Vice Presidential Debate

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine and Republican nominee Mike Pence traded exchanges and frequently talked over each other Tuesday evening, as they sat side by side at a table for their only debate. The 90-minute face-off between Kaine and Pence began at 9 p.m. at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. Elaine Quijano served as moderator and asked a series of questions to which each candidate responded. Mike Pence scored a narrow win over Tim Kaine in the vice presidential debate Tuesday night, according to a CNN instant poll, with 48% of voters who watched the debate saying Pence did the better job while 42% think Kaine had the best night. Both men are broadly judged qualified to take over the office of president if needed, 77% say Pence is qualified, 70% that Kaine is. Most voters who watched Tuesday night said Kaine's positions on the issues are ideologically sound (57%) while 36% see him as too liberal and 5% too conservative. Assessing Pence's positions, about half, 49%, think he's sound, 46% too conservative and just 3% too liberal.

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