It’s Clear Why Joe Biden Chose Kamala Harris as His Running Mate
Mike Pence may not have shouted like Donald Trump, but the lies and the dodging were still the same. Neither of them have a plan for the issues facing American families. Neither could lay out a clear strategy to address COVID-19. Neither discussed their long-awaited health care “plan” or explain how they could maintain protections for pre-existing conditions even as they’re fighting at the Supreme Court trying to get rid of them.
And most importantly, neither Donald Trump nor Mike Pence could explain away their failures over the last four years, or make the case for why they deserve another four.
There was only one candidate on stage tonight who articulated policies and plans to help working families and small businesses, to protect our health care, and to follow the science -- science to contain COVID-19 and science to address climate change. Kamala Harris.
CNN’s Oliver Darcy: “Results of the CNN instant poll: 59% say Harris won, 38% say Pence won.”
Kamala focused on the issues that matter to working families.
Jonathan Alter: The two best arguments for Biden are that Trump has mishandled the coronavirus and will not protect people with preexisting conditions. Harris made both arguments convincingly.
Republican strategist Tara Setmayer: Reminding people of the pattern of disrespect Trump has exhibited toward our military was an excellent response by @KamalaHarris Pence lost that exchange by A LOT. #VPDebateTakes #VPDebate
Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin: Pence was on defense and looked uncomfortable while displaying once more Republicans' lack of respect for women. Harris was polished and got in long, specific policy statements delivered direct to camera. A win for Democrats.
While Pence lied and deflected.
Jehmu Greene: Right, @KamalaHarris. Wow, just wow. He thinks if he cloaks his lies in a soft tone it makes it easier to swallow. #VPDebate
Daily Kos: It's telling that Pence is talking to the moderator and Harris is talking to the American people. #VPDebate
Kamala won this debate.
New York Times’s Wajahat Ali: Pence lost. Its done. #VPDebate
Shar Jossell: As expected, she is clocking the hell out of him and that administration. #VPDebate
The Nation’s Joan Walsh: At the end of each segment, Kamala looks excited, Pence looks exhausted.
MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski: Kamala killing it.
Matt Helms: Kamala Harris is rocking it tonight. She came to debate. Pence came to deflect. #VPDebate
New Yorker’s Philip Gourevitch: pence is trying to run down the clock rather than answer any of susan page’s incredible simple straightforward questions.”
ABC News Chief Political Analyst Matthew Dowd: Kamala won the debate. Won’t fundamentally alter the election which is really bad for trump pence because they are significantly behind. Pence lies as much as trump. He just does it more sincerely.
Variety’s Ramin Setoodeh: Kamala won. #VPDebate
Jonathan Alter: Pence lost this debate by repeatedly going over time and mansplaining in a smarmy way. Harris avoided being too aggressive but got her points in. She won easily.
CNN Commentator Keith Boykin: Kamala Harris clearly won tonight's debate. Mike Pence needed to score a knockout to change the trajectory of Trump's losing campaign, and he failed to do that.
AFT President Randi Weingarten: It’s clear who won tonight’s debate and that was @KamalaHarris. And she gave us the reminder we needed: your vote is your power. If we vote we will win. #VPdebate #AFTvotes
Former Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder: Kamala won. The process lost - again. Fix the format.
Congresswoman Linda Sánchez: Congratulations to @KamalaHarris, the winner of tonight’s #VPDebate. She stood for science. She told the truth. She brought receipts. California is proud of you.
Gloria Allred: U.S. Senator Kamala Harris was a star in the debate with V.P. Pence. She clearly won the debate. She demonstrated that she is not just prepared to be V.P., but that she is also prepared to be President one day. Pence could not defend the indefensible - Trump. She made us proud.
