Obama opts for a veteran running mate in Joe Biden
Published Date:
23 August 2008
BARACK Obama has picked Senator Joe Biden of Delaware as his US vice presidential running mate, a Democratic party official said today.
Mr Biden, 65, is a veteran of more than three decades in the Senate, and one of his party's leading experts on foreign policy, an area in which polls indicate Mr Obama needs help in his race against Republican rival John McCain.
The party official spoke anonymously, saying they did not want to pre-empt a text message announcement the Obama campaign had promised to issue today.
Senator Biden ran for the presidential nomination against Barack Obama, but dropped out when it became clear he could not win.
A foreign-policy heavyweight, he recently visited Georgia to voice his support for the government.
Mr Obama has been criticised for lacking in foreign policy experience, and Mr Biden's expertise would fill this void, though critics argue that a veteran running mate undermines Mr Obama's promise of change.
The full article contains 168 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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Last Updated:
23 August 2008 10:31 AM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh
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