Actually, a whole bunch of mini-takes:
1) It’s not likely to matter much.
2) The bases will be relatively happy.
3) The moderator, Susan Page, needed to follow up more.
4) Pence had a harder record to defend, and so he could lose on substance, even if it’s even on tactics.
5) Pence’s non-answer about respecting election results may be the most newsworthy moment of the night.
6) The fly sitting on Pence’s head for a full 2 minutes may be the most remembered part of the night.
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