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In reply to the discussion: last Wednesday, the President pissed me off [View all]Larkspur
(12,804 posts)during the NH primary campaign when he said, in much the same demeanor that he had Wed night, that Hillary would do fine.
Obama lost NH because he didn't have enough time to rebound from that mistake, but he never made it again and ended up winning the nomination and the election.
Obama has time to rebound and Biden is a better debater than Obama. Biden will not let Ryan and Romney get away with lies and distortions about the Obama Admin record. Also the debate format favors Biden, whose 40+ years in the senate will have him in the right mindset.
Ryan is already feeling the pressure -- Paul Ryan Abruptly Ends Interview After 'Strange' Question (VIDEO) . If he throws a temper tantrum, like he did at this reporter, Biden wins and the Obama team will be on the rebound.
I expect Biden to approach America Thursday night, like a wise old Unlce/Grandpa Joe who will praise Obama's accomplishments and character while telling people that Romney-Ryan are like used car salesment trying to offload the last lemon on the lot to the American people. That's similar to what he did in his DNC convention speech.