Biden seeks to reclaim campaign momentum in debate with Ryan

Members of the media work on the Centre College campus before the vice-presidential debate in DanvilleDANVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) – With the Republicans grabbing the momentum in a shifting White House race, Vice President Joe Biden will look to recover some ground and ease Democratic worries on Thursday in a high-stakes debate against Republican challenger Paul Ryan. Mitt Romney's steady climb in polls since President Barack Obama's poor performance in last week's first debate has raised the importance of the vice presidential showdown, which is rarely a critical event in White House campaigns. …

As Obama and Romney prep for debates, VP candidates seek votes

U.S. Vice President Biden addresses the final session of the Democratic National Convention in CharlotteWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden and Republican rival Paul Ryan sought votes in political battleground states on Saturday while their running mates took a day off the campaign trail ahead of a potentially make-or-break debate next week. President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney face off on Wednesday in Denver, Colorado, for the first of three televised debates that could be crucial for the trajectory of the November 6 election. Obama, who holds a small lead in national and many statewide polls, spent the day at the White House with no public events. …

Romney, Ryan hit the road in an energized campaign

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Romney speaks while vice president select U.S. Congressman Ryan looks on during campaign stop in High PointWAUKESHA, Wisc. (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan home to a tearful welcome in Wisconsin on Sunday in a celebratory event that produced a flash of anger from Romney over what he considers dishonest campaigning by President Barack Obama. Ryan, a Wisconsin congressman elevated to Romney's No. 2 on Saturday, wiped away tears and choked up as he and Romney made a dramatic entrance on stage in front of a crowd of around 8,000 to the theme song of the movie, "Air Force One. …

Democrats plot attacks on "ideological leader" Ryan

CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Sunday launched his opening salvo against Paul Ryan, whose emergence as the Republicans’ vice presidential candidate gives the Democrats a chance to target their rivals as uncaring. The architect of a budget plan that would make deep cuts to the U.S. social safety net, Ryan will be portrayed by the Obama campaign as a threat to the elderly and the poor. …