Donald Trump claimed Mike Pence won the vice presidential debate held in Farmville, Virginia. (Reuters)
Farmville, Virginia:
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence brought cheers into his party as he was praised for dominating and putting forward an impressive performance against his Democratic rival Tim Kaine at the only vice presidential debate.
"Mike Pence won big. We should all be proud of Mike!" tweeted Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, as soon as the 90-minute debate concluded at the Longwood University campus in Farmville, Virginia.
The first reaction of the American media was on similar lines, with the CNN - that has been very critical of the Donald Trump campaign - saying that Mr Pence won the debate.
Mike Pence was praised for being cool and showing his composure even after being hit by often provocative statements by Tim Kaine.
On the other hand, Mr Kaine was being criticized for being interruptive to the extent of being irritating at times. Results of debate released by Tweeter showed that Mike Pence was talked about 60 per cent of the time, while 40 per cent went to Tim Kaine.
During the debate, Mr Pence gained 22,000 new followers, while Tim Kaine got 15,000 new followers.
Donald Trump, who was constantly live tweeting during the debate, accounted for 63 percent of the twitter mentions in the vice presidential debate, and Hillary Clinton accounted for 37 percent.
Clinton on the other hand praised Mr Kaine's performance.
"Couldn't be prouder of Tim Kaine," Clinton tweeted.
"Lucky to have a partner like @TimKaine who stood up for our shared vision tonight-instead of trying to deny it."
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus said Mike Pence decisively won the debate by offering a clear alternative to the broken D.C. status quo that Tim Kaine and Hillary Clinton have spent years propping up.
"While Donald Trump and Mike Pence are committing to end business as usual in Washington, the Clinton-Kaine ticket is a dream team for special interests and insiders, and they will only double down on the Obama Administration's failed approach to confronting our greatest problems," he said.
"Mike Pence won big. We should all be proud of Mike!" tweeted Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, as soon as the 90-minute debate concluded at the Longwood University campus in Farmville, Virginia.
The first reaction of the American media was on similar lines, with the CNN - that has been very critical of the Donald Trump campaign - saying that Mr Pence won the debate.
Mike Pence was praised for being cool and showing his composure even after being hit by often provocative statements by Tim Kaine.
On the other hand, Mr Kaine was being criticized for being interruptive to the extent of being irritating at times. Results of debate released by Tweeter showed that Mike Pence was talked about 60 per cent of the time, while 40 per cent went to Tim Kaine.
During the debate, Mr Pence gained 22,000 new followers, while Tim Kaine got 15,000 new followers.
Donald Trump, who was constantly live tweeting during the debate, accounted for 63 percent of the twitter mentions in the vice presidential debate, and Hillary Clinton accounted for 37 percent.
Clinton on the other hand praised Mr Kaine's performance.
"Couldn't be prouder of Tim Kaine," Clinton tweeted.
"Lucky to have a partner like @TimKaine who stood up for our shared vision tonight-instead of trying to deny it."
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus said Mike Pence decisively won the debate by offering a clear alternative to the broken D.C. status quo that Tim Kaine and Hillary Clinton have spent years propping up.
"While Donald Trump and Mike Pence are committing to end business as usual in Washington, the Clinton-Kaine ticket is a dream team for special interests and insiders, and they will only double down on the Obama Administration's failed approach to confronting our greatest problems," he said.
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