Luntz Focus Group: Pence Destroyed Kaine During VP Debate

According to a focus group put together by longtime pollster Frank Luntz, Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence overwhelmingly won the debate against rival Democrat Tim Kaine in Farmville, Virginia Tuesday night. 

Kaine is interrupting way too much.

The focus group wants the moderator to lay down the law and shut him up until it's his turn. #VPDebate

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

Mike Pence's attacks on Hillary's foreign policy is scoring much better than Tim Kaine's interruptions. #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/mfDZ7pgNSS

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

"Can we get a higher number than 100?"

My focus group absolutely loved Mike Pence's methodical answer on economic growth. #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/8nzBHOY4uT

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

Tim Kaine is falling flat tonight while Mike Pence is hitting all the right notes. #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/5K7rCFnoIk

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

Mike Pence is winning because Tim Kaine cannot debate like an adult without interruptions. #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/qGEoStPhMt

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

Even when he agrees with parts of Tim Kaine's answers, Mike Pence still scored better. #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/InVhKBTzxI

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

Mike Pence's defense of "deplorable" Americans may be the KO punch of tonight's #VPDebate. pic.twitter.com/lC3jSmNzlj

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

Hillary-leaners like Tim Kaine… But nobody else does. #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/hFoIanpubP

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

Even on preventing home-grown terrorism, Mike Pence is winning over undecideds while Tim Kaine makes the dials plummet.#VPDebate pic.twitter.com/ed7W0RYz12

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

This group of Ohio voters is not buying Tim Kaine's on "intelligent search."

Or maybe they're just tiring of his antics tonight. #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/LO9HRVB2TF

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

24 group members say Mike Pence won on national security, 2 said Tim Kaine.

It may be too late for Kaine to turn this around. #VPDebate

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

Literally every time Tim Kaine talks: ??#VPDebate

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

My focus group literally laughs with Mike Pence's attacks and laughs at Tim Kaine's.

Pence goes high. ??
Kaine goes low. ?? pic.twitter.com/bXDODHNm2q

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

Mike Pence won tonight's debate by a bigger margin (22-4) than Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump (16-6) in the first debate. #VPDebate https://t.co/GCcCvkf78b

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016

Who won tonight's vice-presidential debate?

• 22 say Mike Pence
• 4 say Tim Kaine#VPDebate

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016