| Biden/Ryan: Ready To Rumble |
| Oct-11-2012 |
| Keywords: biden, ryan, vp debate |
The second ticket enters the ring this evening pitting the seasoned VP Joe Biden against scrappy Congressman Paul Ryan in what many are hoping with be an epic battle.
Ted Olson, who played the role of Vice President Biden during practice, tells Fox News that Paul Ryan ready for this evening's event, having prepped with a marathon of nine 90-minute mock debate sessions.
Meanwhile, President Obama is standing fast with his Vice President, expressing confidence Biden will help improve the image of the incumbent ticket after Obama's abysmal performance last week.
"Joe just needs to be Joe," the president told ABC News. "Congressman Ryan is a smart effective speaker, but his ideas are the wrong ones."
Some are question the importance of this evening's debate, following the historical philosophy that Americans vote for the top of the ticket.
Ryan enters the debate with a higher favorability rating than Biden, 44% of voters having a favorable view of the Republican VP nomine, Biden seen unfavorably by 51% of voters.
Both campaigns have put a lot of time and sweat into this evening's contents. The Romney/Ryan ticket is hoping to maintain momentum from last week's historic victory over Obama. The Republican nominee has closed Obama's lead in several swing states and in some polls has surpassed the president nationally.
And like many heavyweight weigh-ins, there's been a fair amount of taunting prior to the main event.
Ryan noted Biden has been on stage "many times before," but said he's got an Achilles heel -- "President Obama's record."
The Obama campaign is continuing to hammer the message that the Romney campaign is playing fast and loose with the facts on the debate stage.
"We now know that Mitt Romney will say anything to win, even if it's not true," deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter said in a memo Thursday. "The question now is whether Ryan will adopt the same dishonest strategy or if he'll stand by the very extreme positions he's taken as the 'intellectual leader' of the Republican Party."
The 90-minute debate at Centre College is likely to garner a strong audience, but is unlikely to top the 70-million that tuned in for the Biden/Palin bout in the 2008 election. |
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