Reply #34: Why do people forget that he has run for office before? [View All]

[BumRushDaShow]

:shrug:

For example, when he first ran against Bobby Rush, a household name in an essentially locked-in Congressional seat in an almost all-black district (where we are often harder on our own). You don't think THAT "toughened him up?" . Remember that Obama's strategists and managers have had experience getting black candidates elected, whether local (e.g., Harold Washington) or statewide (e.g., Deval Patrick for Governor).

Biden hasn't had to do much to get re-elected over and over in Delaware for the past 35 years and with his 2 failed Presidential runs, he never did the type of traveling until now that Obama had done for almost 2 years straight. Biden is a scrappy politician and has his own cultural roots and foibles, which are NOT the same as Obama's. Folks need to understand that given Obama's background, he is quite worldly, having grown up in Hawai'i and lived in Indonesia. The vast majority of Americans have never traveled outside of the country and a large chunk have never traveled outside of their own state. And don't ever forget that Michelle is there always.

Edit to also add that his demeanor has always been to walk that tight-rope.