Insiders: Trump will sink Pence in VP debate

[DonViejo]

'Is it just me or are the two VP candidates infinitely more appealing than their running mates?' said a Pennsylvania Republican.
By Steven Shepard
10/04/16 05:07 AM EDT

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Virtually all Democratic insiders surveyed last week, 97 percent, expect Kaine to get the better of Pence at Longwood University. In comparison, fewer than three-quarters of Republicans, 74 percent, think Pence will win.

“Pence will have to defend Trump and his year-plus of inflammatory comments,” said a New Hampshire Republican, who, like all insiders, completed the survey anonymously. “Kaine won't.”

“Kaine in a blowout,” an Iowa Republican predicted. “He has a personality. Pence does not. His attempts to explain Trump are among the most tortured I've ever seen. … Pence goes about it with all the passion of a dead fish skittering along the concrete at (Seattle’s Pike Place) Market.”

Other Republicans who thought Kaine would outperform Pence were critical of the Indiana governor’s style. “Kaine may have better appeal, if only because Pence is too ‘Cracker Barrel’ for moderate, upper-middle-class suburban constituencies,” a Michigan Republican said.

“Tim Kaine is the relatable neighbor next door,” an Iowa Republican added. “Mike Pence is the guy you feel the need to impress in church.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/who-will-win-the-vp-debate-229079#ixzz4M9oSWe3Z

[ffr]

1. And he won't even have to do that much.

All he has to do is repeat the news stories over the past several weeks. Pence cannot undo words already spoken.

Donald is Pence's problem.

[The Genealogist]

2. The real question for Pence will be whether he too can see Alaska from his house.

The people want to know!

[avebury]

3. Kaine just needs to wrap Trump tightly around Pence's neck and then

shove him overboard in the deep end of th pool. Let Pence sink then.

[JohnnyLib2]

4. Trump's tweets during the debate may very well finish the job.

Just-can't-give-away the spotlight.

[PJMcK]

10. Never mind the tweets

I wouldn't be surprised if Donald Trump called into some broadcast outlet and did a live call-in interview while the VP debate was taking place. He did something similar during the Republican National Convention. His narcissism is insatiable.

[KittyWampus]

5. In all the years I went to church, there was never a time I felt the need to impress anyone...

“Tim Kaine is the relatable neighbor next door,” an Iowa Republican added. “Mike Pence is the guy you feel the need to impress in church.”

[randome]

6. Dead fish walking.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Birds are territorial creatures.
The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
"Stay out of my territory or I'll PECK YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OUT!"[/center][/font][hr]

[Cakes488]

7. Tim Kaine has sooooo much material to work with. Go for the JUGULAR

[vlyons]

8. there's going to be a rumble tonight

Tonight won't be just any night

[C_U_L8R]

9. Pence will sink Pence

If Kaine can corner Pence on his rightwing beliefs... IF.
Pence is pretty skilled at being slippery - he knows
that his deep felt values won't sell to a big audience.
He'll try to sound 'reasonable'. A kinder gentler jackboot.