Joe Biden is no Barack Obama on the rubber chicken circuit

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:11 PM EDT

Article Source: The L.A. Times

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Clearly, Barack Obama didn't pick Joe Biden because of his fundraising prowe$$.
Compared to Obama -- and nearly every other presidential candidate in 2008 -- Biden was a piker.
Through Dec. 31, Biden had reported raising $8.2 million in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama's total at that point: $102 million.

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Biden's candidacy ended abruptly after the Iowa caucuses in early January. After he finished his bookkeeping for the failed campaign, his fundraising from donors totaled about $9.9 million. Obama, in his continuing quest for the White House, has raised 39 times that much.

Biden added to his total by transferring money from his Senate account and accepting $2 million in federal matching funds.

Throughout his lengthy political career, Biden -- like Obama -- has drawn heavily from law firms.

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#1 - Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:12 PM EDT

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O-K

We will soon see what he can do.

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#2 - Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:13 PM EDT

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backroads

Maybe Obama sees Biden as his attack dog to distract McCain. It certainly can't be for the cash.

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#3 - Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:16 PM EDT

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Well, Biden has said some nice things about McCain so he would have to explain why he is now attacking McCain.

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#4 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:19 PM EDT

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backroads

Yes, it does bring Biden's character, ethics and honesty into question.

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#4.1 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:02 PM EDT

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Joe Biden is no Barack Obama on the rubber chicken circuit

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