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6:22 PM PT: "Thank heavens we have these sanctions in place," says Ryan. Yeah, the sanctions that the Obama administration has put in place. I think it's fair to say that Ryan is giving neocons a raging hard-on tonight. But I'm sure Biden is winning the country.
6:23 PM PT: Biden wraps up the foreign policy segment: "Big nations cannot bluff. The president does not bluff."
6:25 PM PT:
6:25 PM PT: Boom: 47% makes it first appearance of the night. (From VPOTUS.)
6:26 PM PT:
Ryan gulping water while Biden speaks. Probably dehydrated from the 2:50 marathon he ran before the debate.
— @PaulBegala via Twitter for iPad
6:26 PM PT: Oh man. Ryan just stepped in it big time. Told a flat out lie about unemployment going up throughout country, and Biden called him out on it. Awesome.
6:28 PM PT: Ryan: "They keep on talking about Detroit. Mitt Romney is a car guy." And now he tells a story about how Mitt Romney helped out some people who got in a car crash. What the hell! Is Mitt Romney running to give his wealth to every American?
6:30 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray): New thread here.