Biden: Hillary a Better Pick Than Me September 10, 2008 5:17 PM ABC News' Matthew Jaffe reports: Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., vice presidential nominee, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., Wednesday said that Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., might have been a better pick for the position than him. At a rally in Nashua, N.H., a man in the audience told Biden how glad he was that Obama picked him over Hillary, "not because she's a woman, but because, look at the things she did in the past." "Make no mistake about this," Biden responded. "Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Letâs get that straight. Sheâs a truly close personal friend, she is qualified to be president of the United States of America, sheâs easily qualified to be vice president of the United States of America, and quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me. But sheâs first rate, I mean that sincerely, sheâs first rate, so letâs get that straight." Spokesman Ben Porritt offered this response from the McCain camp: "Barack Obamaâs most important decision of this election, and Biden -- the candidate he selects -- suggests, himself, that he wasnât the right man for the job, and that Hillary Clinton would have been a better choice. Biden certainly has a credible viewpoint on this."