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These guys are creepy and yes, just weird as hell.
Walz was the Democrat credited with dubbing Vance and former President Donald Trump 'weird,' saying at an early campaign rally with Vice President Kamala Harris I would rate that the most successful Republican debate performance of this century, eclipsing Romney in the first debate with Obama in 2012.
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat posted [Walz] did terrible in many respects, but he is just honest and truthful also. He doesn't know what he's talking about and he kind of admitted it,
I thought it went really well. I thought [Vance] did really well. He held his own. He told the truth,
a voter wearing a MAGA hat told "Fox & Friends" co-host Lawrence Jones, Wednesday [Wal ... Walz is] very articulate. He knows his facts,
If you are for the person who cannot defend themselves, then you are for the rest of us,
He is what he is, and I think that’s what’s going to come across to the American people. That’s what came across today,
And my condolences to Tim Walz – it was unkind for them to put him in this position.”
Even when facing polished falsehoods, he reminded us why the future will be so much better under Kamala Harris’ leadership than a return to the chaos of the Trump era,
It makes me rather concerned about whether we could find ourselves in a situation again where we have a challenge in certifying the election and you know, what could happen in the days that follow,
Michigan remembers what happened under Donald Trump. Hundreds of thousands of jobs were lost across all industries, including manufacturing. The Biden-Harris administration was critical to bringing jobs back to Michigan,
Americans got to see a real contrast: a straight talker focused on sharing real solutions, and a slick politician who spent the whole night defending Donald Trump’s division and failures,
Vance won on style and Walz won on substance.”
Jennifer N Victor, associate professor of political science at George Mason University, also told Newsweek that in her Senator Vance unequivocally won tonight’s debate in dominating fashion. It was the best debate performance from any Vice-Presidential candidate in history,
Those lies have led to bomb threats in schools and have upended the community
Vance's solid night probably decreases the incentive for Trump agreeing to a final presidential debate, given some newfound campaign momentum and absence of mistakes that need to be cleaned up."
Vance, who is an effective speaker, presumably from his Yale Law and podcast experiences, seemed to be running out of steam by the end, but overall, he did well,
Neither vice-presidential selections nor debates have a major impact on elections, no matter how good or bad the performances may be."
Vance's performance was very polished, and I am not sure he could have improved anything."
This debate was not nearly as entertaining as the Trump/Harris contest,