Kaine attempts to slay able Mike Pence

Last nights Vice Presidential debate was painful in many respects.  The moderator lost control from the start, and that fed the constant interruptions and off topic answers.  I expect may did not tune in for the entire debate and who could blame them.

Governor Kaine tried to slam Mike Pence repeating 3 or 4 times - (paraphrased) Trump said he wants to prosecute women for having an abortion.

So here's a test... Do you believe Kaine?  Is that what Mr Trump said? And more importantly, is that what he meant or what he actually believes?

Here's the answer... Last year, Trump was asked specifically, that "IF abortion were illegal, should women be prosecuted." It was a gotcha question - and being a political neophyte, Trump assumed the reporter was asking a straight forward question along the lines of "will you uphold a law - (even if you don't agree with it)" - so he answered honestly - if it were illegal, I guess, yes. The question was not - "Hey Donald, should we make abortion illegal and jail any women who has one?" 

Seasoned politicians are tuned into questions like that and they are very good at side stepping and filibustering without answering because they recognize what is happening.  One of the reasons Trump won his partys nomination is that support for him came largely from people who are sick and tired of professional politicians who speak out of the sides of their mouths.  And sick of a media that has such a bias politically that they pull stunts like that.    

The funny thing is, moments earlier in the debate, Kaine said as governor, he had to approve putting 5 people to death in Virginia, against his belief in capitol punishment, because it was the law and he believes as governor, he has to follow the law not his own morals.  If Pence had his wits about him, he might have said right back to Kaine - "so you had to put people to death against your personal belief, if Virginia had a law that women should go to jail if they have an abortion, would you follow-through?" That would have been a great moment.

So, in context, does Donald want to put women in jail for having an abortion? Or was Tim Kaine really playing on his supporters ignorance of the context of the exchange between Trump and the reporter?

That question can be applied to almost every Tim Kaine attack on Mr Trump last night.  Was the quote accurate and in contect, or did Kaine twist it, playing on what he believes are ignorant supporters.  That's not a hard one to answer.