Can Donald Trump Learn from Mike Pence?

Tuesday’s debate between Tim Kaine and Mike Pence is unlikely to have a significant effect on the outcome of the Presidential election. Historically, the clash of Vice-Presidential wannabes has rarely shifted the opinion polls much, let alone the actual voting. Why should this year be any different? The back-and-forth on Tuesday provided plenty of fodder for political commentators and partisans, but it was always a sideshow. The real contest moves on to St. Louis, Missouri, where, on Sunday night, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will take part in their second Presidential debate.

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