 in virginia which is a key state in the election he is the chairman of the senate intelligence committee which is a key panel in the senate so his voice matters and is significant in the grand scheme of things so first we had mark warner then there was a statement from patty murray who's a member of democratic leadership she's a senate pro tem her saying that biden needs to show more vigor and enthusiasm on the campaign trail he needs to prove that he can handle being at the top of the ticket