Even in the Vice Presidential Debate, the main players were not forgotten. There was no debate during the 90 minutes whether or not the Vice Presidential candidates knew the other’s counterpart. Kaine jumped on Trump every chance he got and tried to force Pence to answer questions that Trump would not during the debate (i.e. About Trump’s tax return). Pence, a little calmer and less offensive than Kaine, said Clinton’s name many times while he was attacking her but avoiding defending Trump’s name and honor, or even saying Trump’s name. After the Vice Presidential debate 29% of viewers moved towards Trump while only 18% of viewers said they moved to Clinton’s side. There is no doubt that Pence took the lead after this debate with his rhetoric moves borrowed from Trump. Pence shook his head politely and calmly and spoke deliberately while Kaine came off as an attack Terrior towards Trump and Pence. The over arching image of the debate would be Pence sitting disappointed while Kaine is annoying Pence like a mosquito with his bad etiquette and attacking questions.
Pence uses many of the same rhetoric strategies that Trump uses but better. When Trump viciously shakes his head when Clinton speaks, Pence calmly and gently shakes his when Kaine speaks. Pence like Trump uses repeated words and phrases that the average American can understand and agree with. Pence throughout the debate repeated the words “safe,” “great” and “America” again and again resonating with many of the viewers.
The two candidates seem like they live in completely different worlds that don’t diverge together. Whether you think Pence is just a liar with his calm demeanor but civil attitude or think Kaine is not fit for the office because of his hot head, the Vice Presidential debate will be a distant memory when the next Presidential debate rolls around.
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/05/cnn-poll-pence-wins-vp-debate-29-percent-move-toward-voting-trump/