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Joe Biden, it appears, will be Obama’s running mate. It’s a choice that surprises me, and that I doubt will benefit Obama that much, although it’s not likely to hurt him either.

The main downside is that it makes Obama’s talk about changing Washington a bit more hollow. After all Joe Biden, a Senator from the small state of Delaware, has held his office since 1973, and is a true Washington insider. He has made two unsuccessful attempts at running for president (in 1988 and this year).

On the upside he adds experience, especially in the foreign policy field. He is currently the chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and lacks the naïvité of the Democratic left wing, and its supporters at the universities.

Ultimately I would be surprised to see this nomination being decisive either way. Perhaps a bit of a missed opportunity, but the importance of selecting a good running mate is generally overestimated.

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