Chuck Todd on Biden pick - Accomplishing three things

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Accomplishing three things
Posted: Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:44 PM by Domenico Montanaro
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/08/23/1287213.aspx

From NBC's Chuck Todd
Before today's event, there was a ton of speculation about how Biden was picked to fill Obama's experience gap and that may very well have been among the reasons. But after watching the unveiling of the ticket, it's clear Obama hired Biden to accomplish three things:

1) Connect the ticket with blue-collar voters. Notice, Biden led his remarks with the economy.

2) Sell Obama's story. Biden owned Obama's biography in a way we've yet to see from the candidate himself.

3) Credibly attack John McCain. Biden didn't mince words about his old "friend"

All in all, if you believe, as I do, that the VP candidates matters most on three days, the first day, debate day and election day, then the Obama campaign has to be ecstatic about today. One goal down, two to go.

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