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Vice presidential nominees JD Vance and Tim Walz kept tone surprisingly civil on debate stage on Tuesday night, even when discussing hot-button issues like abortion, immigration, and gun control
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump remain deadlocked in the key battleground states according to new polling by The Cook Political Report.
The vice president leads Trump in Michigan by three percentage points, and she also leads by one or two points in Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and they are tied in North Carolina.
Trump leads in Georgia by two percentage points. All leads are within the margin of error.
Vice presidential rivals JD Vance and Tim Walz met for their first and probably final debate last night, with the Republican appearing more confident, polished, and prepared than his Democratic counterpart, who nevertheless landed some important blows.
Vance delivered a noticeably softer performance than usual and rarely wavered in his responses – even when confronted over his past comments about Trump and his recent lie about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, eating residents’ pets.
Walz meanwhile struggled to find his footing, appearing nervous and unsure in some of his early answers, but got more comfortable as the 90-minute showdown progressed and did well pressing the Ohio Senator on abortion, January 6, and Trump’s ongoing election denialism.
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Watch: The key moments from last night’s VP debate between Vance and Walz
Here’s a quick recap if you’re just joining us or waking up bleary-eyed in the United States.
Analysis: Vance plays Trump’s anger translator on the debate stage – but he is no less extreme
Also taking in last night’s showdown, Rich Hall writes for Indy Premium:
“It was, at times, wonky – a style that suited Yale graduate Vance more than it did the vibes candidate Walz.
“Vance was more relaxed on the stage. He was most effective when he was plagiarizing entire paragraphs from his bestselling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy.
“Walz spoke fast. He tried to drag the conversation into his comfort zone by talking about farms as much as possible. He spoke about soybeans, corn, and topsoil. He even managed to get in a line about pheasant hunting after football practice.”
Here’s more.
Vance plays Trump’s anger translator on the debate stage – but he is no less extreme
ANALYSIS: Vance was forced to clean up his boss’s statements and Caps Lock rants in front of millions of Americans, writes Richard Hall
Analysis: It took nearly 90 minutes, but Walz made clear exactly why Trump chose Vance
Let’s take a broader view of this thing.
First up, here’s Andrew Feinberg on Vance proving his worth to the man he once suggested might just be “America’s Hitler”.
It took nearly 90 minutes, but Tim Walz made clear exactly why Trump chose JD Vance
ANALYSIS: There may not have been a knockout blow in the vice presidential debate, but Vance’s answer to the last question couldn’t have been more revealing, writes Andrew Feinberg
CNN anchors interrupted by dog puppet dressed as Vance’s late grandmother
“Oh boy, this is how you know it’s almost 1am,” sighs Dana Bash as co-anchor Jake Tapper introduces Robert Smigel’s Triumph the Insult Comic Dog in the early hours of the morning.
Trump needs to ‘speak less’ and pass the mic to Vance, veteran pollster says
The Republican running mate was so good last night, in the opinion of GOP pollster Frank Luntz, he should do all of Trump’s talking for him.
Whether you agree with that assessment or not, one person who certainly will not like it is Donald J Trump himself.
With both sides inevitably claiming victory, here’s Mike Bedigan’s report on who won the vice presidential debate.
Who won the vice presidential debate? Walz ‘fumbled bigly’ in spar with Vance
Ohio senator’s confidence, command of party lines and smooth delivery made a largely positive impression on Tuesday night
I joined Democrats at a VP debate watch party. The vibes in the room were telling
A world away from poor John, Eric Garcia watched the action in Arlington, Virginia, last night, where the mood among the Democrats surrounding him shifted from silent to celebratory as Tim Walz gradually found his feet and got in some timely jabs.
I joined Democrats at a VP debate watch party. The vibes in the room were telling
‘There was nothing rehearsed about it,’ one Virginia legislator tells Eric Garcia during a debate watch party with Democrats just outside of DC.
A night out with the edgelords: Watching the Walz-Vance debate with DC’s young MAGA mob
There were more fireworks in the Dirty Water bar in Washington DC last night – where the local Young Republicans chapter had gathered to watch Vance and Walz duke it out – than there were on the debate stage, writes poor old John Bowden, who had the grave misfortune to be there.
Watching the Walz-Vance VP debate with DC’s MAGA mob
There were more fireworks in the bar at the Washington DC Young Republicans watch party than on the debate stage between Vance and Walz, John Bowden reports
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Here’s how Kamala Harris and the 46th and 44th presidents reacted to last night’s encounter in New York.
Snap polls after VP debate reveal what voters think of Vance and Walz’s performances
The general consensus among network pundits from both sides of the political aisle last night was that the Ohio Senator came across as more confident, polished and well-prepared than his Democratic rival.
But, according to a CBS/YouGov flash poll of 1,630 voters who tuned into the VP clash, it was an almost even match.
James Liddell has this report.
Snap polls after VP debate reveal what voters think of Vance and Walz’s performances
Voters watching the debate gave their verdicts on who won and lost the vice presidential debate
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