Was Biden a Good Choice?
Yes (55%, 301 Votes)
No (45%, 251 Votes)
Total Voters: 552
Before Senator McCain shocked America with his vice-presidential pick and his pick’s former secrets likely shocked him, our readers gave us the lowdown on Senator Biden’s national reception. Unsurprisingly, and perhaps in consequence of his traditionally liberal voting record, Mr. Biden polled similarly to the Democratic Party as a whole. That Mr. Biden is solidly perceived as a Democrat may not be such a bad thing for Senator Obama, who consistently trails the Democratic Party in nationwide polling. Even as David Lamb attacked the selection as a “blunder” and forty-five percent of readers seemed to agree, William Leith and the other fifty-five percent approve of Mr. Biden’s work.
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Joe is not the best
Actually these results surprise me.
Just wanted to drop by and say thanks for dropping by and commenting over at my place and for adding me to your blogroll. I will most definitely reciprocated. Regarding the No Incumbents Blogroll that I have on my site - I found that over at another site - I won’t leave the URL here as I wouldn’t want to be accused of spamming! LOL! If you want to join it - there’s a link at the bottom of that blogroll for getting on it.
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By the way, I would love to join the blogroll, but unfortunately I don’t fully run the show here, and since the blog is a collaboration (although the other authors have been slacking), we try to overall remain neutral, despite that each of the authors have their own biases and write about them. Even though I feel we need a revolution against incumbency, I’m not so sure both of my peers feel the same. We’ll all suffer for it in the end.
“We’ll all suffer for it in the end.”
Yes. We will.
While I really wish he had selected Hillary, I think that Biden brings many strengths to the ticket. The poll results are not surprising to me.
David Lamb,
The portion of your comment above that sticks with me are the words, “revolution against incumbency”. Surprisingly, I haven’t heard this phrase before. I’m not sure if you are referring to term limits or other means but I certainly agree with the concept. I just wonder how well it would work with the folks who do not pay so much attention to politics. Would this idea encourage voters to look harder at the issues and the leaders involved? Or, would it encourage voters to simply vote along party lines? I don’t know the answers though I am very curious.
@Jeff
I’m so glad I’ve found some who fear the entrenched power the incumbent as much as I do. I’m no good with solutions, so this one will likely elude me too. One thing that needs to be fixed is campaign funding. Whereas a Brit can run and win the election to be Prime Minister with about $30-$40 million, it costs about $400 million to have a serious candidacy for president. The competition for buying votes has gotten out of hand, and in my opinion we need to start regulating this type of finance seriously, perhaps putting a cap on what a candidate can spend in his or her quest for office. The problem with the high cost is that it not only keeps incumbents in power as a result of their prior connections, it also keeps third parties out of government because only the Democrats and the Republicans have the proven establishment to raise that type of money. I have heard other people suggest different things, and other things are entirely necessary. What do you think Jeff?
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