While the Walz-Vance debate, which was noted for being a relatively civil affair, was viewed by almost 25 percent less people than its predecessor, the Harris-Pence debate was also the second-most watched VP debate since Nielsen began keeping records.
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Trump took to Truth Social to criticize the unsealing of a 165-page document from special counsel Jack Smith as a DOJ ‘hit job,’ while Harris discussed federal support for Georgia in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump praised their respective running mates -- Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance -- as their campaigns worked to spin how well they performed at Tuesday night's vice-presidential debate.
According to an average of late-Tuesday polls from CNN/SSRS, YouGov/CBS News, Focaldata/Politico and J.L. Partners/DailyMail.com, 48 percent of debate watchers thought that Vance was the winner or turned in the best performance, while 46 percent thought that Walz was the winner or did the best.
In one of the most notable exchanges of the vice presidential debate, JD Vance refused to say Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and downplayed the events of Jan. 6.
Vice presidential nominees Tim Walz and JD Vance went head-to-head Tuesday night for the VP debate, but only one came out on top.
Vice presidential candidates Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance squared off for the first and only time this election season. Unlike the last two presidential debates, the candidates appeared to be more cordial.
Four years ago, 57 million tuned in to the only vice presidential debate of the 2020 election cycle between Harris and then-Vice President Mike Pence. In 2008, a record 69.9 million watched Joe Biden and Sarah Palin face off on television in the most-watched VP debate, according to Nielsen.
Latest news and live updates on the 2024 vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz. Get live news as the two VP picks spar ahead of the election.
The 2024 vice presidential nominees, Republican JD Vance​​ and Democrat Tim Walz,​​ sparred​ over a wide range of issues in the VP debate, hosted by CBS News.