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Obama Has 21 Days to Drop Biden: Would Dumping Biden Signal Desperation?

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President Obama has a lot of pressure to dump Vice President Joe Biden from the 2012 election campaign. Biden would not likely run for president in 2016 at the age of 73. Biden, a former Senator from Delaware, doesn't help with voters in the swing states like Florida, Virginia, Ohio or Pennsylvania. And Biden continues to bore people except with his gaffes ("20th Century") or outlandish rhetoric (accusing Republicans of enslaving people).

President Obama could shake things up by replacing Biden with Secretary Hillary Clinton as his vice president on his 2012 re-election ticket. Some pundits argue that would signal desperation by the Obama 2012 campaign because it would look as if Obama made a bad choice in picking Biden in 2008. Dumping Biden would only happen in desperation.

Then again, maybe President Obama would dump Biden for a candidate like Hillary Clinton because even Biden considers her more qualified for vice president (watch the video).

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  • T J Common ... 2012/08/21 05:03:25
    T J
    And nothing will change the fact that you are a sorry-ass, idiotic, troll.
  • Common ... T J 2012/08/21 19:17:15
  • T J Common ... 2012/08/22 03:30:12
    T J
    How long did it take for you to come up with that? Loser.
  • Common ... T J 2012/08/27 21:48:25
    Common Sense Conservative
    You are an IDIOT. Top idiot at that.

    Brilliant!!!
  • T J Common ... 2012/08/28 02:51:36
  • Common ... T J 2012/08/28 02:54:17
    Common Sense Conservative
    You're still the biggest idiot ever. And that will never end.
  • True~Male Common ... 2012/08/17 05:43:59
    True~Male
    +1
    I agree --great response !!
  • T J True~Male 2012/08/17 06:00:25
    T J
    I feel sorry for you.
  • Common ... T J 2012/08/20 06:45:49
    Common Sense Conservative
    Why, because you're a tool.

    Brilliant!!!
  • Adakin ... T J 2012/08/21 00:09:41 (edited)
    Adakin Valorem
    TJ, if Biden had gotten his way, you would be riding a bicycle instead of driving a car because gas would be costing us over $15/gallon. Biden voted against building the Alaska pipeline and creating tens of thousands of jobs and providing billions of barrels of oil to the global supply. See my post below...
  • Adakin Valorem 2012/08/17 01:32:39
    No
    Adakin Valorem
    +4
    Noooooooo! Don't dump good ol' "Plugs" Biden! He's the funniest thing running! (or limping)

    Good 'Ol Plugs was the one of the handfull of Dumbass Senators, who way back in the 1970s actually voted AGAINST the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, an economic lifeline that would ultimately result in thousands of American jobs, 15 billion barrels of oil pumped into the economy to date, and a huge chunk of domestic energy production.

    Google it and confirm this for yourself. Ol' Foot-n-Mouth Biden still believes in his lame tree hugging anti-energy crap.

    With all of Jumpin' Joe Biden's recent discussions of energy, I've realized that he has not changed one bit.

    He still seemed opposed to sensible innovations, from clean coal to nuclear energy to responsible new directional drilling techniques in places like ANWR.

    On one issue after another, Obama's VP is loaded with "government experience" but still one of the dumbest senators ever to get elected to that esteemed body. He seems to have no understanding of logical steps we could take to safely capitalize on American energy and our natural resources.
  • luke Adakin ... 2012/08/20 22:18:25
    luke
    +1
    WITH JOE BLOWING WIND . WE DO NOT NEED ALL THESE GIANT(UGLY) WIND MACHINES INSTALLED ALL OVER OUR NATION, JUST LET JOE KEEP ON BLOWING INTO THE TURBINES AND WE GET MEGA WATTS OF ELECTRICITY..FREE FREE FREE AT NO COST TO AMERICAN TAX PAYERS
  • SmittenKitten 2012/08/17 01:30:47
  • Common ... Smitten... 2012/08/17 01:43:11
    Common Sense Conservative
    +3
    Biden is a TOOL. And Hussein Obama sucks ass bad.
  • whiteco... Common ... 2012/08/17 02:49:37 (edited)
    whitecollar
    +4
    People with small vocabularies often resort to gutter language.
  • Common ... whiteco... 2012/08/17 02:51:52
    Common Sense Conservative
    +2
    Maybe Hussein Obama should consider quitting because he really sucks ass bad.
  • mistinahdz whiteco... 2012/08/17 03:10:57
    mistinahdz
    +1
    Thank you for that bit of enlightening piece of wisdom. :)
  • luke whiteco... 2012/08/20 22:20:10
    luke
    YEA BUT ITS FUN FUN FUN
  • A Lionh... Common ... 2012/08/17 02:51:10
    A Lionheart
    +2
    And you are out of touch with reality. Thank fox news. Then turn it off and actually get informed.
  • Common ... A Lionh... 2012/08/17 02:54:48
    Common Sense Conservative
    +2
    I never watch any news outlet on TV or the internet. Now, where do you get your facts? All I know is Hussein Obama sucks ass really bad as POTUS.
  • A Lionh... Common ... 2012/08/17 03:57:48
    A Lionheart
    +2
    If you've never watched any news outlet on TV or the Internet then you know absolutely NOTHING! Good day.
  • Common ... A Lionh... 2012/08/17 04:20:41
    Common Sense Conservative
    +1
    LOL, you're the idiot. Why do I have to watch TV or the internet for news. You must be an idiotic dumbass liberal.

