Does Obama want to lose the election?

Question

Here are the problems w/ Biden.

1. He's a gaffe factory who has made awkward racial comments from time to time.

2. He's from a microscopic state that would've gone Obama anyway.

3. He undercuts Obama's message of criticizing 'typical Washington politics' seeing as how Biden has been there almost as long as McCain.

4. He voted for the war.

5. He doesn't seem to offer much to Independents and Undecideds who will largely determine the outcome of the election.

6. He doesn't seem to offer much by way of getting Hillary's loyal and faithful demographic.

WHAT GIVES? Can an Obama supporter explain this to me? What is the benefit of Biden?

Answer 1

And you are just being RACIST.

Reported

Answer 2

It appears that he is not always truthful about his citizenship.

Answer 3

Not sure but it does seem that way now doesn't it.

Answer 4

Right now, the race is real close.  Some polls have Obama leading by 1 point, while others have McCain up by as much as 5. Since polls tend to have an error margin of +/- 4 or so points, they are basically tied.  

That being the case, McCain and the other Obama detractors have repeatedly called him inexperienced in the ways of Washington and and Foreign Policy.  Additionally, he has had to fight claims that he is an elitist and he has struggled with blue collar whites in battleground states - Particularly Pennsylvania and Ohio.  What Biden brings to the table is help in everything that Obama needs.  

Biden has been a Senator for 36 years - more time in Congress than McCain and he is the Chairman of the Senate committee on Foreign Relations, so he is well versed in all matters abroad. In fact, he just returned from Georgia and was there at the request of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to help discuss and assess the Russian invasion and to gather information for the Foreign Relations committee.

Additionally, he is originally from Scranton, Pa and is seen as way to help court back the working class whites who were supporting Clinton and now seem to be going for McCain.  If you'll remember - Clinton was able to use her family's roots in Scranton to rally the working class around her.  Next, to a lesser degree, he may be able to counteract the elitist claim on Obama. Biden often rides the Amtrak from Delaware when he is returning to DC, he still drives his own pick-up, has been and still is a professor at Widener University School of Law since 1991, and his son is heading off to serve a tour of duty in Iraq (McCain also has a son serving in Iraq).

Finally, there is his awkward habit of making uncomfortable statements.  In 1980 George H W Bush relentlessly hammered Ronald Reagan in the Republican Primaries over the latter's plan for the economy referring to it as "Voodoo Economics."  The term was so powerful that it is still in use today.  Yet Bush and Reagan eventually put there differences aside and led the US through the 80s as VP and President respectively.  Speaking of Bush Sr, in 1989 he ran with the king of the gaffes - Dan Quayle - and still managed a landslide.

Any of Obama's other options would have been immediately trashed by McCain's camp - that's just the way things go now, and Obama will no doubt do the same.  Since he chose Biden he will now be berated for going against his "change" campaign.  Had he chosen someone like Bayh or Kaine - McCain's camp would have derided the Obama ticket for a lack of experience on several fronts.  Choosing Clinton would have brought back a large group of her supporters, but there is arguably a group of citizens just as large who would hate to see another Clinton in office, and McCain would again hammer Obama on rescinding his "change" promise.

Obama had to outweigh the good and the bad.  In the end he felt Biden's positives out shined his negatives.  McCain will face the same fire - all his perspectives have positives that can help his bid, but they also come with negatives (perceived or otherwise)  that Obama's campaign will eventually try to attack.

Answer 5

Obama had a clear choice: Choose Hillary and  have 100% chance to win elections or choose Biden that will make the presidential cabinet the best in modern history, but risk elections. His choice clearly shows that he is taking presidency very seriously and ready to become the best president ever. That also speaks a lot about hist integrity, strong character and deep thoughtful mind. 6 points in a question is a complete republican garbage and shows the low level and shallowness of republican 'thinkers'.

Answer 6

Obomba is really running for supreme president of the world.

He'll get that if he wins the US presidency, handing the keys to America to Russia & China.

Answer 7

1. in the past he has said things that are akward....but he has apologized and he is extrodinarily honest and forthright. Everyone makes mistakes...it is in recognizing them and rectifying them that you find true character.

2. Correct. However, he is also fondly called the 3rd senator of Pennsylvania. He has a huge following in the rust belt and everyone who knows him finds him to be an exceptional leader.

3. Biden is not a typical washington senator. He has been there for a while, yes, but he also travels home each day on a train to delaware. He is one of the only senators who is not a millionaire, he has repeatedly shown that he will buck the system and the rules of the party for the sake of the people.

4. He did vote for the war. As I hope you know, it has been proven that the President and VP hid crucial information from the congress...so that when they voted they were only given a slanted version of the truth, which did not include other sources that had repeately stated that there were no wmds.

5. I don't know how independents will vote, but what Biden does bring is a lot of blue collar workers. He also has a strong following with elderly people. He will help with the white male vote tremendously.

6. Any Clinton voter who would switch their vote to McCain obviously was not voting on the issues. Clinton stands for Democratic values. Her party completely and fundamentally disagrees with McCain and his party on numerous important issues. Fine if Clinton voters want to stay home or sit this one out, or even write in Clinton...but switching to McCain is completely against what Clinton stands for and completely dismisses major issues....I simply don't think true Clinton supporters would back McCain on most issues.....if they do, it was b/c they had other reasons to vote for Clinton, that clearly had nothing to do with her stance on the issues.