Mike Pence, left, who is running alongside Donald Trump, came off best against Tim Kaine in the debate Kevin Lamarque/ReutersA poised debate from Donald Trump’s vice-presidential running-mate handed the tycoon a chance to steady his listing campaign, despite it exposing a gulf in ideology and temperament between the two men. Mike Pence, the conservative Indiana governor who would be Mr Trump’s No 2 in the White House, described himself as a “B-list celebrity” of the political world before the showdown. Tim Kaine, the folksy Virginia senator who is running alongside Mrs Clinton, had promised to be “boring”. With just 32 days until the election, however, and with Mr Trump slipping behind in the polls after his own poor first…

Source: The Times October 05, 2016 23:03 UTC