Watch Joe Biden and Paul Ryan in the 2012 U.S. Vice Presidential Debate
The 2012 presidential election cycle featured a vice presidential debate consisting of incumbent Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, a Republican. The vice presidential debate was a 90-minute discussion broken up into nine 10-minute segments, on a variety of topics. Moderated by Martha Raddatz of ABC, it took place on October 11, 2012, in Danville, Kentucky.