Yes. Everyone thought Kaine would take Pence apart, but... (Reply #45)

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Wed Oct 7, 2020, 06:26 PM

45. Yes. Everyone thought Kaine would take Pence apart, but...

...Mikey has the talk show host’s ability to come across as calm and reasonable, even when saying the most outrageous things. Kaine tried to go on the offense against him and just came off looking “mean” and “unlikable.” Harris will have to tread a very narrow path to avoid coming off as “overly aggressive and angry” on one hand, and letting him control the debate on the other.

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56 replies	Author	Time	Post
Is anyone else nervous about tonight? [View all]	leftofthestorm	Oct 2020	OP
Not at all. What are you nervous about?	LuckyCharms	Oct 2020	#1
My only concern	Proud Liberal Dem	Oct 2020	#14
No...Kamala will make mincemeat out of Pence.	Demsrule86	Oct 2020	#2
No.	FeelingBlue	Oct 2020	#3
Don't be. Kamala will shine like the Sun and Pence will drizzle like rain.	Newest Reality	Oct 2020	#4
Not in the slightest. n/t	whathehell	Oct 2020	#5
Pence is worried. I'm not.	SoonerPride	Oct 2020	#6
Not in the least.	treestar	Oct 2020	#7
HELL NO	bluestarone	Oct 2020	#8
I am nervous she will get exposed to Covid	Tumbulu	Oct 2020	#9
This. The debate itself will be fine.	crickets	Oct 2020	#25
Yeah, this	soothsayer	Oct 2020	#26
EXACTLY. And I think Pence was trying to get her to not show so he wouldnt have to face her..That	Lucinda	Oct 2020	#38
Why exactly would you be nervous?	DonaldsRump	Oct 2020	#10
Pence is a good debater, but look at the material he has to work from	Lochloosa	Oct 2020	#11
No matter what Harris will win and Pence will say he did.	Srkdqltr	Oct 2020	#12
I'm nervous because there are such high expectations for Kamala.	unitedwethrive	Oct 2020	#13
This will be the day	Proud Liberal Dem	Oct 2020	#18
Dynamic, he.	H2O Man	Oct 2020	#32
Nope	StarryNite	Oct 2020	#15
Not sure. Today, Joy Behar said that Harris can't look too smart	ecstatic	Oct 2020	#16
Well.........	Mossfern	Oct 2020	#17
nope	handmade34	Oct 2020	#19
Pence could be as big an asshole as Trump was in the first debate	Auggie	Oct 2020	#20
I am not going to say anything in reply, I don't want to get in trouble. n/t	blitzen	Oct 2020	#21
The high expectations dynamic isn't great but Kamala will do fine	BlueNProud	Oct 2020	#22
No	ananda	Oct 2020	#23
I am, but only because that's the way I am--she'll kick his ass	renate	Oct 2020	#24
Pence will try to defend the indefensible.	TheCowsCameHome	Oct 2020	#27
no	obamanut2012	Oct 2020	#28
No, not at all.	H2O Man	Oct 2020	#29
No. The VP debate rarely, if ever, matters.	Drunken Irishman	Oct 2020	#30
Just her safety...and the safety of her team and their families...	Lucinda	Oct 2020	#31
nope	Demonaut	Oct 2020	#33
No. Because no matter what is said it will reinforce what a real debate should sound like.	GulfCoast66	Oct 2020	#34
debates	pamdb	Oct 2020	#35
Not even the slightest.	Yavin4	Oct 2020	#36
Well, I'm a Democrat and anxiety is my default state.	nsd	Oct 2020	#37
She can hold her own for 90 minutes.	Sneederbunk	Oct 2020	#39
I am still gonna drink...nt	leftofthestorm	Oct 2020	#40
Hit and run... so predictable. (n/t)	SMC22307	Oct 2020	#41
No, not at all.	Celerity	Oct 2020	#42
Nope	ornotna	Oct 2020	#43
No, I think Kamala will do a wonderful job. She's smart, articulate and tough.	Arkansas Granny	Oct 2020	#44
Yes. Everyone thought Kaine would take Pence apart, but...	regnaD kciN	Oct 2020	#45
That was 4 years and more ago.	Arthur_Frain	Oct 2020	#49
Yes, that's what I keep thinking about.	DavidDvorkin	Oct 2020	#56
Kamala has got this	BainsBane	Oct 2020	#46
Nah.	Arthur_Frain	Oct 2020	#47
Only worried about disease or lightning from Pence side of the room.	Baked Potato	Oct 2020	#48
Yes, but I'm a nervous person	XanaDUer2	Oct 2020	#50
Only about Dense Pence infecting everyone, including Kamala.	GoCubsGo	Oct 2020	#51
I thought Pence came across well in 2016	Retrograde	Oct 2020	#52
I wish Kamala would show up in a full hazmat suit.. other than that, she's fine.	Talitha	Oct 2020	#53
I have never held much anticipation of this debate	Awsi Dooger	Oct 2020	#54
What hurt Kamala in the primary is that she went hard after Biden.	Caliman73	Oct 2020	#55

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