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Biden will be a good surrogate for Obama
Open Left - Front Page — ... I also agree with Jonathan Singer's point that Biden's relative lack of wealth will reinforce the message that the Democratic candidates can relate to ordinary Americans on bread-and-butter economic issues. ...

Obama-Biden08 is a Powerful Reality: A Historical Perspective
The Democratic Daily — ... has a very insightful article about another part of the Biden story that hasn’t been addressed deeply by the traditional media or the blogsphere. There is a ...

Blogtalk: The Biden Factor
The Caucus — ... : Most likely, it’s not the desired one by Obama, but its probably as good a counter as we could expect given the environment, and McCain’s recent moves. … There are complications in this choice; many. And a lot to overcome. But one thing it does well is recognize the 2008 GE landscape. Biden can fight a partisan war. He will engage the Republicans on the turf. Another MyDD blogger, Jonathan Singer, had a somewhat different take : “…this a pick not only about foreign policy but also about the bread and butter economic issues that are shaping the election.” Mr. Singer writes: ...

Getting it over with
The Sideshow — Joe Biden on the issues - It's a mixed bag, and I can't say I'm thrilled with the way it's mixed, but I suppose you'd say he was straddling something closer to the real center than most "centrists" ever do. Not many people noticed that he regretted his AUMF vote in 2005, and he has made statements advocating that we get out of Iraq. Generally pro-choice record, though ambivalent on D&E termination, and opposed publicly-funded abortion. Voted for bankruptcy bill but has low rating from "pro-business" groups. Mixed on most other issues as well, although the NAACP rather likes him. On some things, he seems to ...

No Netroots Sweetheart
Hotline On Call Part Deux — ... Jonathan Singer writes: "While McCain is someone who is wealthy enough not to know how many houses he and his wife own, Biden is not a wealthy man. [...] Even the city he was born in -- Scranton, Pennsylvania -- kind of embodies this connection to working Americans." ...