Americans came home earlier this week.
They went from spending evenings in Beijing at the Olympics to spending their nights in Denver for the Democratic National Convention. They will soon set their TV and computer screens to Minneapolis-St. Paul for the Republican National Convention.
Barack Obama announced Joe Biden as his running mate last weekend.
Accounting, Economics and Finance Professor Mark Jelavich said Biden was a good choice for Obama.
"Biden has a lot of foreign policy experience in the Senate, and since Obama has little, really little to none foreign policy experience, it's probably a good balance," Jelavich said.
History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science Professor Richard Fulton said Biden's experience will add to Obama's campaign.
"He's (Biden) got experience, he's very down to Earth, he complements Obama, I think quite well with maturity and experience, especially in foreign affairs," Fulton said.
He also noticed Biden seems to be popular with Democrats and Independents in his home state, Delaware.
"I think from the very beginning, once he clinched the nomination, he was what I thought would be the better choice for vice president," Fulton said.
In polls released Sunday night, the numbers depicted Obama and McCain neck and neck. In previous weeks, Obama held the lead. Jelavich believes Obama's support is beginning to diminish because people realize McCain has the experience behind him.
With the Republican Convention set to begin next week, McCain should make his decision Friday.
Jelavich thinks McCain should pick a running mate who has a strong background in domestic policy. One of the prospects, Tim Pawlenty, the Minnesota governor, has worked in rural economic issues, Jelavich said.
McCain has to choose whether he wants a recognizable or less known candidate, Fulton said. Prospect Mitt Romney is well known, but a good possibility, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is less recognizable, but can offer McCain support in key states, Fulton said.
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