Vice president John J. Pitney Jr. pitches to voters , `` Joe Biden is dead and the White House is alive '' The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of John J. Pitney , Jr . Joe Biden : Presidential elections turn mostly on the big things : economy , war and peace . He says that in a close election , rhetoric can affect the margin of difference . He says that at 1991 , reality trumps rhetoric .
Vice president John J. Pitney Jr. pitches to voters , `` Joe Biden is dead and the White House is alive '' Joe Biden : Presidential elections turn mostly on the big things : economy , war and peace . He says that in a close election , rhetoric can affect the margin of difference . He says that at 1991 , reality trumps rhetoric .