I think both sides in this case -- this is one of the better parts of it -- this campaign leads a lot to be desired on some substantive issues. But in terms of the personal side of it, I think both sides are doing it pretty well.
David Gergen discusses the handling of personal family matters by both Barack Obama and John McCain during the campaign.
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With these rallies, we are staggering from one obscenity to the next, and it is very clear that the rally haven't helped him very much politically. His numbers have been going down since all this nonsense started.
This represents a very professional, thoughtful, first set of steps by Joe Biden.
He is obsessed with winning re-election. It's all about self-respect. It is whether he is going to be humiliated or not.
I think a lot of Americans are relieved to have a politician who's not in your face and not yelling at you and not lying to you.
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