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ifill: i m gwen eiffel. woodruff: welcome to this pbs newshour special coverage of the vice presidential debate between republican mike pence and democrat tim kaine. the stage is said at longwood, university in farmville, virginia, with the level of anticipation pales in comparison to last week s showdown between hillary clinton and donald trump there is still a lot on the line. . ifill: there s. it s a chance for to introduce themselves to the nation but more important, to bolster the top of the respective ticket. elaine quijano of cbs news will moderate. joining us are regular contributors, syndicated columnist mark shields, from the cook political report amy walter and washington post columnist mike it gerson. welcome all. here is the question of the night. why does the vice presidential debate matter? michael gerson? well, i think republicans need some good news after historic trouncing. there s morale issue here. and they need a good night. woodru ....
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tax return that shows a billion dollars lost in the mid- 90s, raising the possibility that donald trump could have voided paying income taxes for 18 years. analysts say mike pence needs to reassure traditional voters that donald trump is their best option. as for the democrat, to him, senior advisers tell us he s going to try to make mike pence own donald trump s agenda, in other words force the indiana governor to either defend the republican nominee or distance himself from him. of course mik senator kaine in a similar position by going after hillary clinton s record. polls show she has trust issues with voters, especially after her use of a private e-mail server. a new fox news poll shows about 30% of all voters across the land say they do not know enough about either mike pence or tim kaine to rate either man. tonight is their chance to change that. while we don t know how many americans will tune in, we do know donald trump s planning to watch. he says he ll be liv ....
before between donald trump and hillary clinton. now, their lesser known v.p. picks mike pence and tim kaine face off in the most critical night of their political lives. our team is here, chuck todd, savannah guthrie, tom brokaw. traditionally the v.p. debates don t rock the vote. this is not a traditional campaign. this is not a traditional campaign. look, it s the big moment, right? a v.p. debate. road block coverage. these candidates are under a spotlight that said if i asked everyone at this teenage to name a v.p. debate that changed the trajectory of any campaign we would all be silent and stumped because it isn t always a huge thing. i think both sides are going to be looking to land a punch. they re sitting around a table. first grade style. will they be able to really do that. i was otherwise occupied at the presidential debate. i hear your words were that was not a normal debate. will this be? well, if it s up to mike pence, yes, and that s the challenge ....