{"id":26738,"date":"2012-10-12T16:07:18","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T13:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=26738"},"modified":"2012-10-12T16:07:18","modified_gmt":"2012-10-12T13:07:18","slug":"vice-presidental-debate-2012vice-president-joe-biden-puts-in-a-strong-performance-against-paul-ryan-u-s-elections-26738","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/vice-presidental-debate-2012vice-president-joe-biden-puts-in-a-strong-performance-against-paul-ryan-u-s-elections-26738\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice Presidental Debate 2012:Vice president Joe Biden puts in a strong performance against Paul Ryan, \/ U.S Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan at the start of the vice presidential debate in Danville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joe Biden has put in a feisty performance in the vice presidential debate as he attempted to restore Democrat hopes after Barack Obama’s lacklustre appearance last week.<\/h1>\n

Mr Biden and his Republican rival Paul Ryan frequently interrupted each other on topics including healthcare, the economy and Iran in their only debate before next month’s election.<\/p>\n

The Vice President’s effort in Danville, Kentucky, appeared to have righted the Democrat ship but pressure remains on Mr Obama to deliver next week.<\/p>\n

The President’s hopes of a second term in office have hung in the balance since he allowed Mitt Romney the upper hand in the first presidential debate on October 3.<\/p>\n

Mr Biden stepped up to the plate on Thursday night needing a strong showing after Mr Romney moved ahead in several national opinion polls.<\/p>\n

He set about Mr Ryan – who is 27 years his junior – with relish, appearing incredulous at many of his statements and repeatedly smirking.<\/p>\n

His replies were punctuated with astonished exclamations of “Amazing!”, “Incredible!” and “Malarkey!”.<\/p>\n

The Vice President also brought up Mr Romney’s “47%” remarks, when the Republican nominee appeared to write off almost half the electorate.<\/p>\n

However, Mr Ryan dodged the bullet well – reminding the electorate that Mr Biden is prone to gaffes himself.<\/p>\n

The rivals, both Roman Catholics, also engaged over abortion – a key issue as both sides chase the crucial women’s vote.<\/p>\n

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Mr Biden warned that Mr Romney would choose a Supreme Court justice that would be sure to oppose the right to terminate a pregnancy.<\/p>\n

Unlike last week’s presidential debate, much of Thursday’s encounter centred on foreign policy and Mr Biden attacked the Republicans for their lack of policy on Iran, Syria and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

“Are you going to go to war? Is that what you want to do now?”, he asked his opponent on Iran.<\/p>\n

Passionate and adamant, Mr Biden was on a mission to reverse Mr Romney’s polling surge and steady worried Democrats.<\/p>\n

But his constant quirky smirking and guffaws on a split screen when the earnest Mr Ryan gave his answers risked distracting millions of television viewers watching at home.<\/p>\n

Immediate analysis by pundits scored the clash a draw, with Mr Biden apparently doing enough to cheer gloomy Democrats and Mr Ryan avoiding serious errors that could haunt the Republican ticket.<\/p>\n

Charles Franklin, politics professor and co-founder of Pollster.com, said: “The most obvious takeaway was how much more combative it was. If the Democrats wanted Biden to be more aggressive, they certainly got that.<\/p>\n

“It’s hard to say if it has changed the momentum of the race in a dramatic way, but I think it was a vigorous enough performance and it certainly did not reinforce the passivity that we saw from Obama last time.”<\/p>\n

Dotty Lynch, from the American University, said Democrats she had spoken to were happy with Mr Biden’s performance.<\/p>\n

“They are energised by it, they say he didn’t let Ryan get away with anything, he stepped in when he heard something he wanted to refute,” she said.<\/p>\n

But Mr Ryan, a rising Republican star who is chairman of the House budget committee, did not discredit himself either as he showed a good grasp of policy and hit back hard at his more experienced opponent.<\/p>\n

“Paul Ryan was knowledgeable, got his points across, and I think maybe surprised people about his command of facts on international issues, an area that he hasn’t done very much in,” Ms Lynch said.<\/p>\n

With just three-and-a-half weeks to go, Mr Romney and Mr Obama are neck-and-neck in national polls, but the president has slim leads in the majority of the swing states that will decide the November 6 election.<\/p>\n\n

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