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Speak Out: Who Won the Vice Presidential Debate?

Tell us: Who performed better at Thursday's debate? Did the debate strengthen or hurt either campaign?

Vice President Joe Biden and Republican hopeful U.S. Rep Paul Ryan engaged in their first and only debate Thursday night in Kentucky.

The debate fell a week after the first debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, in Denver, and just days before their next meeting Oct. 16  at Hofstra University in New York.

Viewers in Virginia had different opinions about what topics covered tonight would matter most to voters in the Commonwealth.

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Other Virginia residents interviewed after the debate said the candidates' differing views on abortion stood out.

Tell us: Who performed better at Thursday's debate? Were there any questions you would have liked asked ? Did the debate strengthen or hurt either campaign? Was there a clear winner?

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