Obama-Biden as 'everymen'

From NBC/NJ's Athena Jones DAVENPORT, Iowa -- As the Democratic convention kicked off in Denver on Monday, Barack Obama told a group of undecided voters that he and Joe Biden understood the problems of ordinary Americans. It’s an argument that we can expect to see more of this week and in the closing months of the election, as the pair try to show they will do more to help hard-working and middle-class families than will John McCain . Today's event with about 250 people was billed as a “One Nation” town hall -- the same theme of opening night in Denver tonight. Obama talked about Biden’s foreign policy expertise and his work on the 1994 crime bill, but said the most important thing about him was that he never forgot where he came from. "He's from a working-class family, that he still takes the train back every night to Delaware to spend it with his family," he said. "Joe Biden understands what you're going through because he's gone through it." ...( read more ) (link)