Obama and Biden to Hit the Trail in Battleground States

Barack Obama and newly chosen running mate Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) will hit the campaign trail together for the first time following the Democratic convention in Denver, taking a bus tour through battleground states where Biden is expected to help the Illinois senator win over white, working-class voters.

The two will leave Denver Friday for Pennsylvania, where they will begin a tour that will also take them to Ohio and Michigan, Obama’s campaign announced today. No word on how long the tour will last; the Obama camp says more details are to come.

Pundits have suggested Biden can help Obama in states like these, all of which Obama lost to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) during the Democratic primary, and all of which have large populations of white, working-class voters. Biden, who hails from a white, working-class background, could help Obama with that demographic, particularly in Pennsylvania where he grew up, analysts say.