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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Oct 12, 2012, 06:41 AM Oct 2012

Democrats Get The Debate They Wanted In Kentucky

DANVILLE, KY — Democrats wanted an aggressive Joe Biden at the vice presidential debate here, and they got one. In stark contrast to President Obama’s listless performance against Mitt Romney in Denver on Oct. 3, Biden came out of the gate on the attack against Paul Ryan and stayed on offense throughout the 90-minute debate.

Biden’s central message to the audience watching: you can’t trust what the Romney-Ryan ticket says. On issue after issue, Biden told viewers to compare the two teams running for president and trust their instincts when it comes to who will look out for the middle class.

“Look, folks, use your common sense,” Biden said during a discussion of entitlements.

Whereas the lead up to the first presidential debate focused on lowering expectations for how each candidate would perform, Thursday’s vice presidential forum came with great anticipation on both sides. Conservatives hoped Ryan would pick apart Biden, whom they view as a gaffe-prone lightweight. Democrats and progressives demanded a more aggressive performance from Biden than Obama gave in Denver.

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Democrats Get The Debate They Wanted In Kentucky (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2012 OP

While it was a better performance than the President turned in a week ago customerserviceguy Oct 2012 #1

Enough already fugop Oct 2012 #2

Baloney. He needed all the gesticulation. So, in your mind, plethoro Oct 2012 #3

The "Biden Bump" was started in Kentucky bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #4

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)

1. While it was a better performance than the President turned in a week ago

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 07:15 AM

Oct 2012

it still didn't need that much gesticulation. By Monday, there will be several compilations of the Veep's body language all over YouTube, some of them set to music. I hope that America laughs instead of grimacing.

fugop

(1,828 posts)

2. Enough already

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 07:35 AM

Oct 2012

Quit with the rightwing spin on Biden's debate. We let that infiltrate every thread here after the president's debate and look where it got us. Joe was fantastic. Ryan sucked. Own it!

plethoro

(594 posts)

3. Baloney. He needed all the gesticulation. So, in your mind,

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 07:51 AM

Oct 2012

Joe should wandered off "Joe" and been someone more reserved and respectful? Had he done that, he would have lost the debate. This is not 1975.

bushisanidiot

(8,064 posts)

4. The "Biden Bump" was started in Kentucky

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 02:33 PM

Oct 2012

i'll have to keep a close eye on KY's numbers to see what the effect is.

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