by Nomad
Tonight Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris will go head-to-head at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City. USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page will be the moderator for the event which will start at 9 p.m. ET ((8 pm CT, 7 pm MT, 6 pm PT). The debate will run for 90 minutes without commercial interruption.
The backdrop of this event is unusual, to say the least. With President Trump back in the White House after being hospitalized with Covid-19, and former Vice President Joe Biden unwilling to commit serving beyond a single term, the Vice Presidential debate could be crucial for voters to watch.
As the New York Times noted on Monday, both Harris and Pence will be under the microscope.
For Mr. Pence, Wednesday’s debate will most likely compel him to account for the administration’s record on a virus that has now infected 7.4 million Americans — including the most protected man in the country, Mr. Trump — and answer for his own stewardship as chairman of the federal coronavirus task force.
For Ms. Harris, a former prosecutor, the debate is a chance to show that she is capable of being president in a national emergency, as well as to demonstrate that she can challenge the Trump record on Covid-19 without seeming overly aggressive against an ailing president.
Naturally, we will carry the event live at Nomadic Politics. So be sure to tune in and join in the minute-by-minute commentary from our Nomadic community.