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Unlike Mr Obama, who frequently showed distaste for the grubbiness of retail politics, (... Joe Biden) has always been known in Washington as a man who loves the backslapping and horse-trading that comes with work on Capitol Hill.

And the talent [mr. Biden] may well have, (...), is an ability to win over rivals on both sides of the partisan divide by deploying a certain old-fashioned hokeyness and making it sound genuine and decent.