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VP Debate Thread - BmorePat87 - 10-04-2016 I'll be switching between this and the O's wild card game, but I figured it's good to start a thread about it. Trump will be live tweeting the debate, so that should be fun. Bold Prediction: Both look very presidential and cordial. Republicans have buyer's remorse after seeing a candidate not look and act like a clown. Democrats will wish their VP was someone with a little more fire. A true tie but Pence comes out ahead because Trump sets the bar low from the first debate. RE: VP Debate Thread - GMDino - 10-04-2016 Just got home, but apparently Pence won....before it started. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/04/republican-national-committee-mike-pence-debate-winner/91576394/ Quote:RNC declares Pence 'clear winner' of debate before it's even started RE: VP Debate Thread - wildcats forever - 10-04-2016 Pence and Trump seem to be a good match, as I find both equally repulsive. And I'm not wild about the Dems either. These people aren't low-hanging fruit. They're fruit that's already hit the ground. Good luck fellow citizens. RE: VP Debate Thread - bfine32 - 10-04-2016 Just peeking in as the wife is watching. Kaine looks like a madman (has that Joker grin); we'll see if it moves the dial. RE: VP Debate Thread - GMDino - 10-04-2016 My daughter wants to know what is wrong with Pence's hair. (She's a cosmetologist.) Also why don't they give the moderator a button to turn their mics off? Problem solved. RE: VP Debate Thread - GMDino - 10-04-2016 (10-04-2016, 10:52 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Just peeking in as the wife is watching. Kaine looks like a madman (has that Joker grin); we'll see if it moves the dial. ![]() ![]() RE: VP Debate Thread - BmorePat87 - 10-04-2016 Kaine: Talking points that quote Trump Pence: You're running a campaign on insult Kaine: It's not an insult if You/He said this Pence: No I/he didn't Kaine: It's on video Pence is succeeding in his efforts to completely lie away everything Trump has said because he is remaining soft spoken and calm. Kaine has too much energy and looks too manic. RE: VP Debate Thread - GMDino - 10-04-2016 (10-04-2016, 11:38 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Kaine: Talking points that quote Trump Ain't it a ***** when the guy telling the truth gets flack for having too much energy? Or the candidate who can actually answer questions catches it for being too prepared? I guess someone needs that kind of mentality to find a reason to vote for Trump. RE: VP Debate Thread - wildcats forever - 10-05-2016 (10-04-2016, 11:11 PM)GMDino Wrote: My daughter wants to know what is wrong with Pence's hair. (She's a cosmetologist.) Well, the decision to make it a discussion instead of a debate resulted into a seriously unfunny Monty Python sketch. I could not get further than 30 minutes, and turned off the TV. Can't say I feel good about doing that, but after trying to imagine either one becoming President in the worst case scenario, I caught myself pining for the good ole days of freaking out over the possibilities of Palin being President if McCain went belly up. ![]() Politifacts Truth-O-Meter rated Kaine at 77%; Pence 58% with neither getting a Pants-On-Fire. So there's that. At least we have a Congress with a solid history of being proactive ![]() RE: VP Debate Thread - GMDino - 10-05-2016 Quote:6 things Trump definitely said that Pence claimed he didn’t Trump/Pence: Lie/Deny 2016 Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/trump-said-mike-pence-claimed-did-not-229171#ixzz4MCfQ68TV Follow us: @politico on Twitter | Politico on Facebook RE: VP Debate Thread - Belsnickel - 10-05-2016 (10-04-2016, 11:43 PM)GMDino Wrote: Ain't it a ***** when the guy telling the truth gets flack for having too much energy? Or the candidate who can actually answer questions catches it for being too prepared? This was a shtick for Kaine. He has been criticized for being low energy. And because Clinton can't really hammer Trump because Trump is a bully and if she did it full on she would be bashed because she is a woman, Kaine had to take on that role. Kaine won with those that wanted to see more fire. He won with those people that know the feeling of exasperation when people ignore facts shoved in their face. It won't sway any Trump supporters, but I would not be surprised to see some undecideds move towards Clinton. RE: VP Debate Thread - GMDino - 10-05-2016 (10-05-2016, 07:41 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: This was a shtick for Kaine. He has been criticized for being low energy. And because Clinton can't really hammer Trump because Trump is a bully and if she did it full on she would be bashed because she is a woman, Kaine had to take on that role. Kaine won with those that wanted to see more fire. He won with those people that know the feeling of exasperation when people ignore facts shoved in their face. It won't sway any Trump supporters, but