Andrew Malcolm's Biden-hate is getting the best of him again. The LA Times blogger/former Bush aide is trying so hard to invent a Vice Presidential gaffe, he's in danger of pulling a muscle.

Here's Malcolm:

This morning Biden went before the administration's new favorite campaign audience, college students looking to get out of a class. He told the young people in St. Paul that: “Reports of the death of the Democratic Party have been greatly exaggerated.”

Which is funny on two levels. One, no one has come forward to claim credit for declaring said party defunct yet, even after 20 months of failed recovery efforts. And, two, in Minnesota, Biden's party is known as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. For a local news video report on Biden's talk go here.

As 'gotchas' go, hitting Biden for saying “Democratic Party” in a state where the party is technically called the “Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party” is pretty awful. It isn't like shouting “Hello, Cleveland” to a crowd of admirers in Detroit. It's more like saying “Rhode Island” rather than “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.” In other words: Who cares?

Answer: Nobody. That's why Biden's comment was greeted with applause and cheers rather than hisses and boos, or irritated silence.

But, perhaps realizing that his first attempt fell flat, Malcolm took one more shot at making Biden look bad:

Biden also emphatically told the crowd and Americans listening beyond:

“I'm here to tell you that on November the 3rd, the Democrats will retain a majority in the House, a majority in the Senate.”

Biden's bold yet predictable prediction ignited resounding cheers from Republicans. That's because if Democrat voters follow Joe's advice at the polls on Nov. 3, Republicans are sure to win. The Democrats will be an entire day late since the midterm voting is actually on Nov. 2.

Weak. Biden does not appear to be saying that Election Day is November 3. He appears to be saying that after the mid-term elections, Democrats will retain their majorities. And had Andrew Malcolm included Biden's very next words, that would be clear. Here's Biden's quote again, with the portion Malcolm left out:

“I'm here to tell you that on November the 3rd, the Democrats will retain a majority in the House, a majority in the Senate and these two folks will be heading to the state capital.”

Now, which makes more sense: That Joe Biden was saying Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton would be “heading to the state capital” on Election Day -- or after Election Day? The latter, of course. So it seems clear Biden was not telling the audience that Election Day is November 3; he was predicting the results of election day. But that doesn't fit Andrew Malcolm's deeply dishonest desire to trash Joe Biden at every turn, so he lopped off the end of the comment -- and we know he was aware of it because it's in the very source upon which he based his post -- in order to pretend Biden made a mistake.