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18. Dan Quayle (R) 1988. Bentsen’s, “You’re no Jack Kennedy” jab remains a phrase of popular culture decades later, if by now an overused one. Though Quayle got in a fair share of criticism of Bentsen, including cozying up to lobbyists, those lines were quickly forgotten. 30/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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17. Tim Kaine (D) 2016. Usually cool-and-collected, if boring, Virginia senator seemed over-caffeinated in face-off against Pence. Kaine did little to further message of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. 29/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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“You’ve missed a lot of key votes on tax policy, on energy, on Medicare reform,” Cheney said. “Your hometown newspaper has taken to calling you Senator Gone. You’ve got one of the worst attendance records in the United States Senate.” 28/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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And he went hard after Edwards for neglecting important Capitol Hill business while running for president. 27/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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16. John Edwards (D) 2004. Cheney kept criticizing policies and ideas of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry and running mate Edwards, rather than defending the track record of President George W. Bush’s administration. 26/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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15. Paul Ryan (R) 2012. The future House speaker largely flailed in attacks against Biden. They repeatedly savaged one another over everything from Iran to the economy and back, but Ryan often seemed like a bystander. Biden alpha-male display mostly left Ryan overwhelmed. 25/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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14. Joe Lieberman (D) 2000. Tried playing Mr. Nice Guy in the traditional attack dog running mate role. But he failed to make land a blow on Cheney. Today, it is remembered as one of the only VP debates that shifted the polls in the week afterward, toward the GOP ticket. 24/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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The debate drew nearly 70 million U.S. viewers, far surpassing prior week’s John McCain-Barack Obama face-off and ranking as the most watched vice-presidential debate ever. Viewers weren’t tuning in to see Biden. 23/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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13. Sarah Palin (R) 2008. The Alaska governor for less than two years exceeded low expectations against Biden, elected to the Senate in 1972. 22/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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But the future president marred his performance the next day by buoyantly boasting in Elizabeth, N.J., to an official of the International Longshoreman's Association that he had “tried to kick a little ass” in the contest with Ferraro. 21/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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12. George H.W. Bush (R) 1984. Did fine in debating Ferraro as President Ronald Reagan’s understudy. 20/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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11. Al Gore (D) 1992. An amped-up performance, with plenty of blasts against the Bush-Quayle record. But Gore seemed surprised by strength of debate performance by the much-maligned vice president, with whom he had come to the House back in 1977. 19/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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To which Mondale retorted, “I think Senator Dole has richly earned his reputation as hatchet man tonight by implying and stating that World War II and the Korean War were Democratic wars.” The epithet stuck to Dole throughout his political career. 18/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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“I figured up the other day, if we added up the killed and wounded in Democrat wars in this century, it would be about 1.6 million Americans, enough to fill the city of Detroit.” 17/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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10. Walter Mondale (D) 1976. The Minnesota senator had the presence of mind to respond to provocative statement by Republican rival Bob Dole, 16/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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9. Al Gore (D) 1996. The vice president dutifully defended the record of President Bill Clinton against attacks from underprepared Jack Kemp, the former western New York congressman and HUD secretary. 15/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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“Let me first of all say that I almost resent, Vice President Bush, your patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about foreign policy.” This was the debate clip shown the day after — and to this day. 14/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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8. Geraldine Ferraro (D) 1984. New York congresswoman, the first woman on a major party ticket, held her own against Vice President George H.W. Bush. In response to Bush statement about freeing U.S. hostages held in Lebanon, Ferraro said, 13/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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7. Dan Quayle (R) 1992. Arguably his finest moment as vice president. Effectively parried canned attacks by Tennessee Sen. Al Gore, and aggressively defended President George H.W. Bush’s record. Even more effectively than his boss did in three debates against Bill Clinton. 12/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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6. Joe Biden (D) 2008. Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman deftly handled the challenge of debating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin – a newcomer to the national political scene – without seeming condescending. 11/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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“I’m going to try to help you do that, Joe,” Cheney said with the calm self-assuredness on which he’s built his political career. 10/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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5. Dick Cheney (R) 2000. In the most civil and genteel VP debate, the former defense secretary one-upped Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman’s quip about his wife saying a private sector gig would be more lucrative. 9/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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“I think you're so far apart in the objectives you choose for your country that I did not think the comparison was well taken,” Bentsen said. 8/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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4. Lloyd Bentsen (D) 1988. “You’re no Jack Kennedy.” Famously killer line by the Texas senator, but also had a strong response to meager retort by Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle. 7/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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3. Mike Pence (R) 2016. The Indiana governor came to play against Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine. Delivered performance sagging Donald Trump-led ticket needed. 6/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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Biden coolly slammed Ryan for hypocrisy for bragging to Wisconsin constituents about Obama administration stimulus projects, while vocally criticizing and voting against the $787 billion law. 5/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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2. Joe Biden (D) 2012. Sunk Rep. Paul Ryan, a fellow political prodigy (Biden was elected to the Senate at 29 while Ryan won his House seat at 28.) 4/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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In arguably the most contentious vice-presidential debate, Cheney repeatedly disparaged Edwards for missing votes, and otherwise left his opponent frustrated at not being able to get in planned licks and “zingers.” 3/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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1. Dick Cheney (R) 2004. The sitting vice president dismantled North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, who made a fortune as a trial lawyer with a supposedly golden tongue. 2/39 — PolitiTweet.org
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My take on vice-presidential debate performances from best to worst, from 1976 and 1984-2016. No VP debate was held in 1980. Flame away if you disagree. 1/39 — PolitiTweet.org
