Republicans declare themselves winners of VP debate before it begins

The Vice Presidential debate is happening in about an hour, but Republicans have already decided on who won. The Republican National Committee accidentally published a story to its website this evening stating that there was a "clear consensus" their candidate had won the debate, which has not yet started. It even had a (short) list of Mike Pence's top moments. The story has since been removed.
In a series of additional posts, the GOP was also prepared to call Clinton, who is not personally