Obama Campaign: What They Are Saying About Tonight's Vice-Presidential Debate
CHICAGO -- Tonight, Americans saw a clash between facts and conviction on one side and glib lines and empty promises on the other. This debate showed that facts and details matter – and it’s clear tonight that with their total disregard for either, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan know they can’t defend their indefensible plans. It exposed the extreme risk Romney-Ryan economics pose for American middle-class and to our leadership in the world.
And with facts, convictions and straightforward answers, Vice President Biden illustrated how he’s spent a lifetime fighting for the middle class and how he and President Obama will continue doing so in a second term.
Read some of the early reactions to the debate below:
Biden Dominated Ryan…
CBS News @CBSNews .@CBSNews INSTANT POLL of Undecided Voters: Who won#VPdebate? BIDEN: 50% RYAN: 31% TIE: 19% Live Coverage:CBSNews.com
Larry [email protected] Pretty obvious that Biden had the edge in this debate. Ryan was workmanlike but Biden dominated.
Laura Rozen @lrozen Biden came off as more experienced, trustworthy MT@LarrySabato: Pretty obvious Biden had edge in debate. Ryan workmanlike Biden dominated.
Joe Hagan @joehagansays Translation: Biden won. RT @ryanjreilly: RT @KarlRove: I miss Jim Lehrer.
Michael Hastings @mmhastings Media consensus forming? Biden easily handling Ryan...
David Gregory @davidgregory Advantage here is for Biden. Swarming Ryan. Throwing a lot of punches. Talking a lot. Debating.
Michael Cohen @speechboy71 Agreed RT @davekarpf: I don't think it was a Biden win. I think it was Biden winmaggedon.
George Zornick @gzornick How you know Ryan lost: RT@thinkprogress: Right-wing trashing debate moderatorthkpr.gs/OXhiLY
Brett LoGiurato @BrettLoGiurato MSNBC declaring Biden the winner. Fox News focusing exclusively on Biden's smirking.#VPdebate
Garrett Haake @GarrettNBCNews There's also this: hearing a lot of conservative sniping at Raddatz. Generally, complaining about the moderator means you think you lost
Larry Sabato @LarrySabato You have to admit, Biden is on fire.
Andrew Sullivan @sullydishnow I think Ryan's inability to answer that question - how do you pay for it? - has to be the driving question now.thebea.st/VWXJFt
Paul Begala @PaulBegala Ryan on defense, big-time. As Mitt said, "If you're explaining, you're losing."
Sam Stein @samsteinhp fair to say Biden is speaking with details and Ryan in broad platitudes. reflects their backgrounds on this subject matter
Ryan Couldn’t Produce Details….
John Heilemann @jheil Biden is a human Politifact tonight.
Sam Stein @samsteinhp fair to say Biden is speaking with details and Ryan in broad platitudes. reflects their backgrounds on this subject matter
Jim Acosta @jimacostacnn Pressed for specifics on how to pay for their tax plan, Ryan declines: "Deny those loopholes and deductions" to wealthy but no details
TIMEPolitics @TIMEPolitics “@michaelscherer: Killer question: If Romney elected "should those that believe abortion remain legal be worried"? Ryan had no clear answer"
David Firestone @fstonenyt Ryan caught without an actual position on when to leave Afghanistan.
Chuck
Todd @chucktodd Biden with one of the
better responses to the $716B Medicare cut attack I've heard from them. Talking
to seniors about donut hole; smart
Sam
Stein @samsteinhp Paul Ryan seems to be unaware that there are revisions to
past jobs reports
ThinkProgress @thinkprogress Ryan claims the Ryan/Romney plan doesn't increase
defense spending by $2 trillion. FALSE http://thkpr.gs/QTKS3X
Patricia Zengerle @ReutersZengerle That $716 billion claim has been repeatedly disputed. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/oct/03/mitt-romney/romney-says-obama-cut-716-billion-medicare/ …
PolitiFact @politifact Are Romney-Ryan changing Medicare to voucher plan? That's Mostly True. http://ow.ly/epOS6 #debate
PolitiFact @politifact Six studies back up Romney tax plan? Mostly False. #debates http://ow.ly/epPgv
Josh Barro @jbarro Those "six studies" Ryan talks about? Five are op-eds and blog posts, two of them are by the same author, and none hold water.
Jacob [email protected] Biden is right about Bush's fiscal recklessness. It might help Ryan's credibility to acknowledge that.#debates
Andrew Sullivan @sullydish Biden finally, finally hits back at the gall of Ryan and Romney and the Republicans in blaming the debt on Obama. http://thebea.st/VWXJFt
Katty Kay @KattyKayBBC Biden scoring better on that addictive CNN instant-poll when he talks about economy and the middle class.
Ezra Klein @ezraklein So will Romney-Ryan pledge to not pass any tax reform that doesn't include Dem votes? Cause if not, I don't get this answer.
Vice President Biden Has the Edge on Foreign Policy…
Wall
Street Journal: “Is Mr. Biden's effort to highlight the coalition supporting
the trade and financial sanctions on Iran a veiled dig at former President
George W. Bush's decision to go to war in Iraq without much foreign backing? He
seems to be calling Messrs. Ryan and Romney's bluff on the tough talk about
Iran.”
Anthony De Rosa @AntDeRosa Ryan seems a
bit out of his element talking about Iran, Biden has far more experience
here
Sam Youngman @samyoungman You, sir, are no Ayatollah
Jennifer
Epstein @jeneps lots of Ryan-Raddatz
crosstalk. now Biden cutting in: "Let me tell you what the ayatollah sees, the
economy crippled..."
John Heilemann @jheil Really, Ryan is just talking total crap on the sanctions against Iran.#fact
Jordan Fabian @Jordanfabian Biden on Iran: "We will not let them acquire a nuclear weapon period." Suggests GOP might want to go to war with Iran. #debate2012
Michael Cohen @speechboy71 Pretty much nothing that Ryan just said on Iran is true.
Byron Tau @ByronTau Doesn't Ryan's admission that they want to solve Iran without war undermine his credibility argument? Credibility would entail possible war?
