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Over an hour into the 90-minute debate on Wednesday, October 7 between VP Mike Pence and Democratic VP challenger Kamala Harris, a fly alit on the coiffed white hair of Pence and stayed for over 2 minutes.
It attracted much attention and not a little reaction post-debate. Interest in the head of Mike Pence was doubtless greater than it might otherwise have been.
Democrats were quick to seize on the moment. Joe Biden’s camp quickly sold out of 35,000 flyswatters reading: “Truth over Flies.”
Late night TV show host Jimmy Kimmel opined Pence had found his true running mate.
Host Steven Colbert quipped the attention span of the fly exceeded that of the current POTUS.
There was talk about the necessity of placing the fly in quarantine.
Democrats quickly noted a couple things flies are traditionally attracted to: garbage and offal.
Had it been Harris’ head upon which the fly alit, there is little doubt Republicans would have had a field day of their own.
I think it quite possible that the fly in question was attracted to light. In the debate room…
