On Tuesday night, vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz will debate for the first and only time before the November presidential election.
Before becoming an Ohio senator, Vance built his profile as a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” a memoir detailing his life as a young adult from Middletown, Ohio. In California, Vance connected with tech investors such as conservative Peter Thiel, who donated millions to his 2022 Senate campaign. Walz, a former congressman and current governor of Minnesota, was not as high-profile a pick as Vance, but Kamala Harris’ campaign has leveraged his experience as a former teacher, football coach and veteran to appeal to rural America. Walz has inspired much of Democrats’ election messaging, such as calling the Republican Party “weird.”
Heading into Tuesday’s debate, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are tied in the polls. A recent New York Times national survey average showed Harris up three points in national polls, but neither candidate has a significant lead in battleground states like Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Unlike the last ABC debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the microphones will remain on for the duration of the debate. Candidates will have two minutes to answer questions, two minutes to respond to their opponents and one minute for replies.
The debate is scheduled to air live on CBS at 9:00 pm ET and is expected to last 90 minutes. Norah O’Donnell, anchor and editor-in-chief of CBS Evening News, and Margaret Brennan, moderator of Face the Nation and chief foreign affairs correspondent, will moderate. The debate, which will take place in New York City, will air on CBS News and will be simulcast on other networks, including CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News, MSNBC, NBC and PBS. It can be streamed online at CBS News YouTube ChannelParamount+, and C-SPAN website.
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