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Jake Tapper echos Kaine's claim - Kaine accuses Trump of half a dozen things (and all of Kaine's accusations were true, says Tapper) and Pence does not defend. Tapper thinks Kaine will be declared the winner by the press, not tonight, but as the press reviews the debate and discovers that Kaine's accusations were accurate and went unrebutted.

CNN Gloria Borger - Pence is better at attacking Clinton than defending Trump (same theme Tapper set up)

She also thinks that Pence not defending against the attacks on Trump somehow proves the validity of the attacks.

Axlerod said Kaine did great on abortion, guns. Kaine, says Axlerod, won the abortion question. Tapper agrees.

Smerconish goives the debate to Pence on points, he is better than Trump.

CNNs focus group, 20 undecided ... vast majority pick Kaine as the winner. I kid you not! Tapper discloses the group is in Virginia, and probably voted for Kaine.

Theme: Pence did not defend Trump, therefore the accusations can't be defended.

Tapper thinks Kaine will be declared the winner by the press,

I'm sure the press had their story written yesterday. All they had to do was hit the send button.