VP Debate Showdown: Will Vance or Walz Take the Spotlight? 

Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance will meet for their one and only vice-presidential debate. Credit | AP
Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance will meet for their one and only vice-presidential debate. Credit | AP

United States: Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, both of whome rose to prominence recently in the backdrop of upcoming election, will come face-to-face Tuesday in what is to be the only vice presidential debate ahead of November’s general election. 

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The debate is scheduled for three weeks after ex-President Donald Trump and Vice President Kwamala Harris had their only debate. 

Walz, who is Harris’ running mate, has had a long career in politics but was largely unknown to voters outside of Minnesota before he joined the Democratic ticket, CBS News reported. 

Vance, who wrote “Hillbilly Elegy,” Audie was first elected into office in 2022; that is, barely two years before Trump chose him to be his vice-presidential nominee. 

Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance will meet for their one and only vice-presidential debate. Credit | Getty Images
Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance will meet for their one and only vice-presidential debate. Credit | Getty Images

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The debate is to begin at 9 p.m. and run until 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the running time of which would be the same length as the two presidential debates. 

Trump claimed at a campaign rally in Long Island a few days ago that he could capture New York again this year after he only lost the state to Biden in the previous year by 20 points margin. 

According to Trump, “When I told some people in Washington, ‘I’m going up to New York, we’re doing a campaign speech,” and “What do you mean New York? You can’t ever — nobody can win. Republicans can’t win. I said, ‘I can win New York, and we can win New York.’ We’re going to win,” CBS News reported.