What They Are Saying About Pence Dominating the Debate And Kaine’s Debate Implosion
Mike Pence: “Pence Has Won The First Hour Of This Debate” … “Pence Is Excellent At This”
CNN’s David Chalian: “Every time Kaine Tries To Raise The Temperature, Pence Comes In And Skillfully Cools It Off.” (Twitter.com, 10/4/16)
FivetThirtyEight’s David Wasserman: “Pence’s Skills As A Former Radio Host May Be Paying Off In This Setting, And His Tone Is More Personal And Reminiscent Of A Fireside Chat.” (FiveThirtyEight, 10/4/16)
Politico’s John Bresnahan: “Pence Has Won The First Hour Of This Debate.” (Twitter.com, 10/4/16)
FiveThirtyEight’s Clare Malone: “Pence Is Handling This All Pretty Well In My Book.” (FiveThirtyEight, 10/4/16)
The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman: “Pence Has Performed As Well As Possible So Far.” (The New York Times, 10/4/16)
CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski: “Pence Is Excellent At This. Experience In Broadcasting A +.” (Twitter.com, 10/4/16)
Tim Kaine: “Kaine Is Coming Across Like Al Gore Circa 2000” … “Kind Of Overbearing”
Democratic Strategist David Axelrod: “[Tim Kaine] Is Interrupting More Than [Mike Pence], Which I Don't Think Is Serving Him Well. Scoring More On Positives.” (Twitter.com, 10/4/16)
FivetThirtyEight’s David Wasserman: “Kaine’s Interjections Make It Seem Like He’s Trying Too Hard To Score Points.” (FiveThirtyEight, 10/4/16)
The New York Times’ Nick Confessore: “These Canned Interruptions From Kaine Are Kind Of Overbearing.” (The New York Times, 10/4/16)
The Washington Post’s James Hohmann: “Kaine Is Coming Across Like Al Gore Circa 2000. That’s Problematic.” (Twitter.com, 10/4/16)
NBC News’ Chuck Todd: “Kaine Seems A Bit Too Anxious To Jump In.” (Twitter.com, 10/4/16)
BuzzFeed’s McKay Coppins: “Canned Debate Zingers Are The Drug The Clinton Campaign Just Can't Quit.” (Twitter.com, 10/4/16)
