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i m lynn berry. debate day in america. vice president joe biden and republican rival paul ryan prepare to square off tonight in kentucky. new poll numbers show the current vp has his work cut out for him. according to a new survey from the pew center, just 39% of voters like biden, 44% like ryan. the winner of tonight s debate, 40% of voters say ryan will come out on top while 34% think biden will prevail. nbc news s tracie potts joins us. the pressure is definitely on vice president biden to turn things around. he s got the experience on the debate stage to do so, but as you saw in those numbers, it looks like the public is betting more on paul ryan. ryan took a bit of an excursion yesterday while he was practicing in florida saying that the vice president will probably come at me like a cannonball but that the obama record, as ryan put it, is his akil lee s heel. he s in kentucky, ryan is, after debate prep in florida and georgia. he s done three mock debates. meanwhile,
i m lynn berry. debate day in america. vice president joe biden and republican rival paul ryan prepare to square off tonight in kentucky. new poll numbers show the current vp has his work cut out for him. according to a new survey from the pew center, just 39% of voters like biden, 44% like ryan. the winner of tonight s debate, 40% of voters say ryan will come out on top while 34% think biden will prevail. nbc news s tracie potts joins us. the pressure is definitely on vice president biden to turn things around. he s got the experience on the debate stage to do so, but as you saw in those numbers, it looks like the public is betting more on paul ryan. ryan took a bit of an excursion yesterday while he was practicing in florida saying that the vice president will probably come at me like a cannonball but that the obama record, as ryan put it, is his akil lee s heel. he s in kentucky, ryan is, after debate prep in florida and georgia. he s done three mock debates. meanwhile,