In the TV duel, the runner-up candidates Kamala Harris and Mike Pence competed.
While the duel Trump vs.
Biden ended in chaos, this time it was more orderly.
The coronavirus played Harris in the cards.
Not only the
presidential candidates
dueled in front of the television audience.
The
vice-candidates also
wanted each other
prove
in a
TV duel
.
New positions didn't come out - but
Mike Pence
and
Kamala Harris
were able to show their skills.
Update from October 8, 11:03 a.m.:
While
President Donald Trump is
still in quarantine in the White House, the
election campaign
in the
USA
continues.
Another TV duel was due on Wednesday.
This time the two candidates competed for the post of
Vice President
:
Kamala Harris
of the
Democrats
challenged
Trump's deputy Mike Pence
- in contrast to the last
TV duel
between Trump and Joe Biden, there were sharp exchanges, shouting, insults and However, there was no trace of interruptions.
In the
TV duel
, both candidates were able to score with mutual respect - nevertheless:
Pence was
subject to
Harris's
strong argumentation, especially when it came to the
coronavirus pandemic *
.
"The American people have witnessed the greatest government failure in our country's history,"
Harris
said
at the start of the debate.
Because of the “incompetence of this government”, the people had to make great sacrifices.
While Pence was only
able to counter
the old argument - often put forward by Trump - that his government's measures, such as
Trump's entry ban against travelers from China
, had saved hundreds of thousands of lives,
Harris had
solid facts on her side.
How Donald Trump and Mike Pence handled the coronavirus crisis is the greatest failure of any American presidency.
- Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 8, 2020
The
United States
have since the beginning of the
pandemic
over
210,000 corona dead
to mourn, ie one fifth of all deaths worldwide.
Now that even the
US President
himself and high-ranking government officials are infected with the virus,
Pence got
into the swim
on Wednesday - in the face of
Harris allegations
and her renewed
call
for more
security measures
- and evaded: "
President Trump
and I trust them American people make their choice of what is best for their health. "
TV duel in the USA: First polls show winners of the debate
The
discussion was
much more orderly than the last
TV duel between Donald Trump and Joe Biden
, but
Harris
had to earn her respect first:
Pence
tried twice to
wrest the word from her, whereupon she resolutely called him “Mr.
Vice President, Now I'm Talking ”stopped.
Moderator Susan Page
from the newspaper
"USA Today"
seemed less successful
,
because
Pence
repeatedly exceeded his allotted
speaking time
and did not let her interrupt him.
If you believe a quick poll by the
news broadcaster CNN
, there was
a winner
at the
TV duel
in Salt Lake City: 59 percent of those surveyed consider
Harris
to be the winner of the debate, around 38 percent voted for
pence
.
Among the women who voted, the result was even clearer: With 69 to 30 percent,
Pence Harris was
clearly defeated.
While Trump wrote "Mike Pence CLEARLY WON" on
,
Biden
praised
his "running mate"
Harris
.
She is not only smart and experienced, but has also
proven
herself as a
fighter for the middle class
.
. @ KamalaHarris is showing the American people why I chose her as my running mate.
She's smart, she's experienced, she's a proven fighter for the middle class.
She'll be an incredible Vice President.
- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 8, 2020
Also
Andreas Falke
, US expert and professor of international studies at the
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
, looks at the
TV duel Harris
front: Compared to the
Bild newspaper
he explained that he has a small advantage in
Harris
see because
Biden
last duel never out
step out of
the shadow of
Trump
.
Harris
succeeded in doing this in
Salt Lake City
on Wednesday
.
She did not
confidently
attack
Pence
personally, but instead concentrated
on exposing
Trump's political missteps
.
At
a distance of 3.7 meters
and separated by a large
plexiglass
pane,
Harris and Pence
contested
the roughly 90-minute duel.
For the few spectators in the studio on site, a
mask was required
.
The Democrats had previously insisted on the
security measures
,
Pence
had previously always been in the immediate contact area of the
US President,
who was
sick
with
Covid-19
.
