Debate Live Blog #2

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9:27 PM: “You have a voting record, senator … I can’t believe you won’t defend your own voting record.”

9:26 PM: Note that moderator chooses right-leaning group’s numbers to frame Social Security question. Sad!

9:25 PM: Kaine’s really got him on the ropes here.

9:24 PM: “He used the tax code just the way it’s supposed to be used and he did it brilliantly.”

9:22 PM: “You can roll out the numbers.”

9:20 PM: Not sure this Hired, Fired thing is amazingly catchy. In general, I think both are doing fairly well in the eyes of the groups they’re trying to appeal to. Would say some edge to Kaine. But pretty even.

9:15 PM: Ding, ding, ding: Great Work, Bill!

9:14 PM: Gotta say, I did not expect this. I think it’s a little choppy for both candidates. But this is pretty intense as any presidential or vice presidential debates go.

9:13 PM: Feisty.

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