    Brilliant!!!
  • A Lionh... Common ... 2012/08/17 04:31:21
  • Common ... A Lionh... 2012/08/20 06:46:40
  • A Lionh... Common ... 2012/08/20 14:53:00
    A Lionheart
    Same to you!
  • Common ... A Lionh... 2012/08/20 17:32:25
    Common Sense Conservative
    You're an idiot, Tool.
  • A Lionh... Common ... 2012/08/21 05:35:22
  • Common ... A Lionh... 2012/08/21 19:17:52
    Common Sense Conservative
    LOL< I never watch news on TV TOOL. What an idiot you are.
  • A Lionh... Common ... 2012/08/22 00:29:37
    A Lionheart
    Right.
  • Common ... A Lionh... 2012/08/27 21:48:57
    Common Sense Conservative
    I know I'm right, you are a tool. Crazy you agree.

    Brilliant!!!
  • A Lionh... Common ... 2012/08/21 05:36:20
  • Common ... A Lionh... 2012/08/21 19:18:27
    Common Sense Conservative
    Yes, you probably are a pathetic American, thanks for pointing that out to us.

    Brilliant!!!
  • True~Male Smitten... 2012/08/17 05:44:49
    True~Male
    +2
    Biden would not know how to debate a cat !!
  • Smitten... True~Male 2012/08/17 06:08:56
  • luke Smitten... 2012/08/20 22:19:45
    luke
    WRONG WRONG WRONG..
  • Smitten... luke 2012/08/21 00:55:19
  • boltfox20 2012/08/17 01:23:49
    No
    boltfox20
    Assuming for a moment that Hilary is/was a better choice for VP (something I strongly agree with) why would it be an act of desperation to choose her now? If it is true, it would be correcting a mistake. A GOOD thing. Sticking with Biden, after learning that, would be a foolish act.

    Assuming that Hilary is/was not a better pick, then it would be a foolish act to choose her for VP and a smart move to stick with Biden.

    Fact is, whether or not Obama is winning, if one VP candidate is better than the other, it is a smart move to go with that one. If neither is better, then it would be an act of desperation if he is losing and switches for the simple reason of trying something new. If he is winning and makes the switch for the same lack of reason, then it is being nonchalant with people's careers and lives.

    In short, if one is clearly better than the other, choosing the better candidate is a smart move, regardless if he is winning or losing. If one is not clearly better than the other, changing candidates is not a good move, regardless if he is winning or losing.

    Only one of these four conditions could even be interpreted as an act of desperation, and I doubt it's going to happen.
  • luke boltfox20 2012/08/20 22:23:07
    luke
    IS UR GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY???????
  • boltfox20 luke 2012/08/30 09:09:00
    boltfox20
    Depends on which way the water's flowing.

    Based on that, I'm willing to bet your glass is half empty.
  • ProudProgressive 2012/08/17 01:21:57
    No
    ProudProgressive
    +5
    The more relevant question is whether the Republican delegates will exercise their discretion and refuse to nominate Mitt Romney. Given how disastrous his campaign has been so far, and the fact that it is looking like the Romney-Ryan ticket will also cost the Republican Party their House majority, they seem to have no option left except a hail Mary pass. I hear Sarah Palin isn't doing anything significant.

    But as to Vice President Biden, the President is not under any pressure to replace him. He has been an effective spokesman for the Administration and the thought of him tearing Paul Ryan to shreds in a debate is, I must admit, an exciting prospect. And THAT would be a B.F.D.

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