; working class Irish Catholic ...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media
It's 3:31 a.m. EST and a text message just came in on my phone: Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee. Watch the first Obama-Biden ...
Time | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics
One reason for the feverish running-mate speculation is that those who actually know anything are a small, leakproof circle. And most leakproof of all...
Phil Trounstine | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics
As the reporter who first revealed Biden's filching of Robert F. Kennedy's words, I hereby declare that the statute of limitations on those transgressions has expired.
Erik Ose | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics
If the left is ever going to get serious about winning elections, we need to stop insisting on 100% ideological purity from our candidates. News flash: politics is about assembling winning coalitions.
Steve Clemons | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics
Be thankful for radio silence I guess when other candidates for VP like Daschle and Bayh are getting phone calls saying, "Sorry....but we look forward to working with you in many other ways in the coming years."
David Sirota | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics
The problem with a "safe" VP pick is that it creates a separate danger -- namely, the nomination of someone who fails to energize voters and refuses to put the heat on the opposing ticket.
Max and the Marginalized | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics
I would support Obama if he picked a turnip as his VP, but since so much of his candidacy is based on a willingness to listen to his supporters, this might be a chance to help make sure that he doesn't.
Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics
Fans of Evan Bayh, the clean-cut senator for Indiana, are hoping today will be the day he is selected as Barack Obama's vice-presidential running mate...
CBS News | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics
A new CBS News poll on the presidential election will be released this evening but we have a few nuggets to share this morning. While most voters (67 ...
Bil Browning | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics
While Washington Post columnist Chris Cillizza has positioned Bayh at the top of the heap for a few weeks now, after getting tips and making some logical conclusions the choice is obvious. Why?
Politico | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama said he'll give his vice president substantive work and will choose his running mate based on ability to govern, not to help win a state ...
Bill Marovitz | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics