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.