Barack Obama announced this morning he has chosen Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as his running mate.
The text message was sent by Obama’s campaign shortly after 3 a.m.
“Joe and I will appear for the first time as running mates this afternoon in Springfield, Illinois—the same place this campaign began more than 19 months ago,’’ the message stated. “I’m excited about hitting the campaign trail with Joe, but the two of us can’t do this alone. We need your help to keep building this movement for change. Please let Joe know that you’re glad he’s part of our team. Share your personal welcome note and we’ll make sure he gets it.’’
Ben Porritt, a spokesman for presumptive Republican nominee John McCain, issued the following statement saying, “There has been no harsher critic of Barack Obama’s lack of experience than Joe Biden. Biden has denounced Barack Obama’s poor foreign policy judgment and has strongly argued in his own words what Americans are quickly realizing—that Barack Obama is not ready to be President.”
The McCain campaign also has released a new TV highlighting Biden’s criticism of Obama during the early part of the campaign for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, before Biden dropped out of the race.
