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The TelegraphIf viewers of Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate were expecting fireworks, they were sorely disappointed. “I didn’t know that your 17-year-old witnessed a shooting,” said Mr Vance, turning to his opponent during an exchange on gun crime. Later, he told Mr Vance: “I’ve enjoyed this debate.” The only moment of real heat, when the moderators muted both men’s microphones, came during a debate over migrants in Springfield, Ohio. When the same topic came up in the presidential debate last month, Donald Trump provoked days of headlines with his claim that migrants were “eating cats and dogs”. As the candidates squabbled, the host Margaret Brennan interjected: “Gentlemen, the audience can’t hear you because your mics are cut.” Mr Vance, who has made a name for himself with bizarre pronouncements about “childless cat ladies” and his awkward manner on the campaign trail, managed to come across as warm and human.