Join the NBC Politics team for a preview of tonight’s vice presidential debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan. Stakes are high for both campaigns following GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s strong performance against President Barack Obama in their first showdown, which has propelled Romney into a stronger position versus Obama both nationally and in a key series of swing states.
The NBC Politics team is joined by reporters from Talking Points Memo to preview the vice presidential debate. What should voters look for from Joe Biden and Paul Ryan? What's at stake for each campaign?
NBC’s embeds who follow Biden and Ryan on adaily basis will offer insights into the keys to tonight’s debate, and reporters from both TalkingPointsMemo will give their analysis on what both Ryan and Biden each need to accomplish.


Biden has specifics and history. Ryan not able to spin or slip away as easily as in the past.
Specifics and history? Did you watch NBC's fact check?
Wow! What a debate! I'm going to call it "The Joe Biden Beat Down"!!!
Obama/Biden 2012
Biden is more than holding his own with plenty of stats and facts and a sense of history.
It's no wonder why Obama doesn't get anywhere in Washington, the arrogance, rudeness, mocking, laughing that Biden did was an example of probably how they work with Washington. If I was a Democrat, I'd be asking myself " Is this the kind of administration I want in Washington to try to get things done?"
But Ryan was a BIG JOKE......................FACT
ryan his big joke. please spanish people and younger people please vote for obama,biden please not vote joke ryan,little rommey please
Clearly Ryan won - How could anyone think Biden is anything but arrogant? The facts all came from Ryan
Biden was tooooooooo busy smirking.
Obama, Biden, failed America!
There are 2.3% fewer Americans working today, then when Obama first took office!
Median household income in America, is down 7.4%, since 2009!
12.1 million Americans are unemployed!
10.9 million Americans have given up looking for work, or are have been forced to work part time!
The ACA, Obamacare, adds 21 new taxes and fees to Americans!
Gas has doubled, in price under Obama!
Obama has allowed backdoor amnesty, for illegal alliens!
51% of grads cannot find a job!
1 out of 6 Americans live in proverty!
49 million Americans receive food stamps!
Obama and Democrats, have not passed a budget in four years!
Obama borrows, .40 cents out of every dollar Govt. spends. 4 billion dollars a day, Every day!
3.6 million more Americans, are on SSDI. They cannot find work!
Ambassador Stevens died, Obama lied, the cover-up has began!