Early thoughts on the Biden pick
Perhaps it is more relief than elation this morning, but however we sort this all out right now the pick of Joe Biden is looking shrewd, smart, sure-footed. Experienced, deep knowledge of foreign policy and the ways of Washington, strong connections to the Council on Foreign Relations crowd, Catholic, working class, son to be deployed to Iraq in October. This morning this feels like a good pick, Obama's pick, one that will help Senator Obama not only win but govern in turbulent times. It just feels right.
The buzz around the mobile announcement of the pick has also been highly successful. Reinforces the openness and people-oriented nature of the campaign. I offered some thoughts on the rollout in a SF Chronicle piece today, and Travis weighed in here too a few days ago.
For a deeper discussion on the power of new media be sure to join us for a special panel at the Convention, 2 Million Strong, which will feature Senator Obama's Director of New Media Joe Rospars, Joe Trippi and Google's Peter Greenberger. It runs from 2 to 4pm, Tuesday, at the Westin Tabor Center.
Finally, it is astonishing that in the next 8 weeks we will have the 2 VP picks, the 2 Conventions, and all 4 debates. And another 3 weeks after that to the election itself. In what has been an incredible political year we just experienced a lull. With his 3am text the Obama campaign launched the next and very intense round of what is going to be quite a general election campaign.
For those looking for more on Biden Daily Kos already has quite a bit up, and very well worth visiting.
Update 8am: Here's the text Travis received:
Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee. Watch the first Obama-Biden rally live at 3pm ET on www.BarackObama.com. Spread the word!
Note the encouragement to watch it live on the Obama site and not on TV. The day of the always on Presidential campaign continues to evolve.
Update 6pm - Added some additonal thoughts in this Reuters piece by John Whitesides.
Update 630pm - Our good friend Joe Trippi offers these observations on Biden in a new post on Daily Kos.
Update 645pm - Via Huff Post, this is one powerful and well crafted line from the speech today:"
"these times require more than a good soldier, they require a wise leader."
This is simply one of the most powerful lines of any speech in this remarkable year.
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