Vice presidential debate seen by 35.6 million viewers

Instead, Trump is pretending like he won the vice presidential debate and Gov. Mike Pence does not exist. Republicans came out declaring the debate made them wish Pence was the nominee rather than Trump.

Cruz: So if the guiding tenet of VP debates is “first do no harm” then both Pence and Kaine succeeded by not really moving the needle in either direction. ‘That isn’t sitting well with the boss’. “That isn’t sitting well with the boss”, an anonymous Trump aide told CNN’s John King. But the part Kaine left out is not quite as benign as Pence indicates.

Conway called Pence’s performance “spectacular” and said Trump’s campaign was “really happy” with the outcome.

“Clinton gained substantially in the polls from the first debate; there will be no real change as a result of this one”, he said.

‘Correct, correct, absolutely, ‘ Gangel replied.

It remains to be seen if that showdown will be enough to move the needle for the Trump-Pence ticket in places like OH, where a new Monmouth survey show Clinton holding onto a slim two-point lead.

‘Honestly, that’s why my father picked him.

“The debate was a little feisty, I have to admit it”, Kaine said.

The rival running mates repeatedly interrupted each other – and debate moderator Elaine Quijano of CBS – during the debate.

But Pence went too far in downplaying the severity of Trump’s original comment. Hillary Clinton has no public events until the debate.

Most public focus groups also gave Pence the edge but nearly none of those surveyed said the VP debate would change their votes. Pence only got to be on the ticket because the Republican Party made Trump put him on the ticket.

Kaine didn’t fare almost as well as Biden; he was criticized for aggressively interrupting Mike Pence and reciting over-prepared lines. Or that endless repetition of anti-Trump talking points during a seemingly endless vice presidential debate would be a winning strategy?

‘They hope he has a better answer this time and he is preparing over and over again, ‘ Gangel offered.