history shows that when there have been age differences the elder statesmen wins these vice presidential debates you had in cheney and edwards. cheney smacked down edwards, if you will, benson and quayle are the most famous. let s talk about the age difference, and, of course, the experience difference. we talked about the gender difference when it was sarah palin with joe biden, and this time around we re talking the age game. exactly. he has to be wise and knowledgeable and engaging without looking, you know, kond sending or in some way talking down to congressman ryan. congressm congressman ryan is a formidable figure. he has a lot of command of facts and figures. the democratic camp hopes he ll get lost in weeds and vice president biden can relate to his audience than congressman ryan. that s really up in the air. what about the fact in i think it s quite clear you have