Barack Obama recently chose Senator Joe Biden (Delaware) to be his running mate to boost his presidential campaign .The campaign needed a running mate that could add excitement
Overall this appears to be a good choice for Barack , as Joe Biden gives the Democratic ticket an boost in the foreign policy.The gray haired Biden adds the gravitas needed to the Democratic ticket .Biden gives the Democratic ticket "the Bentsen effect".The Bentsen effect gives to Barack Obama a gravitas an establishment Washington insider instant Beltway credibilty .The example of "the Bentsen effect" was the added value that late Senator Lloyd Bentsen brought to the Dukakis 1988 campaign. During that campaign many said that the ticket needed to be reversed , with Bentsen at the top .
The recent invasion of Georgia by the Russians has moved foreign policy back to the forefront. Obama's foreign policy credentials needed burnishing ,Joe Biden gives the Obama campaign some fire in that area . Joe Biden gives Barack Obama "the Bentsen effect " .