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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence projected a steadier temperament than his running mate, Donald Trump, and largely ducked Sen. Tim Kaine’s demands to answer for Trump’s incendiary actions and statements. But Pence took positions in debating the Virginia senator that conflicted with those put forth by his fellow Republican.
The Indiana governor was humble, a font of homespun Midwestern values and traditional Republican orthodoxy. And on policy, he cast parts of Donald Trump’s agenda as being different from what Trump has actually said, particularly on foreign affairs.
Pence and Kaine stood toe-to-toe for 90 minutes in the lone vice-presidential debate of 2016. The Fix watched, tweeted and took some notes on the best and the worst. Here are the findings.
The vice-presidential nominees offered the possibility of a more civil conversation about issues that divide the two parties, but the discussion quickly deteriorated into boisterous squabbling.
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