with just 25 days left until the election. >> would you cut me off? i would feel more comfortable. >> what? >> the question is was this debate a significant game-changer? abc's karen travers in danville, kentucky, with more. hi, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. last night's debate covered a wide range of topics in 90 minutes. both vice president biden and congressman paul ryan came in ready for battle and made their arguments. no surprise here in kentucky. both sides are claiming victory. >> reporter: both vice president biden and congressman paul ryan aggressively challenged the other ticket's positions. it began on foreign policy and last month's attack on the american consulate in libya. ryan slammed the administration for a slow response. >> it took the president two weeks to acknowledge that this was a terrorist attack. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarky. >> reporter: ryan said the obama administration allowed iran to get closer to obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> it's because this administration has no credibility on the issue. >> these are the most crippling sanctions in the history of sanctions. >> reporter: president obama was criticized for being too passive in last week's debate.