This Vice-Presidential debate was the most interesting and
juicy debate that I ever remember seeing.
For me, Vice President Joe Biden was the clear winner and although he
used a lot of rough techniques, he had a lot of very strong points and it was
the combination of the two that really made his performance strong. There was one moment, about midway through
the debate, where the Vice President made what I think is a very key point, but
one that has not been made enough:
“they talk about this Great Recession if it fell out of the sky, like, ‘Oh, my
goodness, where did it come from?’ It came from this man voting… and now, all
of a sudden, these guys are so seized with the concern about the debt that they
created.” This is a question that I
think is at the core of this election: should we continue with the current
president, who is making slow, steady progress, or go back to the republicans,
who put us in this position in the first place?
Consistently throughout the debate, Biden made strong, clear points such
as this that put forward the Obama/Biden ticket’s platform. Ryan on the other hand, primarily stuck to
the basic empty campaign promises.
While grounding
the audience with solid examples, facts, and beliefs, the Vice President also
blew me away with his debate techniques.
Generally, I don’t think about Biden as being particularly aggressive,
but last night he was. He rarely let
Congressman Ryan complete a statement without interrupting, and he always got
the last word in. If he didn’t agree
with something he would interject a ‘that’s not true’ or simply laugh. Biden,
while being intelligent and a strong debater, spoke in a very relatable way and
seemed human. In the last few questions
that were more personal, his voice changed from the strong forceful one he was
using before to a soft grandfatherly tone.
However, Congressman Ryan, in a very similar manner to his running mate,
kept his speech and his words exaggeratedly sincere, highlighting the contrast
between the candidates.
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