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Here Are the '53 Smiles' of Joe Biden During VP Debate
DANVILLE, KY - OCTOBER 11: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden smiles during the vice presidential debate at Centre College October 11, 2012 in Danville, Kentucky. This is the second of four debates during the presidential election season and the only debate between the vice presidential candidates before the closely-contested election November 6.Credit: Getty Images

Here Are the '53 Smiles' of Joe Biden During VP Debate

It is unclear whether Vice President Joe Biden was just really happy during Thursday night's debate against his Republican rival Paul Ryan or if he really finds things like a nuclear Iran and the terrorist attack at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi particularly amusing.

Either way, many argue Biden's frequent smiling and chuckling overshadowed his debate performance. The smirk-a-thon lead the Daily Beast to dub Thursday night "The Night of 53 Smiles for Joe Biden." Here is every smile, every smirk, every chuckle made by the sitting vice president during the debate:

Front page photo from Getty Images.

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Jason Howerton

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