Joe Biden

MANCHESTER--In the heart of Red Sox Nation Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden admitted that he is a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies.

"I know you guys have concerns and that's what the matter with Josh Beckett's arm," Biden joked.

Biden added, "I'm hoping for a Red Sox-Phillies World Series."

MANCHESTER--A Manchester state senator said that Joe Biden's trip to New Hampshire showed the campaign's commitment to the critical battleground state.

State Sen. Lou D'Allesandro (D-Manchester), who has been friends with Biden since the 1980s, said that Biden is a candidate that resonates in the Granite State.

New Hampshire Republican Chairman Fergus Cullen said Granite State voters should question why Barack Obama's campaign has not released a list of earmarks requested by Joe Biden.

"To be charitable, New Hampshire voters responded to Joe Biden with indifference both times he ran for president here; Biden dropped out before the New Hampshire primary in both 1988 and 2008 due to lack of support," Cullen said in a statement. "But this time New Hampshire voters are interested in learning more about Joe Biden, specifically about why the Obama campaign won't release Biden's earmark requests and why Biden believes that it is ‘patriotic' to pay more in taxes."

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:                October 13, 2008

Contact:           Fergus Cullen, Chairman, New Hampshire Republican Party

                        603-225-9341 office, 603-520-5450 cell

CONCORD – New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Fergus Cullen released the following statement on Sen. Joe Biden’s visit to New Hampshire today:

Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden will be campaigning in New Hampshire on Monday.

Biden is scheduled to attend events in Rochester and Manchester. The Rochester event is being billed as a "community gathering," the Manchester event has not yet been determined.

Joe Biden's trip to New Hampshire has been cancelled due to the passing of Jill Biden's mother.

Biden was suppose to visit Rochester and Manchester tomorrow.

Jayne Millerick, John McCain's campaign state vice-chair, said Sarah Palin demonstrated her record of reform during the vice-presidential debate against Joe Biden.

"There was one reformer on the stage Thursday who has a record of delivering change -- Sarah Palin. And there was one veteran Senator who has a record of delivering empty rhetoric, and that was Joe Biden," Millerick said in a statement.

Barack Obama's campaign has announced that Joe Biden will campaign in New Hampshire on October 6.

Details of the trip will be announced at a later time.

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A new poll shows John McCain leading Barack Obama by two percentage points in the Granite State, well within the poll's margin-of-error.

In the WMUR Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire and sponsored by WMUR, 47 percent of likely voters say they will vote for McCain, 45 percent say Obama and 7 percent are undecided. However when respondents were asked, "Thinking about the presidential election in November, would you vote for Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin...Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden ... someone else ... or haven't you decided yet?" the number of undecided increased to 20 percent.