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Overview<\/h2>\n\n

Ahead of Thursday\u2019s vice presidential debate, more voters view Joe Biden unfavorably than favorably, while opinions about Paul Ryan are more evenly divided. Biden\u2019s image is far less <\/p>\n\n

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positive than it was shortly before his 2008 debate with Sarah Palin; Ryan is viewed less favorably than Palin was just prior to the last vice-presidential debate.<\/p>\n\n

The national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Oct. 4-7 among 1,511 adults, including 1,201 registered voters, finds that 39% of voters view Biden favorably, while 51% offer an unfavorable impression of the vice president. Just more than four-in-ten (44%) view Ryan favorably, while about as many (40%) have an unfavorable view.<\/p>\n\n

A separate survey, also conducted Oct. 4-7, among 1,006 adults and 812 registered voters, finds that voters are divided over who will do better in Thursday\u2019s vice presidential debate. Four-in-ten (40%) say Ryan will do a better job while 34% expect Biden to do better.<\/p>\n\n

Biden\u2019s image is little changed since September, but he is viewed less favorably than before his faceoff against Palin four years ago. In late September 2008, 53% of voters viewed Biden favorably and just 31% expressed an unfavorable opinion. At the time, Palin\u2019s favorable rating was higher than Ryan\u2019s is today (51% vs. 44%).<\/p>\n\n

Surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center and the Washington Post before the party conventions this summer found that people <\/p>\n\n

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have very different one-word impressions of the vice presidential candidates. More people used negative words than positive ones to describe Biden<\/a>, while one-word impressions of Ryan were mixed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

The current survey finds that just 35% of independent voters have a favorable opinion of Biden, while 52% view him unfavorably. As many independent voters view Ryan favorably (42%) as unfavorably (42%).<\/p>\n\n

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The separate survey on expectations for Thursday\u2019s debate finds that 54% of voters say they are very likely to watch the debate. Interest in the upcoming debate is far lower than it was for the Biden-Palin debate four years ago (69% very likely to watch), though higher\nthan for the debate between Dick Cheney and John Edwards in 2oo4 (41% very likely).<\/p>\n\n

By a 42% to 25% margin, more independents expect Ryan to do better than Biden in the debate. Most members of both parties predict victory for their party\u2019s candidate, but Republicans are more confident than Democrats. Nearly eight-in-ten (78%) Republican voters say Ryan will do the better job in the debate. Fewer Democrats (62%) expect Biden to do better.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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