Biden takes backseat to Clinton speech at DNC

News broke last night that former president Bill Clinton is set to have a prominent speaking role in a prime time-slot at the Democratic National Convention. Meanwhile, Vice President Joe Biden has been reduced to giving a speech on the final night of the four-day event with his chaperone President Barack Obama on standby.

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will appear on the final night of the convention, making the case for Mr. Obama before the largest audience of the week during an outdoor speech at the Bank of America Stadium. The vice president and Mr. Obama will appear together on stage before they accept the party’s nomination for a second term in the White House.

It is unusual in recent election cycles, although not without precedent, for the vice president not to get the stage to himself during a night at the convention. But in his speech, aides said, Mr. Biden is expected to remind Americans about the last four years and the administration’s accomplishments in a difficult economic climate..

[New York Times]