How did the vice presidential candidates do in their only debate of the campaign? Some saw Biden as overly aggressive. Others thought he pointed out the Romney/Ryan weaknesses where they needed exposing. Most agree the lively debate did not change any minds, but the candidates pleased their bases.

Moderator Martha Raddatz got high marks, but as a foreign affairs correspondent did she cover domestic issues enough? And why do seniors trend Republican? All eyes are on Tuesday’s presidential debate.

Matt Lewis, senior contributor to The Daily Caller, joins Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and Fortune columnist Matt Miller to discuss these matters and more on this week’s “Left, Right & Center.”

— Adapted from KCRW by Alexander Reed Kelly.

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