Published 8/23/2008
by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
at CNN Political Ticker
DENVER, Colorado (CNN) — Joe Biden has served for nearly four decades as Senator from Delaware. But nowadays Delaware is a reliable Democratic state. So with Delaware already considered a safe state for Obama, what does Biden bring to the ticket in terms of the battle for electoral votes?
Two things right off the bat. [...]
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