Vice Presidential candidates JD Vance, Tim Walz face off in VP debate

Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other's running mates in a vice presidential debate that opened with a discussion of burgeoning domestic and international troubles — a hurricane that ravaged much of the southeast U.S. and growing fears of a regional Middle East war.

Both Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, and Vance, a Republican senator from Ohio, focused many of their largely cordial attack lines on the top of the ticket, as is traditional for VP debates. They each pointed to the crises of the day as reasons for voters to choose Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump.

The debate unfolded in the final weeks of a campaign that has been defined by harsh, personal attacks and historic convulsions, including a candidate dropping out and two attempted assassinations. Polls have shown Harris and Trump locked in a close contest as early voting begins across the country, giving added weight to anything that can sway voters on the margins, including the impression left by the vice presidential candidates.

The heated tone of the campaign was mostly replaced by deep policy discussions, with the candidates sometimes saying they agreed with each other — even as they outlined vastly different visions about the future of the country.

[tgr]

It's wild to me that witnessing civil, respectful discussion is a breath of fresh air.

[itsmrbigsmoke]

We finally got a civil discussion and STILL people are talking about how one side "destroyed" the other. You people are the reason this country is falling apart. You don't wanna talk with the other side, you just wanna fight.

[Boom-eoht]

I’m ngl both vice presidents are way better candidates then who we got running for president currently

[TheAmericanman]

A couple of times it looked like Walz was going to explode or pop a vein.

[InfamousX]

The cuts of this are so biased, anyone that actually listened to the debate knows

[ChaosLeviatho]

😅wow the vps respected each other more than the president candidates did to each other
Makes ya wonder if they woulda been better choises as presidents than our current choices

[incognito]

They faced off alright. JD Vance ripped the fake FACE OFF of Waltz.
Waltz looked like a deer caught in the headlights.

[oneverymadlad]

Vance does a very good job at avoiding talking about climate change

[Chad-uicv]

Imagine Walz on the nights he let Minneapolis burn to the ground…

[ZiO]

This debate was surprisingly very civil! Great performance via each in that regard! I actually liked JD Vance and thought how dull politics would be if there was more of this ! Haha—-but how great too! I don’t think there was a clear winner; Vance was more polished but Tim got in several jabs!

[Sprouty-vy]

Debates are so funny from a certain point of view 😂

[ziff]

Timmy looked like he wandered in to the wrong horse barn

[JustMetoby]

I won't people ever mention these bills are filled with more than what they complain that we're not approved for.

[Roman-Sarmat]

Tim Walz was as nervous as a porch pet in Springfield, Ohio.

[comradekenji]

It was really surprising to see Vance support and comfort Waltz when he spoke about school shootings

[lucbuivan]

It's sad that having a civilized debate has become a surprise

[johnygood]

The problem is, how could you ever trust a flip flopping Vance, His statement today could be total opposite tomorrow, he already proved that !

[ej]

A reminder that during COVID Tim Walz had the Minnesota National Guard and Minneapolis police patrolling neighborhoods and firing paintballs at families standing on their porches.

[patriciarobinson]

I would rather have these 2 on the ticket instead of Trump and Harris. It would truly be bi-partisan and better for our country.

[texasrockshillcountry]

We can expect bias from msm to be in favor for walz.