Well, I disagree with you on Biden. I think he was chosen to be the statesman, though I'm not yet convinced he can play that role. Like you said, I think the debates will tell the tale. And I still think Palin is going to bite them in the ass. Her record's got a lot of holes, and I'm not talking about inexperience. I'm talking about actions that go completely against what she says she's for because she thinks she can get away with it. Picking her feels like a surge move to me--a sudden, surprising push that's supposed to lead to victory. It didn't work in Iraq (though McCain seems to think it did). I don't think it's going to work here.
But there's more to this election than the VP choices (though you wouldn't know it from the last week). The two campaigns are running two different strategies. They were exemplified in the convention speeches. Obama sounded like he was giving a State of the Union address. McCain sounded like he was reading a chapter of his memoir. (By the way, did you notice that Sarah Palin said something derogatory about prisoners' rights and people who write memoirs? Has she met John McCain?)
The Republicans are choosing to run on character, and I don't think it will be enough. Not because of any flaws in their character but because nobody's found much in looking for flaws in Obama and Biden (and Lord knows they've tried).
But the Republicans didn't really have a choice because given the state of the country, the Democrats have the ideology and issue side locked up. If they stay on message (like they did at the DNC), especially about the war, I think they'll be fine. Because there are plenty of flaws on the issues on the Republican side. Enough to fill a plane back to Arizona.
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But there's more to this election than the VP choices (though you wouldn't know it from the last week). The two campaigns are running two different strategies. They were exemplified in the convention speeches. Obama sounded like he was giving a State of the Union address. McCain sounded like he was reading a chapter of his memoir. (By the way, did you notice that Sarah Palin said something derogatory about prisoners' rights and people who write memoirs? Has she met John McCain?)
The Republicans are choosing to run on character, and I don't think it will be enough. Not because of any flaws in their character but because nobody's found much in looking for flaws in Obama and Biden (and Lord knows they've tried).
But the Republicans didn't really have a choice because given the state of the country, the Democrats have the ideology and issue side locked up. If they stay on message (like they did at the DNC), especially about the war, I think they'll be fine. Because there are plenty of flaws on the issues on the Republican side. Enough to fill a plane back to Arizona.