Mike Pence is a great vice president pick by Donald Trump

Legal Insurrection: Mike Pence debate performance 'changed the atmosphere' 

Mike Pence is a very good vice presidential pick in general, but he is especially good for Donald Trump.  They have very different personality styles, but they complement each other well. And Pence defers to Trump as the boss. Trump needs less Giuliani and Christie around him and more Mike Pence. I mostly concur with Legal Insurrection's post above.  

My only disagreement with the LI post is Pence's performance (even though VP debates are generally not game changes) may turn out to be significant.  It depends on whether Donald Trump can build on it come Sunday. It is coming at an especially important time for Trump. 

I hope Donald Trump can follow Pence's example of how not to rise for bait thrown by the other side.  That was quite masterful on Pence's part.  

I hope Trump is also preparing for dealing with hostile moderators. Because if you thought Lester Holt and Elaine Quijano were bad, just wait for what Martha Raddatz and Anderson Cooper will try to get away with.  

EBL: Tim Kaine is Annoying, Elaine Quijano: Ready for Hillary, Post Debate Musing, Debate Rules, and What Trump Can Expect At The Presidential Debates

American Thinker: Hillary, Kaine and Creepy Clowns

Elaine Quijano: Ready for Hillary

Michelle Malkin: VP Debate Moderator Elaine Quijano pulling for Team Hillary

EBL: Tim Kaine Is Annoying

DRUDGE REPORT

 CBS News' Debate Moderator Repeatedly Challenges Pence, gives Kaine a break

Rule 5 and FMJRA

Hot Air: Chris Matthews says Pence won debate!

Rush Limbaugh: The debate moderator did her job, the media won't change, drive-by media spin, Hillary: the most prepared candidate to be impeached if elected, the Interrupter embarrasses America, and Gov Pence speaks to Rush

Wombat: Twitchy: That Stephen Colbert is so "edgy" and DaTechGuy: The 'why' question for Tim Kaine

Powerline: The Kaine Cacophony

Tim Kaine Is Annoying

DRUDGE REPORT: Kaine Show (not in a good way)

Instapundit: Focus Group, Hillary had him fixed and alcohol helps (a lot)

AoSHQ: Debate Threads One, Two (God, Kaine is annoying), Three (someone slap him)

Legal Insurrection: Pence trounced Kaine (Pence was very good, but Kaine was annoyingly bad)

Wombat: Twitchy: Kaine, saved by the moderator?

TOM: Did Kaine go through obedience training?

Tim Kaine was exposed as an ignorant slimy weasel tonight, and it was beautiful. #VPDebate #Guccifer2 #Kainewreck pic.twitter.com/LmYpcMliLA

— ImpeachHRC (@HRCsBodyDouble) October 5, 2016

Hot Air: Chris Matthews says Pence won debate!

Powerline: The Kaine Cacophony

Hillary Clinton's Acceptance Speech Was Powerful...

Gateway Pundit: Powerful like Ambien, she not only took out a frail Bill Clinton but Tim Kaine too...

I almost cannot believe she is this bad at this. No wonder it took her 9,763 years and the lifeblood of 34 virgins to get her to this point.

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) July 29, 2016

I know Bill Clinton has a heart condition, and it did start a bit late, but you would think they could give him and Tim Kaine a doppio espresso before the speech started.

Leon Wolf asks which candidate's speech will sound better a month from now. Neither. With the exception of a few amazing speeches (Reagan, Churchill, etc.), I rarely spend my free time listening to speeches. Other than looking to lift sound bites for attack media, I doubt few people will. And as Leon noted, it was poorly executed. The answer is no one will care about these speeches a month from now, we will be into the debate cycle then and that is what will matter.

Twitchy: Iowa Hawk captures the excitement

Trump is trying to win with an emotional message. Hillary's message is more everything is great and I am logically the best choice.

We all knew this was coming, Hillary focusing on Donald Trump's Twitter temperament and being responsible for nuclear codes. That is going to be a major branding theme in the Democrats argument of why Trump should not be president. The problems for Hillary is Trump is a pretty good tweeter. Trump did a flurry of tweets following Hillary's speech, but unfortunately for Hillary, they were like a flurry of punches that found their mark.

Hillary's wars in the Middle East have unleashed destruction, terrorism and ISIS across the world.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016

Hillary's vision is a borderless world where working people have no power, no jobs, no safety.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016

When it comes to playing social media, Hillary is no where near as good at this. Her speech last night would have been better if it were half the time.  

The ratings for this are going to be amazing because most of America has already fallen asleep in front of the television.

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) July 29, 2016

Hot Air: Bill Clinton really does feel our pain

I could swear Charlie Brown's teacher said many of the same things.

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) July 29, 2016

Blazing Cat Fur: Maybe the whirl of white sound machines droning out Bernie Protesters caused Bill Clinton and Tim Kaine to lose consciousness?  Beyond the speech being white noise itself.

Every time the crowd starts chanting Hillary Hillary, they do so to shout out Bernie supporters. #DemConvention #DemsInPhilly

— Lem (@Lemang01) July 29, 2016

Lem's Levity: Hillary throat clearing and stop pretending you like de Tocqueville

EBL: The Full Rodham: Hillary gets ready for her big speech, Trump uses Obama and Clinton's own statements against them, trolling them all day and Ivanka and Chelsea are friends, but they aren't treated the same by the media

Instapundit: Is the election over? , Sanders Supporters chasing Hillary Cospirator David Brock through the Wells Fargo Center? (I wish there was video for this), Andrew McCarthy: Hillary commits felonies and blames Trump for treason? 

Legal Insurrection: #DemExit Clinton protests that the DNC tried to hide

DaTechGuy: Break new ground, put your husband to sleep...

AoSHQ: Bill sabotages Hillary once again...zzzzz

Rush Limbaugh: Pretend Patriots at DNC

Buzz Feed and Jawa Report: Bill Clinton playing with balloons (he likes those balloons)

John Podhoretz: Clinton blew her big chance

Wombat: Austin Bay: Tailgunner Hillary and the Putin Hack

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