"The vice-presidential debate will be, in effect, a debate between the Republican past and the Democratic future," writes @GrahamDavidA: https://t.co/K1N0ihvq0y

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) October 7, 2020

"It's hard for me… to escape the historical moment that we have right now… America has never had a moment like this before, where a Black woman will be on a major debate stage… It's just gonna be extraordinary" – @CoryBooker w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/s03egEX1Zu

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) October 7, 2020

One expert on airborne viruses laughed outright when she saw the setup for tonight's vp debate. https://t.co/lGNYNySEkH

— Jia Lynn Yang (@jialynnyang) October 7, 2020

Here are 5 things to watch for at tonight's #VPDebate. https://t.co/cBiLhIABDw

— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) October 7, 2020

CDC Director's bizarre letter is a big story here.

But even more so is the underlying concern about Pence.

Under CDC guidelines, it really does seem clear that @VP should be in quarantine tonight, not on a stage 12 feet 3 inches away from Kamala Harris.https://t.co/uU8kiDkWTB

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) October 7, 2020

NEW(ish) AD: Pence Still Sucks Up

In anticipation of tonight's VP debate, we've updated our ad showcasing Pence's management of the COVID response.

Stick around 'til the end… pic.twitter.com/8nwDkkM2LQ

— Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) October 7, 2020

Here's everything you need to know about tonight's #VPDebate

Follow live coverage, updates and analysis across the BBChttps://t.co/OzrXdFlK3o

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 7, 2020

The broader danger of the President's mismanagement of COVID-19 is the world’s perception now of America as inept and vulnerable, a former deputy national-security adviser says.https://t.co/9YQElCprDj

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) October 7, 2020

JUST IN: Trump says COVID-19 diagnosis a "blessing in disguise" https://t.co/C8KFXFAOit pic.twitter.com/GMTb0nxSQI

— The Hill (@thehill) October 7, 2020

Trump released an infomercial praising Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Surging stocks.

Trump recently owned shares of Regeneron (REGN) & CEO Dr. Leonard Schleifer is a member of Trump's golf club in NY; Regeneron received $450M in government funding in July. https://t.co/AZMJpe25xT

— Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) October 7, 2020

The CEO of Regeneron, whose treatment Trump is advertising, belongs to one of Trump's golf courses (and Trump has owned stock in it). The company has already received $450 million of your tax dollars from son-in-law Jared Kushner's vaccine program. https://t.co/WHDi8gfcLy

— Swing Left (@swingleft) October 7, 2020

Which members of the president’s inner circle profited from inside knowledge that the president was about to publish a video promo for Regeneron? https://t.co/gcPuw4d7vO

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 7, 2020

Trump's medical bill for coronavirus treatment would cost the average American citizen at least $100,000 https://t.co/IJk254IKbF

— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) October 7, 2020

It seems ominous that @ClevelandClinic will not respond to ?s re how it certified Trump/Biden were #coronavirus clear at 1st debate. What did Trump testify to them? When did he say his last test was? Should a 2nd debate proceed w/out more transparency? https://t.co/ZCbNYWwEj1

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 7, 2020

‘It’s so important’: Alarmed Fox News hosts beg Mark Meadows to stop hiding Trump’s last negative testhttps://t.co/Y43fQSqDnY

— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 7, 2020

Editors at the world’s leading medical journal castigated the Trump admin’s rejection of science: “Instead of relying on expertise, the administration has turned to uninformed opinion leaders & charlatans who…facilitate the promulgation of outright lies”https://t.co/C0ELwwlYAj

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 7, 2020

"Any determination on Trump’s condition will be made by Trump himself. The debate commission shouldn’t put Biden in the politically-fraught position of having to pull out — it should insist the second debate takes place remotely or not at all."@Jon_Allsop, quoted in this piece: https://t.co/dyUZJFFiL4

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) October 7, 2020

President Trump is taking a huge political gamble with his decision to end #Covid relief talks weeks before the election.

But Republicans don’t want him to call it quits just yet https://t.co/GAkW6TnZWT

— POLITICO (@politico) October 7, 2020

“I'm sure the president is more than willing to look at a counterproposal,” @MarkMeadows said of coronavirus stimulus a day after Trump said he’d decided to end negotiations with Pelosi.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 7, 2020