Ryan pick presents new challenges for Biden

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Washington Post:

From the moment he joined Barack Obama’s 2008 ticket as the No. 2 candidate, Joseph R. Biden Jr. has relished the dual roles of elder statesman and resident lunch-bucket American, the experienced Washington hand who has helped guide the young and cerebral Ivy Leaguers trying to run the country.

 

Now, the selection of Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) as the Republican vice presidential candidate presents a new set of challenges.

 

Unlike four years ago, when Biden squared off against an unknown and largely untested Sarah Palin, the vice president is competing against a longtime congressman known for being a quick-minded policy expert. Now, unlike then, Biden must defend the Obama record while, associates say, keeping an eye on a potential 2016 White House bid of his own.

 

As always, Biden faces the challenge of his tongue, which got him into trouble again this week when he told a racially mixed audience in Virginia that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s approach to regulating the financial industry would “put y’all back in chains.”

 

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LOL Biden mentioned for 2016, even if Obama is elected again, Biden stands NO, read 0%, chance of being the nominee for President.

[Pepper]

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What a joke, Biden being concerned about 2016.

 

Joe Biden was picked in 2008 because he was the "adult" who could not possibly outshine Obama.