Biden was chosen as Obama’s deputy.
Topic: 2008 US Presidential Election
At the beginning of 2008, Biden participated in the inner-party election with Obama as a Democratic candidate, and has recently been regarded by the media as the most popular candidate for Obama’s deputy. (data picture)
A TV station in the United States interrupted the normal program and interrupted the news that Obama officially confirmed his deputy. Photography: Luo Guiqing
2008 US presidential election
According to the original plan, the Obama campaign team is scheduled to announce the partner candidates to the supporters by email or SMS on the morning of 23rd local time. However, the candidates were leaked to the media several hours in advance, forcing the campaign team to change their plans and send text messages and make phone calls to announce the news in the early hours of the morning.
American journalists who got the news came to Biden’s house in advance, waiting for the final news. Our reporter has been paying attention to the development of the situation through "Fox TV News". At about 1 pm Beijing time on the 23rd, the Obama campaign team finally released official news, confirming that Biden became Obama’s partner.
According to Xinhua News Agency, US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama announced through the campaign website on 23rd that joseph robinette, a federal senator from Delaware and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, became a vice presidential candidate.
Political analysts believe that Biden, 65, has rich experience in defense and foreign affairs, which helps to make up for Obama’s experience disadvantage compared with Republican opponent John McCain; However, having a senator with more than 30 years of congressional experience as a deputy may affect the theme of "change" that Obama painstakingly worked on in the primary stage.
Announce the candidate in the early hours of the morning
With the time approaching for Obama to officially announce the candidates, Virginia Governor Timothy Cain and Indiana Senator evan bayh have confirmed that they have been excluded from the deputy list. Former First Lady Hillary Clinton’s assistant also confirmed that the Obama team never asked them for the financial information needed to determine the candidates. Biden gradually entered the media encirclement.
According to the original plan, the Obama campaign team is scheduled to announce the partner candidates by email or SMS on the morning of 23rd local time. However, the candidate decided to be leaked to the media a few hours in advance, forcing the campaign team to change its plan and send text messages and make phone calls to announce the news in the early hours of the morning.
It is reported that the upcoming Democratic National Congress on 25th will formally nominate Obama as the presidential candidate, and Biden’s nomination will also be approved.
Biden’s election is mixed.
However, some political analysts can’t help but wonder whether Obama’s disadvantage will be compensated or shattered glass’s will be helped by experienced Biden.
Ron Fornier, an Associated Press reporter, believes that Obama, who has always advocated "change", chose Biden, who belongs to the Washington circle, at the last minute, which means that Obama chose to cover up his weaknesses instead of trying to create a new generation of presidential candidates who abandoned tradition.
At the beginning of the campaign, Obama’s slogan of changing Washington’s political tradition won the hearts of voters. At one time, the media speculated that he would also break the tradition in the deputy candidate and choose a person outside Washington, a non-party person or a female candidate. When Biden’s name appeared on Obama’s campaign website, Fornier said that Obama took a logical and necessary step, but this step may begin to have a negative impact on his theme of "change".
However, some Democratic campaign strategists believe that Obama’s choice is worthy of recognition, because he needs a more traditional and tough strategy to fight McCain.
"Six months ago, people said that he (Obama) was not tough enough with Hillary, and he was too passive," said analyst Jim Jordan. "However, he made the right choice at a critical time."
Obama risks revealing the mystery of his partner.
According to Xinhua News Agency, it took nearly a week for US Democratic presidential candidate Obama to announce his running mate, and vice presidential candidate joseph robinette became "yet we called and urged a thousand times before she started toward us".
Choosing a deputy is "full of twists and turns"
The US "Political Weekly" reported on the 22nd that it may be too late for Obama to use this focus news to keep the public "appetite".
"Obama wanted to build a momentum, and he got it," said Lenz, a Republican think tank. "In California, everyone is holding a cell phone … expecting it. They want to be the first to know the answer. "
On 19th, The New York Times quoted Obama’s assistant as saying that Obama decided to announce his partner on 20th at the latest. Obama’s supporters will receive an email or a text message early one morning to get the name of the partner.
Robert Gibbs, a campaign spokesman, said on the 22nd: "We may have to wait until the 27th to announce it at the National Congress." However, Obama’s official website announced on the 23rd that Biden became Obama’s partner, and related text messages have been sent.
Slowly unveiling it as "killing three birds with one stone"
Democratic think tanks say it is wise for Obama to slowly uncover the mystery of his partner.
First of all, it helps Obama to attack Republican opponent John McCain more fully. The Obama camp seized the handle of McCain’s "I don’t know how many properties I have", and from the 21st, it lashed out at the Republican opponent for being divorced from ordinary people and not understanding the current situation of the US economy. Once Obama announces his partner, it will inevitably become the focus of the election campaign and draw public attention away from McCain’s "real estate".
Second, it is also beneficial to the Democratic National Congress. The Obama camp said: "The announcement of the partner will obviously attract everyone’s attention. And it is quite important to let the public pay attention to the conference. The closer the announcement partner time is to the opening of the conference, the more newsworthy the conference will be. "
In addition, the delay in announcing the partner is also to reduce the negative media coverage of Obama.
Analyst Tad Devine said: "After the running mate is announced, the media usually report it positively first. After about 48 hours, negative reports are inevitable. At present, the Democratic National Congress will be held within 48 hours. This news point can divert the media’s attention and mention less’ Obama partner shortcomings’. "
Vice President and President:Only one heartbeat apart.
This newspaper comprehensively reports that the vice president of the United States is the second person in the executive body of the United States, the first successor to the president and concurrently the speaker of the Senate. Under normal circumstances, there is no voting right in the Senate. Only when the voting result of 100 members of the Senate is tied, the vice president has the casting vote. On the whole, the symbolic meaning of the vice president is far greater than the essence.
And once the president is in office? When he dies, resigns or is dismissed, the vice president succeeds immediately, so the vice president has always been called "only one heartbeat away" from the president.
According to the Constitution of the United States, the duties of the vice presidents of the United States are limited. They preside over Senate meetings, but they are only responsible for casting a decisive vote when voting for a draw. Only when the president leaves office or dies before the expiration of his term of office will the vice president shoulder the heavy responsibility of replacing the president.
According to historical practice, the vice president can do little, mainly attending some international official occasions or national funerals. In contrast, Gore and Cheney were relatively unconventional in the past decade or so, and Cheney, who focused on Iraq, was regarded as the most influential vice president, which made the role of the US vice president in the government increase.
Editor: Zhang Renhe