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A truly important VP debate?
From Politico: A veep debate that could really matter
"The circumstances around the face-off this week at Centre College actually most resemble not 2008 but 2004: The incumbent president flops in his first debate, forcing his older and more seasoned vice president to take it to a younger foe.
While Dick Cheney memorably scorched John Edwards on the former North Carolina senator’s congressional attendance record, Democratic veterans expect Biden to go after the GOP ticket specifically on those issues that Obama handled weakly or entirely failed to raise last week: Romney’s '47 percent' comment, his opposition to the auto bailout and Ryan’s proposal to move Social Security toward the free market." Read more...
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