Although Martha Raddatz’s moderation of the vice-presidential debate went leaps and bounds above that of Jim Lehrer’s, the questions haven’t veered far from the insider baseball that leaves pundits cheering.
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Nailing Jell-O to the Wall
Vice-President Joe Biden did a commendable job pointing out the fallacies in the Romney/Ryan platform, but President Obama will need to finish the fact-checking in next week’s town hall.
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The Vice-Presidential Face-Off, GIF-ified
The Prospect sums up tonight’s debate in brief, animated form.
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Revenge of the Biden
The vice president’s spirited performance more than makes up for Obama’s failure in debating Romney.
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Memo to Joe, Re: Debate
TO: VPOTUS FROM: Robert Reich RE: Debate Beware: Paul Ryan will appear affable. He’s less polished and aggressive than Romney, even soft-spoken. And he acts as if he’s saying reasonable things. But under the surface he’s a right-wing zealot. And nothing he says or believes is reasonable-neither logical nor reflecting the values of the great […]
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Brown Versus Warren, Round III
Now, that’s how you run a debate.
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Stuck in Second-Class Debate Gear
There’s a steep price tag for getting a seat at presidential debates, something that third-party candidates are eager to change.
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Could the VP Debate Be a BFD?
If Joe Biden is in top form tonight, his vice presidential debate face-off with Representative Paul Ryan could be memorable—but don’t expect it to alter the course of the election much.
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Click Your Talking Points Together Three Times, and You’re Home
Senator Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren meet for the third of four televized debates.
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Obama: Giving Away Social Security
The president’s position on retirement benefits is indeed almost identical to Romney’s—and that’s no good thing.
