It was not an epic failure. He was playing to the base because they were dispirited. It did not move the needle but he was trying to steb the tide of discouragement among Obama's supporters. He thought he as at the Democrat convention.
stem the tide
Joe Biden put on his MSNBC hat and acted just like them. Anyone who watches MSNBC knows that is exactly how they behave..they scream, they taunt, they laugh at you, that is the typical progressive behavior..MSNBC loved it, the rest of us wanted to vomit..in fact, I read that the ratings for the VP Debate were down 21 percent from 2008..even I was disgusted enough to leave the room, I couldn’t stand seeing Biden behave like that anymore