Vice President Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) traded blows furiously Thursday night in a fast moving, far-ranging vice presidential debate.
There was no clear winner in the first and only showdown between the vice presidential candidates, with both sides making strong cases for their running mates at the top of their respective tickets. But perhaps the most prominent feature of the debate in Danville, Ky., was Biden’s incredulous demeanor throughout, with the vice president dismissing the GOP nominee with laughter, eyes rolling and even one “Oh God!” in an evening of quips and comebacks.
From the outset of the 90-minute debate, Biden sought to portray Mitt Romney and Ryan’s ideas as “
malarkey” and depicted his opponent as evasive and untruthful, a theme the Obama campaign has aggressively pushed in recent days.
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