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Thu, Oct 11 2012 19:49:57

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How Joe Biden and Paul Ryan performed in the 2012 vice presidential debate: 25 instant assessments

  1. Biden vs. Ryan

  2. mckaycoppins
    McKay Coppins@mckaycoppins
    Game not changed.
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 19:33:07
  3. 1bobcohn
    Bob Cohn@1bobcohn
    "pretty much of a draw" is Wolf Blitzer's instant analysis
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 19:34:14
  4. SWNID
    Jon Weatherly@SWNID
    This debate will be judged a draw. Motivational to base, utterly irrelevant to uncommitted. Biden passionate, goofy. Ryan detailed, nerdy.
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 19:12:21
  5. HuffPostPol
    HuffPost Politics@HuffPostPol
    REAL TIME SURVEY: Biden crushes Ryan in debate's first hour huff.to/RSrxQh
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 19:25:06
  6. bdomenech
    Ben Domenech@bdomenech
    This debate is basically focusing on stuff that @MarthaRaddatz knows and cares about and not issues voters care about.
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 19:09:20
  7. TheFix
    The Fix@TheFix
    Why this debate is so good: Biden and Ryan clearly hate one another. #vpdebate
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 18:32:37
  8. HotlineJosh
    Josh Kraushaar@HotlineJosh
    My initial takeaway: contrary to expectations, Ryan winning on foreign policy, Biden on economic policy. And my big margins, on both sides
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 19:07:04

  9. Biden

  10. IngrahamAngle
    Laura Ingraham@IngrahamAngle
    The old man is winning here.
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 19:14:25
  11. McCormackJohn
    John McCormack@McCormackJohn
    Big question is whether voters view Biden's hectoring and mocking as powerful or drunk-uncle jackassery.
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 19:11:17
  12. DrewHampshire
    Drew Cline@DrewHampshire
    Ryan needs to turn to Biden and say, forcefully, "Stop interrupting me."
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 19:02:33
  13. secupp
    S.E. Cupp@secupp
    Biden's constant "I was there" defense sounds like a stoner pining for Woodstock.
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 18:52:32
  14. jeffsonderman
    Jeff Sonderman ✎@jeffsonderman
    Set everything else aside, Biden is showing the passion and personal investment that Obama completely lacked in his debate. #debate
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 18:46:40
  15. poniewozik
    James Poniewozik@poniewozik
    The three days Biden spent in a prep room just laughing into a mirror is really paying off #debate
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 18:42:20
  16. chuckplunkett
    Chuck Plunkett@chuckplunkett
    Biden clearly on his game.
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 18:33:11
  17. AshleyRParker
    Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker
    Biden bringing way more energy/passion than Obama did. But I bet Chicago wishes he would curb that split screen chuckle.
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 18:26:04
  18. NickKristof
    Nicholas Kristof@NickKristof
    In his first couple of answers, #Biden has already outperformed Obama in the entire first debate.
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 18:10:25
  19. chucktodd
    Chuck Todd@chucktodd
    Biden's energy works for him when he's talking; that same energy during the split screen in the form of smirks at certain times, not sure
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 18:36:24
  20. jimschachter
    jimschachter@jimschachter
    Probably not good for Dems that VP Biden is laughing contemputously at Rep Ryan on splitscreen.
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 18:18:21

  21. Ryan

  22. nickgillespie
    nickgillespie@nickgillespie
    Ryan's wrapup effective to the extend it doesn't point to Romney specifics but to Obama's failures
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 19:32:18
  23. DrewHampshire
    Drew Cline@DrewHampshire
    Ryan needs to turn to Biden and say, forcefully, "Stop interrupting me."
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 19:02:33
  24. stephenfhayes
    Stephen Hayes@stephenfhayes
    Ryan's answer on taxes is the best answer, by either candidate, of the entire debate.
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 18:50:10
  25. dansinker
    dansinker@dansinker
    Right about now, Ryan's thinking "Oh, so *this* is how Obama felt last week."
    Thu, Oct 11 2012 18:39:42

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