NEW YORK — Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz could be the last debate of the 2024 campaign between the Republican and Democratic tickets.
Both Vance, a GOP senator from Ohio, and Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, have embraced the traditional role of attack dog for the person at the top of the ticket. That could be on full display during the vice presidential debate in New York hosted by CBS News.
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Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, haven’t agreed to a second meeting.
Although Vance has said he didn’t “have to prepare that much” for the debate because he had “well-developed views on public policy," he had been doing debate prep sessions with his wife, Usha Vance, senior aides, and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who has played Walz, according to a person familiar with his preparations who requested anonymity to discuss strategy.
Walz’s debate prep included sessions hunkered down in a Minneapolis hotel, with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg standing in for Vance, according to a person familiar with the process who requested anonymity to discuss the campaign’s internal dynamics.
Debate Rules
CBS said Friday it will be up to the candidates to fact-check each other during the debate, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
The candidates’ microphones will stay on while their opponent is speaking, unlike the two presidential debates, however, CBS reportedly said it reserves the right to shut off a hot mic when necessary.
Each candidate will have two minutes for a closing statement. Vance won a virtual coin toss and will speak last.
There will be no audience.
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