10-05-2016, 09:46 AM
Tim Kaine interrupted a lot -- too much, I thought. That was kind of annoying as a viewer. He was calling bullshit as it was spewed, rather than waiting his turn.
Kaine seemed to be there 100% for Hillary Clinton, not for himself. He's not as smooth as Pence for sure and I see people saying he lost the debate, but I disagree (though I expected him to lose because he'd never come across as confrontational or strong to me the few times I'd seen him speak previously).
On polished style alone, I agree Kaine lost to Pence. But, on substance and helping the ticket to regain and attract more Independents, I think Kaine won big time. Clinton's positions on immigration enforcement, law enforcement, abortion, foreign policy, and social issues were well articulated by Kaine last night and I think those positions align more with up-for-grab voters than the positions of either Trump or Pence. Plus, I'm positive Kaine told the truth a lot more often than Pence.
The moderator was effin' awful, in my opinion. I though Lester Holt did a good job with the first presidential debate. And, I suspect Anderson Cooper will do well on Sunday night with the second one. Last night, Elaine Quijano proved to me that she was not in their league (yet).
Kaine seemed to be there 100% for Hillary Clinton, not for himself. He's not as smooth as Pence for sure and I see people saying he lost the debate, but I disagree (though I expected him to lose because he'd never come across as confrontational or strong to me the few times I'd seen him speak previously).
On polished style alone, I agree Kaine lost to Pence. But, on substance and helping the ticket to regain and attract more Independents, I think Kaine won big time. Clinton's positions on immigration enforcement, law enforcement, abortion, foreign policy, and social issues were well articulated by Kaine last night and I think those positions align more with up-for-grab voters than the positions of either Trump or Pence. Plus, I'm positive Kaine told the truth a lot more often than Pence.
The moderator was effin' awful, in my opinion. I though Lester Holt did a good job with the first presidential debate. And, I suspect Anderson Cooper will do well on Sunday night with the second one. Last night, Elaine Quijano proved to me that she was not in their league (yet).