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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 03:33 PM Oct 2012

Washington Post: Obama voters loved Biden last night

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Last night Carl Koch found himself smiling at the television screen as Vice President Joe Biden aggressively debated Rep. Paul Ryan in Kentucky.

Koch, a retired rancher — “no relation to the Koch brothers” — said he was looking for just the kind of performance Biden gave.

“I was hoping he would take the issues to Ryan,” said Koch, who spent the morning registering voters for the Obama campaign. “I certainly cheered him on. I was smiling most of the time [during the debate] — except when Ryan was talking.”
The packed standing room of about 2,000 Obama-Biden supporters at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse were excited that they would be the first to hear from Biden after the sole vice presidential debate of the campaign season.

“I was rooting for him,” said Jackie Brown, a 59 year-old counselor who lives in La Crosse. “I had been rather sad because I don’t hear the media asking those questions.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/10/12/obama-voters-loved-biden-last-night/

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Washington Post: Obama voters loved Biden last night (Original Post) WI_DEM Oct 2012 OP
I've never met JustAnotherGen Oct 2012 #1
Uh, yeah. NV Whino Oct 2012 #2
“I had been rather sad because I don’t hear the media asking those questions.” Skittles Oct 2012 #3
It's good that Joe got Obama voters re-energized TroyD Oct 2012 #4

Skittles

(153,170 posts)
3. “I had been rather sad because I don’t hear the media asking those questions.”
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 03:39 PM
Oct 2012

WE KNOW THE FEELING, JACKIE

TroyD

(4,551 posts)
4. It's good that Joe got Obama voters re-energized
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:05 PM
Oct 2012

That's important, and hopefully it will begin to show up in the polls.

But it's not enough.

Obama has to do his part now. He has to win the next 2 debates.

He has to bring back some of the voters who have gone to Romney. Voters are waiting right now. They are watching and waiting to see if Obama is able to beat Romney.

Nate Silver says Romney is still making gains and that his debate bounce is not receding.

Romney had the night of his life last week. Now Obama needs 1 or 2 of those!

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