Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine face off for the first and only vice presidential debate Tuesday night in Virginia.
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The debate, starting at 9:00 pm, takes place at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia.
Republican Donald Trump spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway talked about Pence in a Tuesday morning appearance on CBS "This Morning." She called Pence low key, and said that during the debate he'll fight to defend Trump and go after his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.
Kaine, who is now a U.S. senator, is a former civil rights lawyer and Virginia governor. He invited civil rights leader Jesse Jackson to be a guest at the debate. He also invited former Virgina State Senator Henry Marsh, a civil rights attorney and mentor to Kaine.
Many people have said they don't have a feel for either Kaine or Pence. A recent Associated Press-GfK poll said more than half of registered voters said they don't know enough about Kaine to venture an opinion about him, and about 47 percent said the same for Pence.
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The second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be held on Sunday, October 9.
This report includes information from the Associated Press.