BTW, something else I gleaned from the comments at Balloon Juice: a warning about the upcoming Vice-Presidential debate. Given the fuckup Trump made of the 9/29 debate (frantic spin notwithstanding); look for the spinmeisters to get even more desperate to try to manipulate public opinion their way: most probably by ginning up bogus “focus groups” and “public opinion” putting VP Pence forward as some sort of “voice of reason”/”calming influence” - and of course, (probably politely and respectfully) painting Kamala Harris as the second coming of Rosa Luxemburg.

Now of course, it really is a sign of *desperation* when you have to even think about relying on MIKE FUCKING PENCE to revive your campaign (or at least stanch the bleeding): but as the commenter pointed out, the aim isn’t so much to sway any votes, but to provide Trump voters with an excuse to justify voting for an incompetent insane buffoon: and “Pence is such a nice calm guy” (nonstop lying/dissembling/excuse-mongering, etc. aside) may be seen as the means to that end.

Hope Kamala is well-prepared.