Politics
Election 2012: It is Biden vs Ryan – debating in Kentucky
He added: “What’s important is the fundamentals of what this race is about haven’t changed.”
The president, who had tried to lower expectations for his own performance before last week’s debate, predicted in his radio interview that Biden would be “terrific.”
Ryan signaled he’s ready for whatever Biden sends his way.
“I’m not intimidated, I’m actually excited about it,” he said on CNN.
Both Biden and Ryan head into the debate with vulnerabilities: Biden must rein in a freewheeling manner that can be endearing but also produces plenty of gaffes. Ryan has not been in a campaign debate for more than a decade and is light on foreign policy experience, a sharp contrast to the vice president, a former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Ryan also will need to find a way to reinforce Romney’s policy positions without selling out his own, more conservative credentials.
Romney adviser Kevin Madden signaled in advance that Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, would distance himself from his past proposals for sharp budget cuts.
