Republican Party accidentally declared Mike Pence a winner before VP debate began

It’s pretty obvious who the Republican National Committee would pick as the winner of Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate.

So obvious, in fact, that they didn’t seem to feel the need to actually watch the debate to decide.

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Before the debate even began, a post appeared on the RNC website GOP.com, declaring Republican vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence the winner, according to Vox.com.

“The consensus was clear after the dust settled, Mike Pence was the clear winner of the debate,” read the post.

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It was quickly removed from the site, presumably to allow time to reflect on whether Pence did indeed defeat his Democratic opponent, Tim Kaine – perhaps by watching the debate. Who knows, the RNC may change its mind.