Longwood University Vice Presidential debate @ 9pm ET **live commentary thread**

[yourelection]

I wonder how many viewers actually will have stuck through this to the end.

[Inmate Trump]

Has there ever been a VP debate that had an impact on the polls in either direction?

Is there reason to believe this one will?

[Stockdale for Veep]

"It's a simple question Pence, would you eat the moon if it were made if cheese?"

let me talk about something else.

[Saint Milei]

Kaine is like a poor man's Biden. Dude just blatantly lies and interrupts.

[Kleine Scheiße]

what's aleppo

Why isn't your avatar Libertarian?

what's avatar

[Fargobison]

Kaine is smart to keep hitting him, what Turmp said about nuclear proliferation was weapons grade stupid and something Pence isn't even trying to defend.

[GeorgiaModerate]

I wonder how many viewers actually will have stuck through this to the end.

Stuart Rothenberg tweeted "Given the first hour of the debate, are any undecided voters still watching this? And if they are, don't they have something better to do?"  That sums it up.

[Dr. Arch]

"It's a simple question Pence, would you eat the moon if it were made if cheese?"

let me talk about something else.

This

[Pyro]

This is the most civil Republican primary debate yet!

[Green Line]

Mike Pence is so smart and likeable.  I wish he was running for President.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Kaine is really stonewalling here.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Has there ever been a VP debate that had an impact on the polls in either direction?

Is there reason to believe this one will?

Nope.

[Saint Milei]

Kaine thinks allies like SK and Japan shouldn't have nukes? LMAO

[dspNY]

Kaine really turned it around in the last 5-10 minutes but is anyone watching?

[Classic Conservative]

That awkward silence

[Gass3268]

Pence not defending Trump again, this time on nukes.

[dspNY]

Kaine thinks allies like SK and Japan shouldn't have nukes? LMAO

They shouldn't. You have no understanding of the deep-seated rivalries in East Asia. Giving Japan and SK nukes with China already nuclear-armed is lighting a match to kerosene

[Dr. Arch]

Kaine was astute in making the observation, openly, that Pence refuses to defend his own running mate.

[Gass3268]

Yup, Kaine has taken control of this one.

[Rand]

Kaine is succeeding in defending Clinton and attacking Trump. Pence cannot even muster a coherent defense against Tax Evader McPorn Star.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

Both of them are interrupting each other.  The difference is Kaine is actually steering the debate and Pence can't even defend his own running mate.

Pence is going to have a hard time explaining his disastrous performance to his wife's son.  Sad!

[ag]

Kaine thinks allies like SK and Japan shouldn't have nukes? LMAO

Not only he thinks they should not have nukes, but so do South Koreans and the Japanese. This is the cornerstone of the international consensus on this - has been for the last 70 years. They may be forced to acquire the nukes if Trump gets to be president - but they would much rather not have the need to.

[Stockdale for Veep]

Choosing this over the Wild Card Game was a poor decision.

[dspNY]

I would grade this debate as Pence for the first 30 minutes, a draw for the next 20, and all Kaine since

[Gass3268]

"He is asking everyone to vote for someone he will not defend." - Kaine

There is your line of the night.