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...week, or sometimes just a few days, seems to go by without Biden committing a new, very memorable gaffe on the campaign trail. Since Obama selected him in late August, he has affronted Ohio voters with disapproving comments about building new coal plants; raised eyebrows by remarking how "attractive" Palin is; made a widely ridiculed remark about President Franklin Roosevelt addressing the nation on television during the 1929 stock market crash (Roosevelt, of course, was not President then, and TV didn't even exist); contradicted his own running mate on the wisdom of the government bailout of AIG; colorfully confronted...
...None of the screwups have been devastating, and none have made Biden the target that Palin has become - at least in part because Biden is already so notorious for misspeaking. But most have been the product of Biden's nearly inexplicable tendency to ramble into errors or indiscretions when giving a speech, answering reporters' questions or chatting with voters...
...pronounced stutter, which took years of hard work to overcome. As a young superstar Senator - elected to the country's greatest debating forum at just 29 years old - he burnished his reputation with dramatic speeches about the struggles of working-class Americans. (Speeches that Palin herself alluded to earlier this week in an interview with CBS's Katie Couric, joking that she had heard them back when she was in grammar school...
...that Biden has been rehearsing short, crisp answers and general restraint to avoid droning on, showing off or Beltway bloviating. Given the reality of gender politics and the Senator's tendency for familiar glad-handing, Biden is in particular danger of saying something perceived as condescending or sexist to Palin. Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm has been serving as a stand-in to simulate the dynamic he will face, and Biden has reportedly sought out advice from Senate colleagues like Hillary Clinton, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein on how best to avoid any appearance of sexism in the way he interacts...
Some polls are suggesting that after gaining an initial bump, McCain's campaign is being hobbled by Sarah Palin's vice-presidential candidacy. The voters who are deserting her fastest, some of whom are even calling on her to withdraw, are mostly women...