If Shakespeare is correct and politics makes strange bedfellows, what an interesting week this has been!
First, Barrack Obama, the candidate for change, picks one of the Senate's longest serving members as his running mate. To be sure, Biden brings to the ticket a sense of statesmanship and experience that Obama ostensibly lacks; however, Biden is the ultimate insider. He is so connected in Washington and at home that his son is mentioned as his potential successor if he and Mr. Obama are successful.
Contrast Mr. Obama's pick with that of Mr. McCain. By choosing Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential running mate, McCain steals the thunder of Mr. Obama. The ultimate outsider, Mrs. Palin could not be any further from Washington unless she were from Hawaii! Mother of five, married to an Inuit man, supremely in touch with the people, and younger than Mr. Obama, Mrs. Palin looks to be everything that McCain's candidacy lacks.
To me, it looks like Obama vs. Palin and McCain vs. Biden. Won't it be interesting to see how this process unfolds?
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I think that the political drama we have seen in this election process will only intensify as November looms.
Running mates have had varying degrees of importance over the years, typically not much; these two have the possibility of making or breaking the campaign for the two Presidential candidates.
Check out this NYT site for a look at the two running mates.
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