I would not be surprised to see some undecideds move towards Clinton. That's what I was getting at. If Kaine is himself he gets bashed for no energy. If he's animated he get bashed for acting like a Batman criminal. But if he's honest and calls Trump and Pence out it gets ignored because...appearances. My FB page is now filled with people saying Pence won because he was "calmer". Which is easy to do when you just deny the truth and don't have to defend it. RE: VP Debate Thread - Belsnickel - 10-05-2016 Politico's 5 Takeaways RE: VP Debate Thread - BmorePat87 - 10-05-2016 One of my favorite exchanges involved Social Security. Tim Kaine: "Donald Trump wrote a book and he said Social Security is a Ponzi scheme and privatization would be good for all of us and when Congressman Pence was in Congress, he was the chief cheerleader for the privatization of Social Security." Mike Pence: "There they go again. OK..." TK: "Go read the book" MP: "All Donald Trump and I have said about Social Security is we're going to meet our obligations to our seniors. That's it." TK: "Go read the book" MP: "We've said we're going to meet the obligations of Medicare. That's what this campaign is really about, Senator. And I get, this is -- this is the old scare tactic that they roll out..." TK: "But -- but you have a voting record, Governor." MP: " And I get all of that. I just, look...There's a question that you asked a little bit earlier that I want to go back " TK: "I can't believe you won't defend your own voting record" RE: VP Debate Thread - Belsnickel - 10-05-2016 CNN Poll: Pence Won http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/299345-cnn-poll-pence-won-debate RE: VP Debate Thread - Belsnickel - 10-05-2016 (10-05-2016, 09:14 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: One of my favorite exchanges involved Social Security. I caught that on NPR on my way home from work and was laughing my ass off. Definitely my favorite, but mostly because that was primarily what I got to hear. My wife was very happy with Kaine's abortion remarks. RE: VP Debate Thread - Belsnickel - 10-05-2016 The BBC take on the debate. http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37558787 RE: VP Debate Thread - Dill - 10-05-2016 (10-05-2016, 07:41 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: This was a shtick for Kaine. He has been criticized for being low energy. And because Clinton can't really hammer Trump because Trump is a bully and if she did it full on she would be bashed because she is a woman, Kaine had to take on that role. Kaine won with those that wanted to see more fire. He won with those people that know the feeling of exasperation when people ignore facts shoved in their face. It won't sway any Trump supporters, but I would not be surprised to see some undecideds move towards Clinton.I didn't like Kaine's interruptions, frankly. I think they hurt more than helped. They are the main reason why so many think Pence won. However, one goal of the VP debate, maybe a primary goal, is to create talking points for the next news cycle and provide sound bites for political adds and talk shows. The target is voters in the middle, the uncommitted, not die hard Trump voters or Democrats. I think Kaine may have been successful in creating a lot of "denial" soundbites--Pence denying Trump and he said x, y, and z. These denials can then be played alongside video of Trump saying x, y, and z. However "poised" Pence may seem, he is shown avoiding questions and lying about the Trump record, all the while loudly admiring his character and family. RE: VP Debate Thread - Belsnickel - 10-05-2016 (10-05-2016, 10:20 AM)Dill Wrote: I didn't like Kaine's interruptions, frankly. I think they hurt more than helped. They are the main reason why so many think Pence won. I know a lot of people here that aren't really fans of either candidate but like Kaine because he was governor here were not happy with Kaine. One of my employees said "I hope people noticed from the sidebar information that he is not a native Virginian, because he was just a rude asshole." Kaine won on substance, but that's not what wins these debates overall. It's very telling, though, that the DNC/Clinton campaign is very happy with Kaine's performance, and while the GOP/Trump campaign has warm fuzzies about Pence's performance, Trump himself is reportedly unimpressed. Honestly, Pence was setting up a 2020 bid more than anything. As Roll Call put it in one tweet, "Pence just won the Iowa caucus." RE: VP Debate Thread - BmorePat87 - 10-05-2016 (10-05-2016, 10:30 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Honestly, Pence was setting up a 2020 bid more than anything. As Roll Call put it in one tweet, "Pence just won the Iowa caucus." He's a more polite version of Ted Cruz. IF the GOP returns to normal by 2020, he has little chance. His horrible record is being overshadowed by Trump right now. I'm surprised Kaine didn't hit Pence on his atrocious actions against the LGBT community. |