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Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) dominated Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) from start to finish in Tuesday nights vice presidential debate. It wasn’t even close. Despite the moderators’ best efforts to give Walz a hand, he was no match for Trump’s running mate.
Vance,composedandprepared,deliveredclear,well-informedresponses,especiallywhenhighlightingKamalaHarris’sineffectivenessasvicepresident.VancenotonlyoutperformedWalzoncoreissuesbutalsotackledtraditionallyDemocratictopicsinwayslikelytoappealtovoters.HiseffortlesscommandoverthedebateleftbothWalzandthemoderatorsstrugglingtomatchhispoiseandprecision.
Andnoteventheliberalmediacoulddenyit.
“[JDVance]landedalotofpunchesinbetweenallthenicetiesandallofthat,”observedCNN’sAbbyPhillip.“AndthethingthatreallystoodouttomewasthatTimWalzdidnotseempreparedforit.Hedidn’trespondtoalotofthecriticismsandattacksthatVanceputonthetable.”
Sheadded,“Imean,IthinktherewasaclearlackofpreparationandexecutionhereonWalz’spart.”
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