Kilgore 0wn3d by Kaine.
Today brought the second Kaine/Kilgore debate. Once again, Kaine beat up on Kilgore. (For a refresher on the last debate, see: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.) For the AP, Bob Lewis writes:
Under relentless questioning about what he would do if a new Supreme Court overturned its 1973 abortion decision, Kilgore answered only that he supported a “a culture of life.”“But, Mr. Kilgore, it’s a simple question,” debate moderator Tim Russert said, demanding a yes or no answer to whether he would outlaw abortion except for cases of rape, incest or the mother’s life.
Kilgore replied that the question was “a hypothetical. You don’t know what any Supreme Court in the future is going to do.”
“If the Virginia legislature passed a tax increase, would you veto it or sign it?” Russert persisted.
“I would veto it,” Kilgore answered.
“That’s a hypothetical question,” the NBC “Meet The Press” host interjected, cutting Kilgore off as a crowd of about 500 business leaders and politicians – most of them sympathetic to Kaine – broke into laughter at Kilgore’s expense.
Oh. Damn. No you diahn’t.
Quoth Larry Sabato: “This was Kaine’s debate… it wasn’t even close.”
Maybe it’s time to replace that debate coach. Kilgore’s been a terrible speaker. Always has, always will.
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