5 Questions Ahead Of The Pence-Harris Vice Presidential Debate – By Domenico Montanaro (NPR) / Oct 7 2020
Vice President Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris square off in the first and only vice presidential debate Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET in Salt Lake City.
Pence has laid low with Trump undergoing treatment for the coronavirus, a threat the president had downplayed for months. But Pence is going to need to show up in a big way to try to inject some needed positive energy into the Trump-Pence presidential campaign, which has been consistently lagging Biden-Harris in the polls.
Progressives, frustrated with Joe Biden’s sometimes uneven public speaking appearances, have been waiting for this moment. They think Harris, who is more than 20 years younger than Biden, can deliver a better rhetorical punch.
Both vice presidential candidates have said they are looking forward to the debate.
“My message to the Democratic nominee for vice president: congratulations. I’ll see you in Salt Lake City,” Pence said after Harris was selected as Biden’s running mate.
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