Last night Mike Pence and Tim Kaine met for the first and only vice-presidential candidate’s debate. The general consensus is that vice-presidents are campaign appendages that have little impact on voters. Most Americans are making their decisions based on the top of the ticket. That is a dangerous fact for Donald Trump because, even as his running mate had a relatively decent night at the debate, it isn’t going to move the dial noticeably.
More important is the performance of Trump himself. And during the VP debate he proved, once again, that he is a petty and ignorant man whose instincts will drive people away. Trump announced prior to the VP debate that he would be live tweeting the proceedings. In fact, he mostly re-tweeted comments from his fans. What follows are some of the tweets he posted with commentary:
"@lainey34210: @realDonaldTrump Great opening Pence?"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016
Great opening tweet, Trump.
"@Susiesentinel: #pence is so much more likeable than Kaine #cbsnews @realDonaldTrump"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016
The problem is, he’s also much more likable than Trump. (And I can spell “likable” correctly).
"@Jnelson52722: @realDonaldTrump @Susiesentinel Kaine looks like an evil crook out of the Batman movies"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016
Holy insult, Batman. Trump really hit him where it hurts.
"@elisac006: @nycmia @realDonaldTrump I agree. Kaine looks like a fool!!"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016
Funny, Pence was complaining that Clinton and Kaine insulted people too much. Has he met his running mate?
.@mike_pence is doing a great job – so far, no contest!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016
Based on what?
"@carol_lcnixon67: @realDonaldTrump Kaine says Hillary and he have plans. She could care less what Kaine thinks."
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016
Typical. Rather than talk about the plans, Trump sinks to a personal comment he couldn’t possibly know anything about.
ICYMI: PENCE: I RAN A STATE THAT WORKED; KAINE RAN A STATE THAT FAILED. https://t.co/XuWaueNkH0
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016
Pence’s state improved because he was governor during the Obama boom years. Kaine’s state was hampered because he was governor during Bush’s Great Recession, but it came roaring back during the Obama administration. Thanks Obama.
CLINTON’S CLOSE TIES TO PUTIN DESERVE SCRUTINY:https://t.co/wPYm5vQoyt #VPDebate
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016
Are you friggin’ kidding me? Trump & Putin. Yes, It’s Really a Thing
"@Gsimmons03Ginny: @realDonaldTrump ..Kaine is awful, Trump and Pence are the ticket..no more lies, we are ready to see America Great Again!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016
Everybody drink! He got in the Trump campaign’s slogan.
Mike Pence won big. We should all be proud of Mike!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016
Thanks for that completely unbiased opinion. Go ahead and be proud of Mike, because he must be so ashamed that he ever agreed to run with you.
Late Update: Trump tweeted this hysterically ironic comment the morning after the debate:
The constant interruptions last night by Tim Kaine should not have been allowed. Mike Pence won big!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016
What an appropriate close to a laughable debate commentary. Can’t wait for the next debate.
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Shouldn’t Drumpfy be a little jealous that Pence was making the news and not The Great and Powerful Pathological Liar?
The media should ignore Trump completely until he starts acting like an adult.