--- title: Vice Presidential Debate: Mike Pence Flubs Name of College description: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence stumbled at the beginning of the vice presidential debate when he got the name wrong of the hosting university. canonical: https://time.com/4518938/vice-presidential-debate-norwood-university/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-05T01:41:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:31.979Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Mike Pence Get the Name of the Debate Location Wrong og:description: "Norwood University." og:url: https://time.com/4518938/vice-presidential-debate-norwood-university/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltebe2ce17ba6e3112/6988a8b2cf40a8ee37c450b7/vice-presidential-debate-tim-kaine-mike-pence-17.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3978 og:image:height: 2238 og:image:alt: TIMEPOL Debate og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Mike Pence Get the Name of the Debate Location Wrong twitter:description: "Norwood University." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltebe2ce17ba6e3112/6988a8b2cf40a8ee37c450b7/vice-presidential-debate-tim-kaine-mike-pence-17.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Mike Pence Get the Name of the VP Debate Location Wrong > Sponsored content. 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It explains the politics, personalities and power dynamics behind the headlines, three times a week. #### Where can I get analysis of Washington politics by email? D.C. Brief is TIME's free Washington politics newsletter, available at time.com/newsletters. It is written by a TIME senior correspondent who covers the capital full time. #### Who writes TIME's D.C. Brief? Philip Elliott, a senior correspondent at TIME, writes D.C. Brief. #### Is D.C. Brief free? Yes. D.C. Brief is free at time.com/newsletters.  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Oct 5, 2016 1:41 AM UTC  Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence speaks during the vice-presidential debate with Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Oct. 4, 2016. Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence speaks during the vice-presidential debate with Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Oct. 4, 2016. Patrick Semansky—AP  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Oct 5, 2016 1:41 AM UTC Vice presidential hopefuls Mike Pence and Tim Kaine came prepared for [their moment in the spotlight](http://time.com/4518891/vice-presidential-debate-kaine-pence-preview/?xid=homepage) Tuesday night, armed with hours of preparation, talking points and canned zingers. But Trump’s running mate Indiana Gov. Pence stumbled right out of the gate when he got one of his first facts wrong: the name of the location of the debate. “Thank you to Norwood University for their wonderful hospitality,” he said in his opening statement. Unfortunately for Pence, the debate was actually hosted at [Longwood University](http://time.com/4046890/2016-presidential-debates/?iid=sr-link2) in Farmville, Va. 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