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    Biden and Ryan: Substance and Style

    The instant polls show a split decision, and both parties are predictably divided about last night's vice-presidential debate . Democrats are saying Joe Biden re-energized their party. Republicans say Paul Ryan more than held his own during his first time on a very big stage.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The instant polls show a split decision, and both parties are predictably divided about last night's vice-presidential debate. Democrats are saying Joe Biden re-energized their party. Republicans say Paul Ryan more than held his own during his first time on a very big stage. Did Biden interrupt too much and come off as disrespectful? Did Ryan get swamped by the onslaught and get lost in wonkish details? Will this change the campaign momentum by the time the President and Mitt Romney confront each other again on Tuesday?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Tumulty

      columnist and deputy opinion editor, Washington Post

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      Molly Ball

      senior political correspondent, The Wall Street Journal

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      Carroll Doherty

      Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

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    2 of 3
    Joe Biden v. Paul Ryan in the Vice Presidential Debate
    1. 0:00Steroid Injections Linked to Meningitis Were Known to Be Risky
    2. 7:36Biden and Ryan: Substance and StyleYou’re reading this
    3. 42:21Nobel Peace Prize Goes to a Divided EU
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