I think it's a good , safe pick that will counter the experience issue to some extent. He didn't last long in the primaries though.

It goes to show that time seems to heal a lot of things. 20 years ago Biden had to drop out of the presidential race due to an embarrassing set of circumstances, overshadowed only by Gary Hart. The comedians had a lot of fun with him, and I thought his national aspirations were sunk completely.