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Biden's Stock Rises in Obama Vice Presidential Speculation
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ABC News' Ed O'Keefe reports: Sen. Barack Obama still isn't saying who he's picked as his vice presidential running mate, but speculation surrounding Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., has increased as the Democratic ticket's unveiling in Springfield on Saturday nears.
On his blog, Marc Ambinder first reported on an in-bounded private charter from Chicago Midway (KMDW) to New Castle, Del. (KILG). The flight -- EJA863 -- took off at 6:05 p.m. ET and arrived one hour and 28 minutes later at 7:36 p.m.
Just as the Raytheon Hawker 800 took to the sky, ABC News has confirmed that Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., and Gov. Tim Kaine, D-Va., had both been told by Obama that they were not going to join the Democratic ticket.
Reached by phone by ABC News' Teddy Davis just after 8 p.m. ET, former Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., father of Evan Bayh, was not in a position to either confirm or deny the report that his son had been scratched off Obama's short list.
"Tim and Evan aren't in the mix? I don't know anything about that," the elder Bayh said.
Activity outside Biden's home in Delaware has increased this evening.
Biden's son Joseph R. "Beau" Biden, Delaware's attorney general who served in Iraq in the Army National Guard, arrived at the residence as had, for a short while, both his state director and driver.
Biden, 65, first won his job in the Senate over 35 years ago and has been re-elected five times. The Delaware Democrat has chaired both the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Judiciary Committee, and has cast more than 12,500 votes during his political career.
A Biden pick, so goes conventional political wisdom, would bring gravitas as a running mate to the 47-year-old presumptive Democratic nominee.
Earlier this week, Biden told reporters outside his home, "I'm not the guy."
The long-awaited text message from the Obama campaign confirming or disproving that statement has yet to arrive.
ABC News' Justin Anderson, Lisa Chinn, Matt Jaffe, Jay Shaylor, and Jake Tapper contributed to this report.
August 22, 2008 in Biden, Joe, Kucinich, Dennis, Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (481)
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Debra - he said - "he was not seeking the VP" but that he would serve if his county if called upon him! Big Difference!
The HRC supporters need to think about the "Clinton Baggage" who wnats to go through this "crap" for the next four years! It's always something with them -they are either being sued or investigated!! We cannot get bogged down in that garbage - we have to move forward as a nation - Use HRC's strenghts - that would be Secretary of State - anything else is going to demean and incompasitate her and her ability to effectively serve our nation.
Posted by: White Mountain | Aug 22, 2008 9:53:36 PM
Someone owes me ten bucks, O'Keefe.
Posted by: isaac | Aug 22, 2008 9:55:20 PM
ron
How could she unite us? With Bosnia stories? She is a shrew to the Obama supporters. As a woman she has no credibility with me. Staying with that perv Bill afeter years of humiliation in the hope that she could someday run for president? Dream on!
Posted by: roxanne | Aug 22, 2008 9:57:33 PM
Um, James, if you actually take the time to research it, Sen. Joe Biden's idea is the only intelligent, rational, and more important, practical one. It worked just find in Bosnia et al. McCain 2008/Hillary 2012!!!
Posted by: PhillyPaul | Aug 22, 2008 9:58:14 PM
Scott NH;How old is McClain? he's running for president, one foot in the grave.
Posted by: gman | Aug 22, 2008 9:59:25 PM
Does anyboby think maybe hillary don't want vice president,and maybe she already know that he wouldn't pick her, they might have talk about it.
Posted by: gman | Aug 22, 2008 10:03:22 PM
roxanne, I have been reading these posts and the disrespect that Obama supporters show for Hillary confirms to me that Obama supporters do not want Hillary voters support. So be it, I'm voting for McCain.
Posted by: jerry | Aug 22, 2008 10:03:23 PM
gmam, Obama has one foot in his mouth and the other up his A###
Posted by: Hillary supporter | Aug 22, 2008 10:06:16 PM
James
He's doing a pretty good job of running his campagin which is more than you could say for Clinton who is 23 million dollars in debt!
Posted by: roxanne | Aug 22, 2008 10:08:32 PM
I remember when Biden was asked the question "will he takes the VP job if ask." Biden said, 'No and he will turn-down any offer for VP." Another lying on the ticket.
Posted by: willie | Aug 22, 2008 10:10:01 PM
ROBERT
Fortunately there are not enough of those idiost to make a difference!
Posted by: roxanne | Aug 22, 2008 10:10:18 PM
I toast OBAMA & BIDEN - THE WINNING TICKET - BY A LANDSLIDE!!! Unless Bush starts a nuclear war with Russia or Iran - then were all toast! Would somebody please help GWB - sit on him if you have to! There aren't enough drugs or alternate realities to convince any "normal" person that we coould win a nuclear conflict. How GWB he be THAT STUPID?
Posted by: White Mountain | Aug 22, 2008 10:10:56 PM
All you Hilliary lovers will be going crazy that he didn't pick her. I hope Obama will be saft with Hilliay nutting ones.
Posted by: gl | Aug 22, 2008 10:11:41 PM
"IF" it is Biden, he was saying it ISN'T me on TV yesterday. Just what we need another LIAR!
Posted by: BIDEN is a Weakling | Aug 22, 2008 10:13:19 PM
If Hillary is not on this ticket, I will be voting for McCain period! The only reason that Hillary should not be on this ticket is if she was offered it and did not accept it. I hope Obama makes the right decision or he will not be the next President of the United States!
Posted by: Joe | Aug 22, 2008 10:15:20 PM
This is just toooooo good to be true!
If it is Biden...Obama is toast!
What America needs is leaders that bring the parties together to finally get things done (unlike the Pelosi/Reid do-nothing's)...and folks..Biden ain't no uniter! He's as partisan as they get!
Let's see...dem ticket equals the most liberal and the most arrogant partisan candidates ever. McCain just needs to pick a moderate like Romney that can manage the money and the game is over in August!
Posted by: clarkOHrepub | Aug 22, 2008 10:16:12 PM
James;if he had choosen someone stronger on ecomony I am sure you would say than he needed someone one with more foreign policy skills----you people!
Posted by: gman | Aug 22, 2008 10:16:27 PM
I'm an Iowan. During the caucuses, Biden was my top choice (followed by Dodd). I wish the ticket was Biden/Obama - I'm not one of the Obama cheerleaders, but a Biden VP makes me much more comfortable. You know Biden is the only one of the candidates who isn't a millionaire?
Posted by: Mike | Aug 22, 2008 10:17:47 PM
hillay is a disgrace and too arrogant like her followers..BIDEN is the man..
Posted by: oladele | Aug 22, 2008 10:18:01 PM
All of you HIllary fans were going to vote for McCain anyway! Funny how "operation chaos" backfired - McCain had the nomination in Feb. and all the Republicans kept voting for Clinton because they knew they COULD beat her! GET HONEST - you were never going to vote democratic to begin with - YOU JUST WANTED TO SCREW UP THE PRIMARY AND LET MCCAIN "RUN" FOR AN EXTRA 4 MONTHS!
Posted by: White Mountain | Aug 22, 2008 10:18:46 PM
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