'We want a debate that is lively, but Americans also deserve a discussion that is civil.'
Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris squared off in the first and only vice presidential debate of the campaign.
Page laid out the rules of the debate, which were approved by both campaigns, at the beginning of the event: nine topics, two minutes for each candidate to answer the question on the topic without interruption, and six minutes of discussion. Throughout the debate, the USA Today reporter emphasized to Sen. Kamala Harris and Pence that they would be uninterrupted when they responded to her questions.
Vice President Mike Pence, Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris and moderator Susan Page all speak at the same time during the vice presidential debate, Oct. 7, 2020, at Kingsbury Hall on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Viewers criticized Page online for failing to keep the candidates in check, while others slammed Pence for blatantly ignoring her calls to adhere to the rules. Page's Wikipedia entry at one point was edited to state,"She does not know how to get Mike Pence to stop talking."
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