About half as many people watched Tuesday night's debate between VP nominees Gov. Mike Pence (R) and Sen. Tim Kaine (D) as watched the first debate between their running mates, Stephen Colbert said on Wednesday's Late Show, "possibly because polls show that more than 40 percent of Americans cannot name who is running for vice president — in contrast to the 90 percent of Americans who are trying desperately to forget who's running for president." Pence is the consensus debate winner, and he did well, Colbert said, "maybe too well," at least for his running mate, Donald Trump, who is reportedly displeased that Pence performed so much better than him.
"That's gotta be tough," Colbert said. "As much as I disagree with Donald Trump, the last thing I want is for the guy to feel like he's being overshadowed. I mean, Trump's very sensitive. I mean, people praising Mike Pence too much might push Trump over the edge." He paused. "Then again, Mike Pence, pretty great guy...." The next minute or so was pretty brutal — unless you are Mike Pence, and then you never had it so good.
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