A Civil Debate Delivers An Anticlimax For The Campaign

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Jeff Flake, in endorsing Kamala Harris the other day, was clear that he's seen too much of Trump and knows he won't respect the rule of law and will attack our democracy. Flake, like other Republicans who've chosen to stand with their country over party--Joe Walsh, Geoff Duncan, Adam Kinzinger, Liz Cheney, isn't perfect, but he's showing courage at a key moment. Which begs the question: Where the hell are the rest of them?

All the same, Vance managed to wrest control of many of these dull-witted questions by bringing up topics that matter to voters.

Watching candidates get asked stupid questions so that they can give canned statements for two minutes and then bicker for a few seconds with each other is a waste of time.

Tampon Tim kept looking down, feverishly writing notes like a demonic Dem, only to occasionally look up with cartoonish expressions.

Vance was in full control, and Walz came off as weak.