Shamelessly biased moderators...
bumbling Tim Walz...
and JD Vance's rising star reborn:
Key takeaways from a VP battle royale - and how it could even carry Trump over the finish line in November
Minnesota nice ran headlong into Ohio smart on Tuesday night, as Governor Tim Walz faced off against Senator JD Vance in a CBS News vice presidential debate in New York City.
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2 Oct 2024 ~~ By Josh Hammer
Minnesota nice ran headlong into
Ohio smart on Tuesday night, as Governor Tim Walz faced off against Senator
JD Vance in a
CBS News vice presidential debate in
New York City.
The best
Democrats can hope for is that voters were watching '
Dancing With The Stars' instead.
Walz was exposed as a stuttering lightweight with no business being a heartbeat away from the Oval Office and Vance delivered the most persuasive case for 'America First' Trumpism yet, in what may be the last debate of the 2024 election.
Here are the key takeaways from the VP battle royale in the Big Apple. --
TIANANMEN TIM
From the opening exchange, Walz looked like a deer caught in the headlights—unsure of what was going on but aware big trouble was barrelling in his direction.
He was caught red-handed in a lie about being in
Beijing during the deadly Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 – when the Chinese Communist regime brutally put down student protesters.
'CHILDLESS CAT' CHARMER
Heading into Tuesday night, J.D. Vance had one goal: to prove that he is a thoughtful and composed statesman, not a 'childless cat lady'-obsessed weirdo of the mainstream media's imagination.
Success! But Vance did that and more.
MODERATORS LOSE BIGLY
Just as the Ohioan elevated Tuesday evening's affair— the CBS News moderators dragged it down, turning in a shambolic performance that doubled as a Harris-Walz in-kind contribution.
CBS News's Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan were as catastrophically biased as
ABC News' David Muir and Linsey Davis were during Trump's debate against Harris last month — maybe even more so.
Despite pre-debate assurances that there would be no real-time 'fact-checking,' O'Donnell and Brennan did it anyway — and only to Vance.
Walz, by contrast, was not 'fact-checked' a single time.
~Snip~
So, will this VP debate move the electoral needle?
History tells us no.
But this election is so incredibly tight that everything matters – even on the margins.
Walz was put on the Democrat ticket to appeal to male voters in America's Rust Belt swing voters – but I struggle to see how his embarrassing Biden-esque performance could impress anyone.
On the other hand, Vance likely won over some skeptical women, who may have bought into the caricature of Vance as a villain.
If this race comes down to tens of thousands of votes in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin – the triumph of Ohio smart over Minnesota nice may just make the difference.
Commentary:
The future looks more promising this morning for the voters who prioritize civility over policy.
J.D. Vance eviscerated Walz, moderators O'Donnell and Brennan. But without Trump there could be no Vance. Trump was the wrecking ball we needed to get back to reality. He took all the cheap shots, subpoenas, trials, investigations and still came out on top. His governance was top notch too. But Vance is more of what a President should be. Almost unifying, tough, fair, based, veteran who seems to care about everyone and not only those who are friendly to him.
The other big takaway from this debate came when Walz admitted he was a knucklehead, and that wouldn’t have happened if the moderator hadn’t committed an act of journalism by asking the follow-up question.
Vance spoke with detailed knowledge, referencing the laws; citing the studies to back up their approach, focusing on the future; speaking as someone who has come up from the bottom and is authentic and solid.