Biden on the Campaign Trail

Since Palin was selected as McCain's running mate, Joe Biden's role in this election has been reduced to that of fourth fiddle. Joe's rallies, which have been held in middle and lower class neighborhoods in swing states, have been drawing limited national media coverage and at times, disappointing crowds.

But please take a look at the video below and comment if you please. My take on this speech from Michigan is that Biden's well documented friendship and familiarity with McCain makes for powerful ammunition on the stump. He spends roughly 3/4ths of this speech railing against "John's" voting record and vision for the country. Biden is able to drive the points home effectively by sprinkling in commentary on how the man he once considered a good friend has become a two-faced, Carl Rove styled politician over the past few months. The sincerity of his disappointment can't be doubted.

Biden is targeting at risk Hillary supporters and white working class voters. With more speeches like this one, he may just have a bigger impact on those groups than the media coverage would make us believe.

Here's the speech:




Biden's reference to the GOP's recent "Lose Your Home, Lose Your Vote" scheme is talked about in more detail here: http://maxwellshammer.blogspot.com/2008/09/gop-lose-your-home-lose-your-vote.html