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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden addresses the final session of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina September 6, 2012.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden and Republican rival Paul Ryan sought votes in political battleground states on Saturday while their running mates took a day off the campaign trail ahead of a potentially make-or-break debate next week.
President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney face off on Wednesday in Denver, Colorado, for the first of three televised debates that could be crucial for the trajectory of the November 6 election.
Obama, who holds a small lead in national and many statewide polls, spent the day at the White House with no public events. He leaves on Sunday for Nevada, where he will engage in intense debate preparation with advisers.
Romney, the Republican nominee, was in Boston at his son Tagg's home. Romney heads on Monday to Denver, where he will engage in debate preparation as well.
The candidates' absence from the trail left the spotlight on Biden and Ryan. The two men have their own debate on October 11.
Biden was critical of the Wisconsin congressman during a rally in Ft. Meyers, Florida, a state with a rich cache of electoral votes and a large population of seniors. The Obama campaign is seeking to woo seniors by warning that a Romney-Ryan administration would make radical changes to the Medicare health insurance program for the elderly.
Biden said Ryan, whose budget was passed by the House of Representatives and included steep cuts in social programs championed by Democrats, illustrated how the two Republicans would govern if they won the White House.
"What Governor Romney did in picking Paul Ryan is he has given clear definition to all those vague assertions he was making during his primary campaign," Biden said.
"He picked Paul Ryan because Paul Ryan does represent the ideological - how can I say it - the center of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives."
Obama and Biden have sought to portray themselves as standard-bearers for the middle class, including the poor and elderly who rely on programs such as Medicare and Social Security. The strategy appears to have legs in Florida, where Obama is ahead in the polls.
Ryan, standing under a sign that said "We can't afford four more years," told a crowd in New Hampshire that he and Romney were more serious about tackling U.S. fiscal woes and accused Democrats of scaring the elderly.
"We need to tackle our nation's challenges before they tackle us. We need to save and strengthen Medicare and Social Security, and we're putting the ideas on the table on how to do that," Ryan said.
"We're not going to try and scare seniors. We're going to save these benefits for seniors and for my generation so that these promises are kept."
An average of polls by RealClearPolitics shows Obama leading Romney in New Hampshire by three percentage points.
Romney's team believes a strong debate performance will help close the polling gap, and Obama advisers say they expect the polls to tighten.
Both presidential candidates are slated to return to the campaign trail after the Denver debate. (Additional reporting by Lisa Lambert and Sam Youngman; Editing by Alistair Bell and Todd Eastham)
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Suggest As Obama and Romney prep for debates, VP candidates seek votes - Reuters Articles Question by John: What are your thoughts on the new "Eldrazi" creature type? How will they affect the game of Magic? Personally I think these new "Eldrazi" cards will dominate the game. If players can find an easy, foolproof, way to get them onto the field. Best answer for What are your thoughts on the new "Eldrazi" creature type? How will they affect the game of Magic?:
Answer by Zhule
there's not foolproof anything in the game. yes they are super powerful, but they are also super expensive to play so most of them can be dealt with, without much problem. hell they even put in a creature that's sole purpose is basically to negate the Eldrazi cards special power. the biggest thing you have to worry about is Spawnsire of Ulamog's second special ability. if that thing gets off its game over no matter how you look at it.
Answer by Shrap
The Eldrazi are counterable with a denial/quick attack deck. Deny your opponent land and creatures, then nickel and dime him to death with low cost critters or magical attacks which hurt you, but hurt your opponent more. The faster the game endes, the less likely it is that the eldrazi will win. What's a little scarier are the Eldrazi spawn, which are easy to put out and can boost a creature like mortician beetle to insane heights.
Answer by chris
There are fairly easy ways to get them out, but far from foolproof. I see them as only really being played effectively in extended, classic, or multiplayer formats. They are just too slow to come out by standard means. I do think I will make a deck out of them for Commander(edh). :)
Answer by MagicianTrent
I don't see them having much effect at all, since the only ways to get one out reliably before about turn 20 are techniques already available to guys like Progenitus (Polymorph and such), Eldrazi Spawn (who can be taken down en masse by a DoJ, Volcanic Fallout, Pyroclasm, 2-mana Earthquake, etc), and a few mana engine creatures like Elvish Archdruid in an Elf deck or Haribaz Druid in an Ally deck. And they don't really do anything until they attack, so even the big ones can be handled wit h DoJ, Journey to Nowhere, Path to Exile, Oblivion Ring, and forced sacrifices. The only thing I see is every deck running (or at the very least sideboarding) 2-3 of the Legendary Eldrazi, which will put a complete end to mill being a real threat.
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