Biden is not the perfect candidate. If he were he might have fared better in his two previous runs for the White House. He has demonstrated a propensity for gaffes and lack of clearheadedness on the campaign trail. But he’s a more centrist Democrat who stands a better chance of winning crucial Midwestern states to secure the nomination and possibly the presidency. Democrats during the next round of primaries and caucuses will set the direction of the party nationally: Will they tilt toward the moderate agendas that elected Democrats Bill Clinton and Obama? Or will they drag the party in a direction that will not appeal to the mainstream of this nation?