Biden is not Ronald Reagan either.
You're right. I'd take Biden over Reagan any day.
Seriously though, few voters know how old Biden is. He certainly acts alive and vigorous. Yes, four years ago he brought experience and wisdom (particularly foreign policy) to a ticket with a young man who had been criticized on experience, and today that plus is no longer as relevant. But it'd still be a bad idea to drop him from the ticket for the reasons Cobbler said.
Speaking of which, how much foreign policy experience does the Romney-Ryan ticket have? Is Ryan really seasoned enough to step into the shoes of the President? Or is that not even being discussed in this election?
I guess you can say Biden's economy is better than Reagan's economy, not gonna argue with you there, lol.
People thought John McCain was old, and they'll think Biden is old. You're not going to stop people from seeing it with their own eyes. Biden was unusually on message in 2008, but he's gonna say more crazy things, which he is known for, after all he's a clean, articulate guy; and the republicans are going to make a bigger issue out of his senility compared to Romney/Ryan.
Paul Ryan has 14 years of govt experience. He's about as experienced as Bill Clinton was in 1992.
Also, Democrats can't say anything about Ryan's young age and experience, when Obama was nominated with just 3 years of Senate experience. Obama lowered the bar for everyone else.
You don't get it.
Republicans may chomp at the bit when Biden says off the cuff things on the stump, but it actually endears him to democrats and independents. There's such a thing as being too slick. Romney has gotten a lot of s**t for it, so has Obama, so did Clinton, etc etc. People like it when Biden shows himself to be a normal human being who speaks off the cuff- it adds a relatability to the ticket that Obama sometimes lacks. Democrats LOVED it when Biden said that healthcare reform was a "big f****** deal" because we were all thinking it.
He reminds people of their drunk uncle, who is often the most fun person at family gatherings.
