patronizing towards congressman -- congresswoman ferrera. that is one of those places where we could shed light on the current contest. the other important debate to consider here is the 2004 debate between vice president dick cheney and senator john edwards. in that debate, there were sparks for a number of region. one of the main ones being that john edwards invoked dick cheney's family and that debate. , he wasthe surprise able to shut down the conversation quickly. we might have similarly uncomfortable moments tonight, particularly if the vice presidential nominees are pushed on some of the controversies related to the nominees at the top of the ticket. host: we're talking about the vice presidential debate. (202) 748-8000 if you support hillary clinton.