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The Walz-Vance Debate: Civility and Then a Clash

2024/10/2
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Following the heated presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, their running mates, Tim Walz and JD Vance, engaged in a contrasting, more civil debate. This episode analyzes the candidates' performance, their main objectives, and their strategies going into the debate.
  • The vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance was notably more civil than the preceding presidential debate.
  • Walz and Vance were chosen as running mates partly for their communication skills.
  • Their primary goals were to avoid mistakes, critique their opponents, and present themselves as credible presidential candidates.

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Just three weeks after Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump engaged in a fiery and often hostile presidential debate, their running mates, Tim Walz and JD Vance, met for their own face-off — and struck a very different chord.

Reid J. Epstein, a politics reporter for The Times, explains why this debate was so different and what it could mean for the race.

Guest: Reid J. Epstein), a politics reporter for The New York Times.

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