As mentioned previously, the Obama camp can't be too happy about polling the day after the Biden selection. In the past, Vice Presidential selections have given roughly a five point bump in the polls. Now, with the three day rolling poll taking the three days after the selection, the news looks even worse for the Democrats.

So, while there was no bump for Obama immediately after the selection, it appears he has lost traction to McCain, which simply shows that choosing a Washington insider with more experience than McCain is not the change that America hopes for. It also doesn't hurt that the most liberal member of the Senate decided upon the third most liberal member of the Senate as his running mate. Those are the values needed to unite the country, right? Obama really didn't have many choices though. He couldn't pick Clinton due to the power struggles and Michelle's disdain for Hillary. Kaine would have highlighted the inexperience of the ticket, and Sebelius would have alienated the Hillary supporters for choosing a woman other than HRC. Rumors that he passed on Bayh and Kaine for not being pro-choice enough are equally disturbing. While the White House isn't won based on a VP selection, it is telling to a candidate's core values and character.