Does anyone actually make their decision based on the VP candidate?

Question

While I'm having all sorts of fun this morning bashing Biden, in all honesty I know of nobody whose decision will be altered one way or the other by this (or any other) choice for VP, do you?

Answer 1

It may make a difference for the undecided. They like Obama but are afraid of his inexperience, now since he has an old, experienced guy on the ticket, it may swing them all the way to Obama  

Answer 2

History says no.

Answer 3

No.... but what it does do is that it can take a undecided who leaned one way to either seal the deal or to crush it.

Most people on here already have already decided who they are voting for.... but out in the real world there are many undecideds.  A VP choice can needle those people one way or the other.

Answer 4

I actually think it will make a difference with some of Obama's more radical supporters.  They bought into his "change" rhetoric and will probably be disillusioned by his choice of Biden, an old Wash. insider.  They may get apathetic and just stay in their dorms on election day.

Answer 5

Probably not, but this is a lot of fun.  

Answer 6

With McCains age and health concerns... and Obamas lack of experience.... I think its looming larger than ever before...

Answer 7

Well the die hard Hillary supporters just shifted to McCain...

  

Answer 8

Think about a trial. Once a subject is brought  up by a defense attorney, it opens a path for a prosecutor to ask questions they couldn't have before. Most people don't choose a president based on his VP pick, but it does open a whole bunch of new things to point out based on statements, votes etc. that Biden has made over the past 36 years as well as questioning whether Obama has chosen Biden to " fill in the gaps " in his qualifications.