How can you think Biden won the debate?

I don't know the standard for "winning" anything politically. That even stands for an election. With so many different ways to steal votes, I'm not sure what it means to "win" anything in politics. I just know that I couldn't watch the debate. Not that I dislike either of the guys, at least to the point where I dislike one more than the other per se. But when I wanted to hear what their answers were to questions, it was either Biden giving shout-outs to Obama, or Biden laughing and interrupting Ryan. Judging from the attitude partisans carry--and I'm certainly including right-wing partisans in here--I think it's a "win" when you belittle your opponent. Take the unabashed lefties that roam myLot as an example and look at their tone of speech when "debating" politics. It becomes clear that yelling over someone and insulting someone and calling their spin lies while claiming their spin is truth is how things are done. It's a nasty, bitter world over there. I can't say it's much better on the other side, but I've never seen the pure phoniness the left exudes from its every collective pore. Tolerance and kindness and fairness is what's claimed, but rudeness and anger and bitterness are what's puts forth. Biden wears that coat very well. If I were a hardcore lefty, my opinion would be that Biden clearly won. He consistently spoke over Ryan and pushed him around. That's the leftist way. That's what people wanted from Obama. Do it by whatever means necessary, because we're right and we're just and we're intelligent and they're just bigots and warmongers and greed personified. So we can shout and yell and laugh and push and punch and bite and bash because we have the moral high ground by default. We're revolutionist soldiers; they're yesterday's evil that needs to be snuffed out. And blah yada. To those hardcore folk, Biden was simply telling the truth and not allowing Ryan to lie. But that's part of yourself you sacrifice when forfeiting ownership of your soul to surf the populous wave on a taxpayer-funded belly board. Government-mandated safety straps to boot.

Shouldn't we set an example of being honest? Paul Ryan has had A LOT of problems being honest. Especially this week when he LIED to a crowd in Ohio, saying that Mitt Romney will bring jobs back from China. If Romney wanted to "bring those jobs back" he wouldn't be financing a company that is in the process of sending them over seas. How honest was Ryan about his marathon time? How about the house insider trading bill? You consider Biden rude, I call that worked up, he is like many Americans: Upset that Ryan, and Romney are going around this country bold face LYING to the American people. I was happy to see Biden go after Ryan, someone needs to set these two straight, and Biden did just that. I hope that Obama does the same tonight. This country rejected these same policies four years ago, and we will reject them again in November!!!

How can anyone not KNOW Vice President absolutely won the debate??? You have to admit, it's nearly impossible for any Democratic candidate to know how they can satisfy the right; I mean, President Obama was totally passive and literally allowed Mitt to walk all over him and tell all the lies he could get away with so he lost but now V.P. Biden does the opposite and HE'S accused of being "rude". Sure, he could have just "politely" sat there and allowed Lyin' Ryan to tell more stories and make more unspecific and impossible promises but he didn't and I say THANK GOODNESS for that! As for Obama's frowning and Biden's smiling, what should they do? Where should they be looking while their opponent is speaking? I realize it's just me and I may be biased but I really don't find it preferable to look at the sick pup look Romney always has on his face as he stares at his opponent during every debate I've seen him in. Annie

He was and I wanted to wipe that smirk off his face. You are right....how can they say Biden won.....he is an egotistical rude person!

He won only if the goal was to be able to keep saying "Ryan and Romney won't tell us their plans". As Ryan started to speak and make sense, Biden interrupted with laughter and gestures and condescending remarks, thus preventing Ryan from ever making a point. Only the die-hards are calling it a Biden win. The polls say the public really, really hated Biden's antics.

This is how I see the Biden/Ryan debate the more seasoned politician was the clear winner, it was Joe Biden. Just as Gov. Mitt Romney out debated Pres. Obama because Biden/Romney are old school politicians that knows how to say what people wants to hear and Obama and Ryan are just rookies debaters. It is obvious that the older men did better than their younger counterparts. I didn't see Biden coming off as rude I seen a VP during what his boss couldn't do, take it to his opponent. Mr. Biden did what he had to do show that the Romney/Ryan ticket have no better answers to what ail this country nor for that matter what ails this world.

While Biden may have won a close debate based on experience he also made himself look like a fool. All of his smirking and laughing made people respect him more than they already did.The debate didn't help Obama's case very much.

Interruption was his game plan. If the other guy doesn't speak people won't know what he was saying...nothing to compare to then. It worked too. I had more of an issue with the moderator not stepping in enough and doing a lot of her own interrupting of Ryan.

Biden lost the debate because of his behavior, rolling his eyes and smirking, I wouldn't want him as President if something happened to Obama. I thought the Democrats were supposed to be nicer than Republicans. He came across as arrogant and rude. It's also the fact that the Democratic base isn't as gung ho to go vote as they were four years, i just want to vote and get Obama out of the white house. I'm ready and can't wait to vote.

I feel the Biden in the debate actually lost ground for the democrats. 1. Women, note Obama leads in women votes, found Biden to be very rude an were turned off. 2. Young poeple, who also Obama leads in votes, saw an old man scolding and being mean to a younger person, and were turned off by it. So even if Biden won the debate, I feel it was a failure on for the democrats. Besides, how can a rude and gross person win a debate? This showed me how out of touch with people Biden really is. I turned it off because I could not stand the Baffoon and his idiot behaviors any more. If I were Ryan. I would have stopped talking when Biden started acting like an idiot and would have just give him a look of puzzlement so that it would have drawn the attention of the audience to it, and put some pressure on the mediator to settle things down.

laglen I am sadened to see we have so many Americans who would pat Joe on the back and say "atta boy' at his rudeness. I used to think Biden was just a loose cannon but a decent man. No more..his behavior was atrocious and this is the man a heartbeat away from the Presidency

I saw some clips here in Mexico on cnn. I agree he was kinda rude. Plus hes not a very good speaker.