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Challenger advances a clearer vision for the future of America in Vice presidential debate Dr. Jason L. Jarvis, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA This was a much more orderly and clear debate than the first Presidential debate. Pence and Harris acted like adults, allowing for more direct clash on substantive issues. Kamala Harris won … Continue reading
Judge: Ray D’Cruz Winner: Mike Pence Republican Governor Mike Pence won tonight’s Vice Presidential Debate. His opponent, Senator Tim Kaine, was too negative and hectoring. He lost sight of the critical balance between positive and negative argumentation. While Governor Pence lacked detail throughout, and at times chose not to engage, he was calmer, clearer and … Continue reading
Judge: Stephen Llano Winner: Tim Kaine Tim Kaine won this debate in spite of himself. Kaine saw tonight as a moment to make the case against Donald Trump instead of the case for Hillary Clinton. He was on his way to losing this debate. Mike Pence had a great chance to show the vision and … Continue reading
Election Debates declares Joe Biden the winner of an engaging and compelling Vice Presidential Debate. [Watch the debate] Biden, like Mitt Romney in last week’s debate, took control of the debate. While his overtly aggressive manner may have thrilled some and alienated others, it was ultimately his superior matter that won the night. The panel … Continue reading
Winner: Joe Biden Scores: Biden 82 | Ryan 76 Judge: Andy Hume Reasons: An immensely enjoyable debate which I scored as a clear win for Vice President Joe Biden, with some reservations. Biden had two major advantages in terms of his matter. First, his rebuttals were significantly stronger. Time and again he opened his responses … Continue reading
Winner: Joe Biden Scores: Biden 80 | Ryan 75 Judge: Ray D’Cruz Reasons: Joe Biden won the vice presidential debate because Paul Ryan, when pressed on detail, struggled. Repeatedly, as individual arguments progressed, Ryan’s positions were brought undone. While ordinarily that would make it a big win for Biden, Ryan’s overall messages were more compelling … Continue reading
Winner: Joe Biden Scores: Biden 78 | Ryan 76 Judge: Fenja Berglund Reasons: Joe Biden strove to maintain the upper hand throughout the entire debate not only through an aggressive style but also with solid application of facts throughout the debate. His efforts paid off and he won a debate which was largely conducted on … Continue reading
Winner: Joe Biden Scores: Biden 77 | Ryan 69 Judge: Wayne Jocic Reasons: Joe Biden won this debate by a clear margin. He did, at the first opportunity, what Barack Obama failed throughout the first presidential debate to do: defend Obama’s presidency. The argumentation was simple; Obama had set goals and achieved them. The first … Continue reading
Winner: Joe Biden Scores: Biden 82 | Ryan 80 Judge: Jason Jarvis The story of this debate is offense, offense, offense. This was a vastly more entertaining debate than the first Presidential debate. It was marked by several testy exchanges between Biden and Ryan over taxes, Afghanistan and Iran. Biden wins this debate thanks to … Continue reading
Winner: Joe Biden Scores: Biden 80 | Ryan 77 Judge: Ian Lising Reasons: Bluster and Loose Talk The Vice President and Congressman came out swinging. Ironically, the person who was getting in the way of the round was the moderator. At the start, there were several moments of possible clash that she interrupted, diffused, or … Continue reading
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