Debate’s Online Star Is a Fly Atop Pence’s Head: Campaign Update

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A fly rests on the head of Mike Pence during the vice presidential debate on Oct. 7.Photographer: Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images

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By Ryan Teague Beckwith

October 7, 2020 at 11:04 AM UTC

Updated on

October 8, 2020 at 3:27 AM UTC

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A fly dominated the vice presidential debate. The New England Journal of Medicine says President Donald Trump’s administration should be voted out of office. In a jab at Kamala Harris, Vice President Mike Pence’s campaign said it had set aside a ticket for dead rapper Tupac Shakur at the debate Wednesday.

There are 27 days until the election and 68 days until the Electoral College meets.