Choice of Biden shows Obama campaign refocus
Democrat Barack Obama got what he may need most when he chose Senator Joe Biden of Delaware as his running mate – a vice presidential candidate with encyclopedic foreign policy know how and a political brawler ready to take on Republican John McCain's frontal assault on his opponent's newness on the national stage.
Through the month of August – in the days leading up to the national party conventions – McCain whittled away at Obama's slight lead in the polls with relentless attacks designed to paint the first-term Illinois senator as an inexperienced celebrity-seeking elitist not ready for the White House.
While the 47-year-old Obama fought back blow-for-blow and even adopted some negative tactics himself, his campaign has not adopted the kind of visceral sharpness he is facing from McCain's operation.
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Through the month of August – in the days leading up to the national party conventions – McCain whittled away at Obama's slight lead in the polls with relentless attacks designed to paint the first-term Illinois senator as an inexperienced celebrity-seeking elitist not ready for the White House.
While the 47-year-old Obama fought back blow-for-blow and even adopted some negative tactics himself, his campaign has not adopted the kind of visceral sharpness he is facing from McCain's operation.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.dailystar.com.lb
Labels: Barack Obama, Delaware, Democratic National Convention, opponent, Republican John McCain, Senator Joe Biden, United States, Vice presidential candidate, White House
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