Agree...I think the fix is in....we have a pro Obama moderator and a very experience Joe Biden....
The secret for Ryan in the case of gotcha questions is to ignore them and answer the question you want to answer.
Example-if asked why he voted a certain way his answer could be, “I believed my vote was in the best interests of the people I served based on information available to me at.the time, BUT I also believe the American people are far more interested in our future plans to get America back to work tomorrow rather than dwelling on what happened yesterday...etc.