The Vice Presidential candidate debate last night is the main story today. Almost everyone is saying that it was a draw. News analyst Krauthammer gave a very focused viewpoint on the debate looking at it from three angles. Number one; if we only see the transcript of the debate, both Biden and Ryan were able to make valid points and state their arguments. If this were our only source of information it would appear to be a tie. Number two; if we were only able to listen to the debate on radio or on any audio device, Biden would come across as the winner due to his passion and forceful taking over of various segments of the discussions while Ryan politely let himself be interrupted by the Vice President. Number three; looking at the debate live or on video, Ryan was the winner because of the disrespectful posturing of the VP all throughout the discussions with his constant outbursts, interruptions and laughing inappropriately.
Watch a short video clip here. Former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, described Biden's behavior in the debate as that of an obnoxious drunk. Some independent focus groups of undecided voters were asked if the VP Debate gave them a clearer picture of how they should vote and none of them said they were any closer to making a choice in the election but all in general agreed that Biden's behavior was offensive. Ryan responded to Biden with respectful counterpoints while Biden tried to give the impression that everything Ryan said was hilariously ridiculous.
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