Grinning Like a Cymbal-Crashing Monkey

Bob's House> "Ryan didn't 'lose.' He won on the issues. But grinning like a cymbal-crashing monkey counts for more now."

Yes.

Nixon also won the debates, but grinning etc. as you said. (I remember my dad raging around the room, furious as he realized what TV was doing.)

VP Showdown 2012
What I saw going on between the candidates
a photoshoppy webwork thing from 2012 Oct
http://bit.ly/vp2012d