The VEEP debate
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Turley sums it up:
Overall I thought both Harris and Pence did well though I would have liked fewer smirks from one and fewer overruns from the other. The problem is that the lack of follow up questions resulted in little more than rote answers. This was a debate that was more about the delivery than scrutiny of the candidates. Both made comments that could have been seriously challenged but were brushed aside for the next topic. Moderators need to be able to cover less in order to uncover more with followup questions.
In the end, the most notable performance was the fly. It showed everything that was missing in the debate: spontaneity, clarity of position, and ability to adapt.
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Turley sums it up:
Overall I thought both Harris and Pence did well though I would have liked fewer smirks from one and fewer overruns from the other. The problem is that the lack of follow up questions resulted in little more than rote answers. This was a debate that was more about the delivery than scrutiny of the candidates. Both made comments that could have been seriously challenged but were brushed aside for the next topic. Moderators need to be able to cover less in order to uncover more with followup questions.
In the end, the most notable performance was the fly. It showed everything that was missing in the debate: spontaneity, clarity of position, and ability to adapt.
@George-K I agree. I think that they should allow the moderators to challenge the candidates.
My most response last night Would have been: “You didn’t answer the question I asked, so I will ask it again”
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The only question that mattered much last night was the last one from the eighth grader. Pence responded to the question with praise for the American system and the ability, indeed the right, to disagree. Harris used it to pitch for a vote.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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The only question that mattered much last night was the last one from the eighth grader. Pence responded to the question with praise for the American system and the ability, indeed the right, to disagree. Harris used it to pitch for a vote.
@Mik said in The VEEP debate:
The only question that mattered much last night was the last one from the eighth grader.
Why?
I think a lot of the others were good, but neither side was willing to answer
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The policy content from the debate:
https://www.politico.com/story/2020/10/08/how-harris-and-pence-fought-over-policy-1524330
Not a lot, only a few points that can be read through in a few minutes.
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The policy content from the debate:
https://www.politico.com/story/2020/10/08/how-harris-and-pence-fought-over-policy-1524330
Not a lot, only a few points that can be read through in a few minutes.
@Axtremus said in The VEEP debate:
The policy content from the debate:
https://www.politico.com/story/2020/10/08/how-harris-and-pence-fought-over-policy-1524330
Not a lot, only a few points that can be read through in a few minutes.
That's because it's by politico. A leftwing trash rag that knows Pence kicked her ass.
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@Mik said in The VEEP debate:
The only question that mattered much last night was the last one from the eighth grader.
Why?
I think a lot of the others were good, but neither side was willing to answer
@taiwan_girl said in The VEEP debate:
@Mik said in The VEEP debate:
The only question that mattered much last night was the last one from the eighth grader.
Why?
I think a lot of the others were good, but neither side was willing to answer
That is precisely why.
