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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "is the most conservative vice presidential nominee" in 50 years, according to the American Conservative Union. (Associated Press)

Republicans and debates

By Judson Phillips

Erika Davidson sets up voting booths at the Panama City Beach Senior Center on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Panama City Beach, Fla. (Heather Leiphart/News Herald via AP)

GOP sees absentee ballots, closing voter registration gap as key battles in swing states

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Donald Trump, who said he'd be posting on his 12-million strong Twitter account throughout the debate, said he was ditching CNN and turning his television to Fox News, "where we get a fair shake." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump ditches CNN, switches to Fox News for VP debate coverage

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Candidates for U.S. Senate, Democrat Gov. Maggie Hassan, left, and incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte shake hands before the start of their first debate Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, in Conway, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

The Latest: Ayotte says neither Clinton, Trump a role model

Associated Press

Mike Pence (right) speaks as Tim Kaine listens during the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. (Associated Press)

Mike Pence, Tim Kaine let insults fly in VP debate

By Seth McLaughlin and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Former Republican vice presidential candidate, and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ** FILE **

Obama: I see ‘straight line’ from Sarah Palin to Donald Trump

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 27, 2016, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign stop at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, N.C. Republican Donald Trump can do little to stop Clinton from winning the presidency if she carries North Carolina, a state where their close race reflects the national liabilities of both of them. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

North Carolina could provide Clinton knockout over Trump

By THOMAS BEAUMONT - Associated Press

In this Jan. 13, 2015, file photo, actor Alec Baldwin attends a special screening of his film &quot;Still Alice&quot; in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Alec Baldwin is winning in new ‘SNL’ role as Donald Trump

By Frazier Moore - Associated Press

FILE- In this April 25, 2016 file photo, Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla. answers a question in a debate for the U.S. Senate in Orlando, Fla. Democratic leaders want Rep. Alan Grayson to go away. His ex-wife says he's abusive. Yet the liberal lawmaker is pressing ahead with his U.S. Senate bid, and could upend the party's hopes that moderate Rep. Patrick Murphy emerges as the nominee against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Florida Senate: Underdog struggles against incumbent Rubio

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

"He sniffs during the presentation, which is something that users do. He also has grandiosity, which is something that accompanies that problem. He has delusions," Howard Dean said. "He has trouble with pressured speech. He interrupted ... Hillary Clinton 29 times. He couldn't keep himself together." (Associated Press)

Howard Dean: ‘I apologize for using innuendo,’ but ‘something the matter’ with Donald Trump

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Toomey tries to use disagreements with Trump to advantage

By MARC LEVY - Associated Press

In this photo taken Aug. 31, 2016, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., poses for a photo in Seattle. Murray is being challenged by Republican Chris Vance, a former state GOP chairman and King County councilman in the November election. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Correction: Election-Senate story

By CHRIS GRYGIEL - Associated Press

Following his nonendorsement of Donald Trump at the RNC, supporters of the Republican candidate say Mr. Cruz has sealed his own doom in the party. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ted Cruz: I will vote for Donald Trump

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In tis June 21,2016 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, listen to a question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats are criticizing the latest Republican version of legislation that's needed to avoid a government shutdown next weekend. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada told reporters that McConnell will unveil the stopgap spending bill and a long-delayed bill to combat the Zika virus on Thursday, Sept, 22, 2016, but that Democrats haven't signed on to the measure. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Democrats in that chamber won't back the measure, either. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Senate GOP floats plan to avert government shutdown, but Dems vow to block

By Tom Howell Jr. and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at a news conference in Madison on Sept. 21, 2015. (Associated Press)

Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor, met with protesters outside Maryland GOP fundraiser

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Republicans on Capitol Hill said they're increasingly hopeful of Donald Trump's chances in November. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 2 points nationally: poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Tuesday that he expected a way forward on Zika "by the end of this month," even as GOP leaders called on Senate Democrats to stop "playing politics" with the existing compromise. (Associated Press)

Senate Democrats again block Republicans’ Zika plan, decry Planned Parenthood exclusion

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 25, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a roundtable meeting with the Republican Leadership Initiative in his offices at Trump Tower in New York. Dr. Ben Carson is seated next to Trump at center. In the decades since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 widely enfranchised African-Americans, they have become a reliable Democratic bloc. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Black vote concentrated, but key in Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton matchup

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets members of the audience after speaking at the American Legion's 98th Annual Convention at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Hillary Clinton raised $143M in August, campaign says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Real estate mogul Donald Trump is profiled against his 92-story Trump International Hotel & Tower during a news conference on construction progress in Chicago in a May 24, 2007, file photo. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Donald Trump shuns lobbyists, uses star power and donations to advance interests

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times