Oops: GOP Declares Pence Winner Before VP Debate Starts
The Republican National Committee’s website declared vice presidential candidate Mike Pence the winner of Tuesday’s debate nearly two hours before the face-off had even taken place.
“Americans from all across the country tuned in to watch the one and only Vice Presidential debate,” the GOP.com website read early Tuesday evening.
“During the debate we helped fact check and monitor the conversation in real time @GOP. The consensus was clear after the dust settled, Mike Pence was the clear winner of the debate,” the site added.
“Mike Pence’s top moments from the debate: Economy Highlighting Hillary’s scandals Mike Pence made the most of his opportunity to debate Hillary’s VP pick Tim Kaine. The other clear winner from tonight’s debate was Donald Trump. His running mate perfectly shared Trump’s vision to make America great again and that message is resonating with Americans all across the country,” the site read.
The site also published articles titled “It’s Clear Who Lost the VP Debate, Hillary Clinton,” “10 Things Voters are Saying About the Debate” and “5 Questions Tim Kaine was NOT Asked.” Each of these posts has since been deleted.
The GOP.com website declared the Indiana governor the supposed winner, and Clinton the loser, of the VP debate at approximately 7 p.m. EDT Tuesday evening. The vice presidential debate, which is being held at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., is scheduled for 9 p.m. EDT.
