Posted on 10/04/2016 9:34:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
It may have been close, but a CNN instant poll handed the debate victory to Mike Pence.
The GOP vice presidential candidate met his Democratic challenger Tim Kaine in their only debate Tuesday, which aired live on multiple networks. The pair hammered at each other for 90 minutes on a wide range of subjects, including Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the abortion debate, the Syrian civil war and the business record of GOP nominee and Pence’s running mate, Donald Trump.
According to CNN, 48 percent of viewers surveyed thought Pence won the debate, compared to 42 percent for Kaine.
“That put the ‘w’ in the Trump camp tonight,” a CNN political commentator said on-air, giving the “win” to the Republican side.
Meanwhile, Trump surrogates seemed eager to exploit Kaine’s frequent interruptions during the debate, turning the tables on critics who had faulted Trump for similar behavior during the first debate with Hillary Clinton last month.
“Sen. Kaine could not stop interrupting Gov. Pence,” Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway complained to CBS News after the debate had ended. “It was really unhinged and unfortunate.”
However, there is not much evidence that vice presidential debates matter much when it comes to elections. Americans tend to focus on the presidential candidates rather than their running mates.
Also, this debate seemed to lack the one indelible line no American could forget, such as when Lloyd Bentsen dressed down Dan Quayle in 1988 with: “You’re no Jack Kennedy.”
‘It may have been close’
Yeah right, only to the delusional......Pence was golden. Game, set, match.......Pence.
I read that the sample was D+15 lol.
CNN/ORC INSTANT POL: PENCE NARROWLY WINS DEBATE...
Dan Quote certainly is no Jack Kennedy.Quayle has better morals.
It might not have changed any minds (but I bet it did some). Regardless Pence sure didn’t lose any votes for Trump tonight. He did his boss well!
Kaine’s debut on the national stage was a epic disaster. “He” is an incredibly unlikeable person.
“at least two that swing the other way” has specific meaning for Kaine.
That’s the biggest take-away for nearly everyone, Kaine was extremely annoying and is just not a very likable person.
Pence was strong, solid, competent, and trustworthy.
Kaine is f’n Shitlerey’s eunuch ... No man card nor gravitas aka faggot ...
Bwahahaha! I just have to say this because it made me laugh. I went to headlineoftheday.com to vote in their poll and they have two large, close-up pictures of the vp candidates I know for tv candidates may wear a little pancake style make-up but Tim Kaine is most definitely wearing eyeliner and mascara!
He's worse
Kreepy Kaine.
Yeah, and Ohio doesn't count now, either.
If Kaine won, the media would be treating it like the second coming.
Kaine is not “able”.
Funny how the media only talks about what little impact debates have on elections after their guy gets trounced.
48 to 42???.
Now we know how biased this poll is. Trump won first debate!
A disastrous debate for Kaine.
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