My stomach is in knots over the turn the campaign is taking and the selection of Joe Biden. However, Biden may help energize our base; he should appeal to NASCAR dads, Irish Catholics, unions, and Jews, who have been uneasy about Obama's support for Israel but should be reassured by Biden. I think to win, we need to fight this the Chicago Way: McCain pulls a knife, we pull a gun. Biden has a reputation as a street fighter; and we need a bruiser to sink the Swift Boaters. Hopefully, Biden will not sink himself first.
And yes, right now I am thinking more about what it takes to win than what it takes to govern. Whether or not I am sold on Joe Biden's world view, I am definitely not sold on John McCain's.