Two overshadowed vice presidential candidates briefly emerged into the media spotlight on Tuesday night. Their areas of agreement turned out to be more telling than their disagreements.
Since his opening salvo aimed at Megyn Kelly, Donald Trump has focused his live tweeting of the debate mainly on quoting the heckling of Tim Kaine by his fans.
"@Jnelson52722: @realDonaldTrump @Susiesentinel Kaine looks like an evil crook out of the Batman movies"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016
As Dan Primack of Forbes notes, one of the Twitter exchanges Trump quoted from started with a person who has previously expressed concern about “white genocide” and referred to Kaine as a “cuckold.”
@nycmia @realDonaldTrump I agree. Kaine looks like a fool!!
— Elisa (@elisac006) October 5, 2016
"@elisac006: @nycmia @realDonaldTrump I agree. Kaine looks like a fool!!"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016