It’s on the shoulders of the running mates now.
Vice President Biden and Paul Ryan took the stage Thursday night in Danville, Ky., for their sole debate, at a time when the race could be hitting a turning point.
Their face-off has taken on outsized importance.
After President Obama’s lackluster debate last week against Mitt Romney, the pressure was on Biden to recapture the momentum – while equally on Ryan to prevent the Obama ticket from blunting Romney’s surge.
In a matter of days, Romney has picked up steam in battleground and national polls. The latest Fox News national poll of likely voters showed Romney edging Obama, 46 percent to 45 percent.
Obama has acknowledged he had a "bad night" in the presidential debate, but the campaign indicates it will be more aggressive going forward.
There are two more presidential debates, on Oct. 16 and Oct. 22. The next one will be a town hall format focusing on a range of issues, and the last one will focus exclusively on foreign policy.
Vice President Biden and Paul Ryan took the stage Thursday night in Danville, Ky., for their sole debate, at a time when the race could be hitting a turning point.
Their face-off has taken on outsized importance.
After President Obama’s lackluster debate last week against Mitt Romney, the pressure was on Biden to recapture the momentum – while equally on Ryan to prevent the Obama ticket from blunting Romney’s surge.
In a matter of days, Romney has picked up steam in battleground and national polls. The latest Fox News national poll of likely voters showed Romney edging Obama, 46 percent to 45 percent.
Obama has acknowledged he had a "bad night" in the presidential debate, but the campaign indicates it will be more aggressive going forward.
There are two more presidential debates, on Oct. 16 and Oct. 22. The next one will be a town hall format focusing on a range of issues, and the last one will focus exclusively on foreign policy.