Whispers he may now be the favourite for top of ticket are circulating

He failed to stand by Trump on a number of issues but was well received

Pence was named the victor of Tuesday night's debate over Tim Kaine

Mike Pence delivered a rousing speech in Grantville, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday night as he continued his vice presidential campaign

Republican Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence maintained the momentum he achieved after his first debate on Wednesday, delivering more cutting blows to the Clinton campaign at a rally in Pennsylvania.

Pence was declared the winner of Tuesday's debate against Tim Kaine on Wednesday, storming ahead in polls on Wednesday morning and winning over social media.

He kept up the pace on Wednesday night at a rally in Grantville, Pennsylvania, delivering yet more cutting blows to the Democratic candidates in a rousing and well-received speech.

'You cannot lead people that you loathe,' he jibed, referring to Clinton's previous categorization of half of Trump's supporters as 'a deplorables'.

Pence was an hour late to the rally after his bus broke down en route but was met with thundering applause from the 800-strong crowd of supporters who had packed in to the Grantville Volunteer Firehouse in Grantville.

From his podium he pleaded with voters in the state, which holds 20 electoral votes, to make Trump the 45th president, reported Penn Live.

'Donald Trump and I believe that there will always be more that unite us than will ever divide us and it's that commitment to freedom.

'I promise that when we make this good man president of the United State we will fight to revive the American dream...regardless of race creed or color,' he said.

Hours earlier, Clinton chipped away at their partnership. She said Pence had 'bobbed and weaved' when asked to defend his running mate.

Pence continued in his jibes towards the Clinton campaign and was met with rapturous applause at the rally

He took aim at Hillary Clinton, chiding her for alienating some of the electorate with her remark that half of Trump's supporters are 'deplorables'

The Indiana Governor pleaded with voters in the key state to put their support behind Trump

He was well-received by voters in Grantville, around 800 of whom had turned out to show their support

While the decided victor of Tuesday's debate, Pence was accused of not standing by the GOP candidate on a number of issues.

Whispers that key party players now wish he was at the top of the ticket also bruised Trump's image.

'The media is saying Pence won, but didn't really defend Trump,' a Trump aide told CNN's John King. 'That isn't sitting well with the boss.'

In a segment this afternoon on CNN, the network's special correspondent Jamie Gangel explained that Republican sources were emailing her 'Pence 2016.'

'A lot of these people feel he's so good they wish he was at the top of the ticket,' Gangel said. 'One of my sources said, "He looks like a Republican, he sounds like a Republican and he really knows how to debate."'

Pence was declared the winner of the vice presidential debate, defeating Tim Kaine in the polls. Kaine interrupted him repeatedly throughout the debate on Tuesday night

CNN's Wolf Blitzer then asked if those sources believed that Trump doesn't look like a Republican or sound like a Republican – nor does the brash billionaire know how to debate.

'Correct, correct, absolutely,' Gangel replied.

In the direct aftermath of the debate, the Republican nominee's son Eric Trump gushed over Pence's performance.

Trump campaigned at a rally in Reno, Nevada, on Wednesday night

'Honestly, that's why my father picked him. He's poised, he was amazing, he is incredibly articulate, he was calming in so many ways, but he also lead with tremendous strength,' the young Trump gushed.

'I just think he did an amazing, amazing job tonight,' Eric Trump added. On the other hand, The Donald's middle son found Kaine's interruptions 'annoying.'

But just across the spin room, team Clinton was already pointing out that Pence won by distancing himself from Trump.

'I think it's troubling that they don't seem to be acting as a unit,' Hillary Clinton's campaign manager Robby Mook told DailyMail.com.