Ifill im gwen eiffel. Woodruff welcome to this pbs newshour special coverage of the Vice President ial debate between republican mike pence and democrat tim kaine. The stage is said at longwood, university in farmville, virginia, with the level of anticipation pales in comparison to last weeks showdown between Hillary Clinton and donald trump there is still a lot on the line. Ifill there s. Its a chance for to introduce themselves to the nation but more important, to bolster the top of the respective ticket. Elaine quijano of cbs news will moderate. Joining us are regular contributors, syndicated columnist mark shields, from the Cook Political Report amy walter and Washington Post columnist mike it gerson. Welcome all. Here is the question of the night. Why does the Vice President ial debate matter . Michael gerson . Well, i think republicans need some good news after historic trouncing. Theres morale issue here. And they need a good night. Woodruff amy walter 124. I agree. They have t
Ifill im gwen eiffel. Woodruff welcome to this pbs newshour special coverage of the Vice President ial debate between republican mike pence and democrat tim kaine. The stage is said at longwood, university in farmville, virginia, with the level of anticipation pales in comparison to last weeks showdown between Hillary Clinton and donald trump there is still a lot on the line. Ifill there s. Its a chance for to introduce themselves to the nation but more important, to bolster the top of the respective ticket. Elaine quijano of cbs news will moderate. Joining us are regular contributors, syndicated columnist mark shields, from the Cook Political Report amy walter and Washington Post columnist mike it gerson. Welcome all. Here is the question of the night. Why does the Vice President ial debate matter . Michael gerson . Well, i think republicans need some good news after historic trouncing. Theres morale issue here. And they need a good night. Woodruff amy walter 124. I agree. They have t
Dollars lost in the mid90s, raising the possibility that donald trump could have voided paying income taxes for 18 years. Analysts say mike pence needs to reassure traditional voters that donald trump is their best option. As for the democrat, to him, senior advisers tell us hes going to try to make mike pence own Donald Trumps agenda, in other words force the indiana governor to either defend the republican nominee or distance himself from him. Of course mike pence can put senator kaine in a similar position by going after Hillary Clintons record. Polls show she has trust issues with voters, especially after her use of a private email server. A new fox news poll shows about 30 of all voters across the land say they do not know enough about either mike pence or tim kaine to rate either man. Tonight is their chance to change that. While we dont know how Many Americans will tune in, we do know Donald Trumps planning to watch. He says hell be live tweeting throughout. Shannon bream is in
Will face off in their first and onto debate, giving all of you your best chance yet to take measure of those men and the candidates who chose them. Its been eight days now since that first clash between Hillary Clinton and donald trump, and a new battery of polls show a solid bounce for Hillary Clinton, her National Lead is rising. The battleground statements moving her way. Jon karl in the hall tonight. Jon, clintons momentum fueled by that debate. Trumps reaction in the days that followed. And the revelation that trump may have paid no federal income tax for nearly two decades. That really puts pressure on mike pence tonight to stop the bleeding. It sure does, george. These are the two most overshadowed Vice President ial candidates of the modern era. When they step out on that stage, they will be meeting each other for the very first time. But the pressure is on mike pence. He is the one that needs to change the dynamic. The momentum is with Hillary Clinton, trump is down, hurt by
Dollars lost in the mid90s, raising the possibility that donald trump could have voided paying income taxes for 18 years. Analysts say mike pence needs to reassure traditional voters that donald trump is their best option. As for the democrat, to him, senior advisers tell us hes going to try to make mike pence own Donald Trumps agenda, in other words force the indiana governor to either defend the republican nominee or distance himself from him. Of course mike pence can put senator kaine in a similar position by going after Hillary Clintons record. Polls show she has trust issues with voters, especially after her use of a private email server. A new fox news poll shows about 30 of all voters across the land say they do not know enough about either mike pence or tim kaine to rate either man. Tonight is their chance to change that. While we dont know how Many Americans will tune in, we do know Donald Trumps planning to watch. He says hell be live tweeting throughout. Shannon bream is in