8 writers graded VP debate. Over 200 online readers commented.
An edited sampling of BostonGlobe.com readers' reactions to the scorecards of eight Opinion writers, who evaluated JD Vance’s and Tim Walz’s respective performances after the vice presidential debate ended Tuesday night.
Vance Camp Tried to Throw Off Walz With ‘Minnesota Nice’ Act at VP Debate
VP debate ratings show how many people watched the Walz-Vance showdown
Tim Walz-JD Vance VP Debate Ratings Compared to Kamala Harris-Mike Pence
CBS cut mics and fact-checked JD Vance in a more civil VP debate, drawing the ire of Trump and his allies
CBS moderators Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan had an important choice to make ahead of Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate: would they directly fact check the candidates’statements live in the moment?
He Said, She Said: Trump Links New Court Filing to VP Debate, Harris Talks Hurricane Helene
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.
Harris, Trump stick by running mates as campaigns spin VP debate performances
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.
At VP debate, JD Vance refuses to say Trump lost in 2020, downplays events of Jan. 6
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.
What early polls say about who won the VP 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.
‘More confident, more direct, and more engaged’: JD Vance won the VP debate
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.
Tim Walz 'Like a Deer in the Headlights'—Analysts on Who Won VP Debate
Analysts told Newsweek which points they think landed, which points did not, and overall, who walked away on top.
The latest on the 2024 campaign and VP debate
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CNN Instant Poll: No clear winner in VP debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance
Registered voters who watched Tuesday’s debate between vice presidential nominees Tim Walz and JD Vance were closely divided over which candidate did the better job, according to a CNN instant poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS,
The VP debate is over. What do JD Vance and Tim Walz do now?
Going forward, Trump adviser Jason Miller said the campaign may expand Vance’s travel docket and send him to blue states like Virginia, where Republicans see an opportunity to gain ground despite years of losses. Miller quipped that even Minnesota could be in play after its governor’s shaky debate performance on Tuesday.