Decision 2012: Vice President Biden goes after GOP candidates

While four contenders continue the struggle for the Republican presidential nomination, President Barack Obama and his campaign team are pressing ahead in their bid for reelection in the fall. While the president hit back at Republicans over energy policy, Vice President Joe Biden attacked the GOP candidates for opposing the auto bailout which saved thousands of jobs.

Class discussion:Biden appears to be taking on a traditional campaign role of vice presidents in leading the attacks on the opposition. See if you can find articles about how vice presidents and candidates for vice president played their parts in past elections. Did they make the most negative comments in the campaigns? Do aggressive statements by vice presidential candidates ever taint the reputations of their running mates?