Reply #17: if the gop tries to smear him it would be before the primaries....

[earthlover]

...they could spread stuff, and the followers of Biden's Dem opponents would likely take the bait. The Reps could get us to fight their battle for them.

They would only do this if Biden looked like he had a chance, however.

I do not share the belief that the Dem nominee will automatically win thils time. The Reps are lousy at running a government, but they are good at getting elected. And if that doesn't work, they are good at being selected too.

All three of the top tier are worrisome to me for the general election. Especially Hillary. But Obama and Edwards have their weaknesses as well.

I would like to hear more about Biden. I haven't decided yet, but he is one of those I am looking at.