Joe Biden-Paul Ryan First Debate Between Two Catholics

On one side, Democrat Joe Biden, who says that wearing the rosary in his hand the day continued as vice president in the 'Situation Room' Bin Laden hunt. On the other, Republican Paul Ryan, someone who as a child was an altar boy in the parish of his neighborhood. For the first time in U.S. history, two Catholics clash in one of the presidential debates, the starring tonight (starts at 3 am GMT) by candidates for vice.

The religion that unites them while also separates: Wisconsin Congressman Ryan is practicing, defender of the Church's teaching on abortion and homosexuality, which was many years Delaware Senator Biden, receives less frequently sacraments, protects abortion and gay marriage advocates. Ryan can say that his opponent away from Catholicism in these issues, but Biden's claims that the Republican who stands out from the social doctrine of the Church, with its proposed budget cuts. In the background, the votes of Catholics, who constitute 27% of the electorate and a slight tilt toward Democrats historically, have become increasingly aligned with the majority vote.

Candidates' surrogates

The paradox is that in the great night of their political careers, both candidates will not defend their own views, but the application of their heads. For Obama, who will debate at 30,000 feet, flying back from Florida, it is essential that Biden truncate the upward trend of the Republican campaign, Mitt Romney who drove with his sharp victory in the debate last week. Romney is crucial for Paul Ryan prolong the "moment" in which he finds his bid for the White House. Obama and Romney will have his second face to face until next Tuesday.

Above all it will be a clash between a candidate more visual (Biden is on the verge of 70 years) and one young (Ryan has 42). The Republican celebrated his second birthday when the Democrats came to the Senate. The Democrats have the majority support of the youth, but this time their mobilization is less than four years ago when they turned on the election of Obama. Ryan's youth can attract some of the disenchanted.

The risks of each

Obama and Romney will continue the confrontation with fingers crossed: the president, Biden does not commit to one of his frequent gaffes, the former governor of Massachusetts, for the brilliance of Ryan takes you into the byways not electorally committed (expert on budget and health care reform, is easy to refer to issues with which Romney does not count).

Ryan Biden Give a Lesson to Their Leader’s Debate

It was a discussion with content, lively and, at times, even aggressive, between two politicians well prepared and willing to exchange arguments. The two best drew the lines between Democrats and Republicans than did their bosses. The moderator, Martha Raddatz, passed with his role. He led the conversation through a wide range of topics from taxes to Iran, Afghanistan and abortion.

The debate does not leave a clear as the winner of last week and each party gives as its candidate the winner. The vice president was on a mission to repair the damage caused by Obama's poor performance last week, which has prompted Romney in the polls. Biden dominated the debate, was stronger, more aggressive and was safer. He argued passionately about taxes and abortion and why Obama deserves a second term. Democrats defended the management of the past four years and the Republicans stood outside the reality of the country's middle class.

But many today criticize her manners. 27 years older than his opponent, Ryan Biden treated with condescension and laughs loud and mockingly referred to the congressman as "my friend." His attitude may have been moral to Democrats, but independents irritated. "A lot of lies," Biden came to say when Ryan talked about how defense budget cuts will make the country weaker.

The vice president used some of the arguments that, inexplicably, Obama did not use against Romney, as the famous comment of 47%. The president, who followed the debate on Air Force One on a flight Miami Washington, Biden called to congratulate him and says he "cannot be more proud" of him. Paul Ryan was tasked to present Romney as the best padlock for the middle class and gives a human and closes it. The Republican had the added challenge of facing a man with much more political experience. Biden was elected senator when he was two.

But Congressman asserted his work as chairman of the budget committee and could explain the Republican vision of small government and low taxes for everyone, front ballast, he said Obama's policies represent. No foreign policy experience, Cage in this area. He criticized the weakness of President Obama, but could not say what they would do differently in Syria, or under what circumstances would keep troops in Afghanistan. In any case, history shows that the debate between vice presidential candidates may not affect campaigns.

It will be decisive second face-off between Romney and Obama next week, when they will have to answer questions from the audience. Obama cannot rely on his vice president as representative and knows he cannot return to have "a bad night" and wasting a second chance.