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.
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016
The focus group wants the moderator to lay down the law and shut him up until it's his turn. #VPDebate
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?"
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016
My focus group absolutely loved Mike Pence's methodical answer on economic growth. #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/8nzBHOY4uT
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."
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016
Or maybe they're just tiring of his antics tonight. #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/LO9HRVB2TF
24 group members say Mike Pence won on national security, 2 said Tim Kaine.
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016
It may be too late for Kaine to turn this around. #VPDebate
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.
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016
Pence goes high. ??
Kaine goes low. ?? pic.twitter.com/bXDODHNm2q
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?
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 5, 2016
• 22 say Mike Pence
• 4 say Tim Kaine#VPDebate