Obama/Biden vs. McCain/Who?

Yes, I know that John McCain has already announced that he has chosen his running mate – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin – but she is a virtual unknown!

Obama played a risky hand when he chose one of his critics – Joe Biden – to be his running mate, but McCain’s choice of someone who could be his daughter (although Meghan McCain is younger and much better looking!) went further in my opinion.

Of course the general idea is that the ticket is balanced out, and, to be fair, this has happened quite well: McCain, the white, elderly male with much experience, has chosen Palin, the white, middle-aged female (“hey Obama, I’ve chosen a woman, why not you?”) with some experience; while Obama, the black middle-aged male with little experience, has chosen Biden, the white, elderly male with a lot of experience.

The choice of running mate whilst significant at the moment plays only a minor role in the overall shape of the election. What really matters to Americans is achieving a shift away from George Bush, and much like Milliband isn’t the way to achieve the necessary change in this Country, McCain isn’t the key to achieving the necessary change in American.

Only Barack Obama and Joe Biden can.