Last night, I said that Pence won. Although short on substance, he deflected Kaine’s attacks (and annoying interruptions) with a calm demeanor. He didn’t win by much, but he won.
This morning and today, I would have to say that Kaine won. I’m not flip-flopping — I still say that Pence won LAST NIGHT. But the “next day story” is looking bad for Pence. He is being exposed as a serial liar and a non-defender of Trump. Whereas Kaine — well, all you can say about him is that he interrupted a lot last night.
This isn’t surprising. Hillary’s debate victory was a bigger victory the following day, as the post-debate thoughts were compiled. And even bigger the next.
I don’t think the VP debate will be a third or fourth day story. For one thing, it’s… you know… a veep debate. Also, there’s a hurricane bearing down on the East Coast.