NEW: @realDonaldTrump’s bout w/ COVID could further focus voters’ attention on the candidates to be the world's most famous second banana, one of whom, @mike_pence, is currently one obese 74-year-old coronavirus patient’s heartbeat away from the presidency.independent.co.uk/voices/kamala-…
DC Uber-lawyer Robert Barnett, who played Pence during @TimKaine's debate prep, said Harris faces "a whole different situation" than Kaine did in 2016 "because there's not going to be one moment of discussion of [Pence's] Indiana record. independent.co.uk/voices/kamala-…
"In 2016, [Pence] had to defend then-candidate Trump as a reality show host and a real estate developer. Now he's got to defend the top of the ticket as a four-year incumbent, and that's a very different burden," Barnett explained. independent.co.uk/voices/kamala-…
But the last person other than @TimKaine to debate @mike_pence, ex-Indiana House Speaker @JohnGreggIN, said @KamalaHarris will not have an easy go at things because Pence is "the most disciplined debater and speaker I have ever seen." independent.co.uk/voices/kamala-…
“He [@mike_pence] will be a bastard at staying on message,” @JohnGreggIN explained. “Whatever message it is that the Trump people want him to deliver that night, come hell or high water you won’t get him off it.” independent.co.uk/voices/kamala-…
.@KamalaHarris' opponent in the 2010 California AG race, ex-LA County DA Steve Cooley, said she always comes prepared to say what she wants to say, and will undoubtedly have prepared some "scripted zingers" that will get attention and media coverage. independent.co.uk/voices/kamala-…
But Cooley said Pence should look out for @KamalaHarris tendency to laugh at tough questions: “It's a habit she has when she's trying to formulate her thoughts...and oftentimes it's inappropriate but it gives her a few moments to analyze the question." independent.co.uk/voices/kamala-…
.@KamalaHarris will be the third woman to appear in a vice-presidential debate, and Barnett, who helped prep @HIllaryClinton for many of her debates, said her gender could matter because of the @VP's attitudes towards women. independent.co.uk/voices/kamala-…
"By his own admission, he [@mike_pence] has certain ways that he deals with women. And those will undoubtedly affect his attitude towards debating a woman," he said. "The male-female dynamic always becomes relevant in these things." independent.co.uk/voices/kamala-…
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