The one and only Vice-Presidential Debate happened Tuesday, October 1, 2024, leaving the right confident Vance won while the Democrats express concerns at what they call Walz’ weakness. Polling indicates Vance won the debate across multiple demographic groups, including independent voters in swing states, but not by a wide margin.
The key moment in the debate came when Walz declared “I am friends with school shooters.” The second key moment came when CBS moderators appear to have run interference for Walz by “fact checking” Vance with fake news that, when Vance tried to rebut it, led to them cutting off Vance’s mic. The debate most likely has not significantly moved the needle in the polls, though we will soon find out if that’s the case.
‘Knucklehead’ Tim Walz Bumbles Through Primetime Debate with a Smooth J.D. Vance– freebeacon.com
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Gov. Tim Walz (D., Minn.) made several dubious claims during the vice presidential debate against Sen. J.D. Vance (R., Ohio) on Tuesday, but insisting he “enjoyed” the evening was easily the most far-fetched.
Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris picked Walz as her running mate in August, journalists and other Harris supporters have fawned over his “folksy” charm and “cuddly” demeanor. Some questioned why the Harris campaign has been so reluctant to make “someone billed as Mr. Likable” available for interviews with national outlets. Walz’s bumbling performance on Tuesday answered that question once and for all.
Walz appeared nervous throughout and spoke too fast, tripping over his words. His facial expressions conveyed a mixture of confusion and sheer terror, especially when asked to explain why he repeatedly lied—as recently as 2019—about being in China during the Tiananmen Square massacre in June 1989 when he was actually home in Nebraska until August of that year. Walz proceeded to give one of the most baffling answers ever recorded in the history of American politics.
“Look, I grew up in small rural Nebraska, town of 400, town that you rode your bike with your buddies till the streetlights come on, and I’m proud of that service,” Walz said in response to the question about his China falsehoods. “Now, look, my community knows who I am. They saw where I was at. They, look, I will be the first to tell you, I have poured my heart into my community. I have tried to do the best I can, but I’ve not been perfect, and I’m a knucklehead at times, but it’s always been about that.”
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