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Tuesday night’s Farmville, VA vice-presidential debate featured as much a contrast in style as it did substance – Indiana Governor Mike Pence, the cool, calm and collected voice of reason versus Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, the wanna-be attack dog who’s a Rottweiler in his own mind but really resembled more of an ankle biting Chihuahua, constantly reciting obviously memorized talking points and interrupting Pence’s substance with straw-men to knock down.

Analysts after the debate said Pence was interrupted literally twice as much as Kaine, and it seemed like even more than that. But through it all, Pence stayed calm and refused to take the bait, instead choosing to keep the focus on Hillary Clinton’s failed public record.

For his part, Donald Trump spent the entire debate in a Tweetstorm. One of them mentioned the clear fact that Pence was the clear winner:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/783495937708527616

Many in the media (and others) seemed to agree, including a few surprises:

It was @GovPenceIN's night https://t.co/WeHgbuEX0u#VPDebate pic.twitter.com/XB3mTqEVz0

— National Review (@NRO) October 5, 2016

Tim Kaine is a lousy attack dog, just not his personality. Mike Pence is reassuring and solid as a rock. #VPDebate

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) October 5, 2016

Pence had smart strategy for answers. He didn’t let Kaine throw him or get under his skin. He met provocation w grace. LESSON HERE #VPdebate

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) October 5, 2016

https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/783493336556527616

9:18 and Pence is dominating this debate.

— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) October 5, 2016

How Tim Kaine lost the #VPDebate https://t.co/paL3K370gA pic.twitter.com/yeiR48rO8A

— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) October 5, 2016

Kaine's best line came 90 minutes into the debate.

— John Bresnahan (@bresreports) October 5, 2016

Pence sounds like an adult. Kaine sounds like he just sucked helium out of a birthday balloon.

— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 5, 2016

Pence’s quiet demeanor, pauses and verbal ticks convey thoughtfulness.

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 5, 2016

Kaine retreating to canned lines isn’t exactly making him seem authentic.

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 5, 2016

Pence is doing well

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 5, 2016

Even @MSNBC says Pence won the debate and Kaine was obnoxious… That's basically all you need to know.#VPDebate

— HARLAN Z. HILL 🇺🇸 (@Harlan) October 5, 2016

Pence looking straight to camera works more for folks at home than Kaine, who is engaging with the people at the table and looking to side

— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) October 5, 2016

And finally, a few just for fun:

https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/783497727019618304

Well if Tim Kaine doesn't become VP at least he's still the mayor of Whoville pic.twitter.com/Hz3bK6Txt3

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 5, 2016

https://twitter.com/jpm05880/status/783501241385099264

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Scott Morefield is a news and opinion columnist for BizPac Review. In addition to his work on BPR, Scott's commentary can also be found on Townhall, TheBlaze, The Hill, WND, Breitbart, National Review, The Federalist, and many other sites, including A Morefield Life, where he and his wife, Kim, share their marriage and parenting journey.

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