Well, it's too early to say if Obama's pick for Vice President, Joe Biden (not pictured) will make any difference for the Democratic ticket. I think it's strange from Obama's "politics of change" to go to an long-term Senator who criticized Obama's experience during the primaries.
I thought it was funny that Obama sent the text message to his faithful at 3am in the morning. As you remember, during the primaries Hillary Clinton had asked whether or not Obama was ready to answer the phone at 3am in the morning. Well, he certainly is ready to text! Kind of a slap in the face to Hillary and her supporters.
John McCain was quick to react with a commercial showing Joe Biden criticizing Obama and praising McCain during the primaries.
(The picture is of Eriko Sato. Who, IMHO, would have been a better choice for Vice President.)