Mike Pence and Kamala Harris face off — pointedly but civilly — in vice presidential debate

Senator Kamala Harris tied Vice President Mike Pence to a “disaster” of an economy, a “failure” of a coronavirus response, and a “weird obsession” with undoing the achievements of the Obama administration in a tense but civil debate between the two candidates Wednesday night that avoided the chaos of last week’s presidential debate.

Pence, defending the Trump administration amid the deadly pandemic, insisted that President Trump “has put the health of America first” and acknowledged that “our nation’s gone through a very challenging time this year.”

Harris and Pence faced off in Salt Lake City while Trump, his wife, Melania, and several White House staffers continue to battle the virus after an outbreak that jolted the presidential race and turned the focus squarely back on the pandemic.

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