Pence
claims that he has had himself
tested every day
since the
Trump infection was
announced
.
Video: Well-mannered TV debate by the running mates - coronavirus as a central topic
TV debate: fly steals runner-up the show
Update from October 8, 7:50 a.m.:
A
black bow tie
on the silver hair of
US Vice President Mike Pence
briefly stole the show from
the
runner-up
during their
TV debate
.
“The fly that sat on Pence's head for a full two minutes is perhaps the best remembered part of the evening,” wrote journalist Nate Silver from the FiveThirtyEight website.
Republican Pence and Democrat
Kamala Harris met
in Salt Lake City on Wednesday evening (local time) for their only pre-presidential debate on November 3rd.
Both could not be thrown off the ground by the fly.
Democratic presidential candidate
Joe Biden
immediately used the fly for his and Harris' campaign.
He distributed a link on Twitter to a website with the address flywillvote.com (in German something like: Fliege will vote), which forwards to iwillvote.com (I'll vote).
There, eligible voters will be asked to vote.
Biden also posted a picture of himself
holding
a
fly swatter
asking supporters for a $ 5 donation.
Pitch in $ 5 to help this campaign fly.
https://t.co/CqHAId0j8t pic.twitter.com/NbkPl0a8HV
- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 8, 2020
TV duel for the US election 2020: Pence vs.
Harris
First report from October 7th:
Salt Lake City - The coming night from October 7th to 8th is duel time for the
US election 2020
: In this round, the
vice-candidates
,
Kamala Harris
(Democrats) and the currently serving US Vice President
Mike Pence
(Republican).
The TV duel will take place at the
University of Utah
in Salt Lake City.
Even before the encounter, there were discussions about the
safety precautions
.
A mask requirement should apply in the hall, the opponents themselves are separated by a
plexiglass
on the stage.
In addition, there should be a distance of around four meters between the candidates.
Increased corona measures in the next TV duel for the US election in 2020
These increased security measures come after
US President Donald Trump contracted
the
coronavirus
a few days after the initial TV debate between him and his challenger
Joe Biden
(Democrat)
and spent a few days in hospital.
As the US newspaper
Politico
writes, the Republican Pence is said to have been against the new security measures for the next TV duel.
After the duel on September 29 (local time) ended in a
chaotic debate
full of heckling and without any noteworthy content, voters and those interested in politics are now eagerly awaiting how the runner-up candidates will behave.
In addition, Mike Pence is currently gaining
importance
for the
Republican
election campaign
, as
Donald Trump is
currently still being looked after in the White House due to his corona infection.
The duel between Pence and Harris is
scheduled
for
90 minutes
.
Nine ten-minute thematic blocks are planned, this time being
moderated by
Susan Page
, head of the Washington office of USA Today.
TV duel Harris vs.
Pence live on TV: broadcast on phoenix and on ZDF - time of broadcast
In Germany, this TV duel for the 2020 US election will again be broadcast by
Phoenix and ZDF
.
Phoenix will be on the air with the TV duel live on TV
from 3
a.m., a special broadcast from the Bonn studio will start at 2:45 a.m.
The transmitter repeats the debate again in the morning of
7:00
.
The ZDF will broadcast the debate
from 2.55 a.m.
, on the two-tone channel and with subtitles.
Both channels can also be received as a live stream on the Internet.
TV duel Harris vs.
Pence in the live stream on Youtube - time for various preliminary reports
Those who prefer to watch the TV duel from the USA in English can find several
live streams
with previews on YouTube, including from ABC News (from 1 a.m.), NBC News (from 2 a.m.) or the Wall Street Journal (from 2.15 a.m.).
It will be the first and only debate between Harris and Pence.
The
next two
TV duels
are again planned between US President Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Trump announced that he would absolutely want to participate.
However, his challenger Biden hinted at a cancellation while the president is still ill.
The planned dates of the next broadcasts:
On
Thursday, October 15
, the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, Florida.
On
Thursday, October 22
, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.