Walz-Vance debate, Vice Presidential candidates: where to watch and keys
candidate for vice president In United States presidential election They will face each other in their first and possibly only debate this Tuesday. The 90-minute meeting between Democratic Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and Republican Senator JD Vance of Ohio will take place without microphone cuts and without an audience.
The debate, which will take place at CBS headquarters in New York, will be moderated by host Norah O’Donnell. evening Newsand Margaret Brennan, program leader face the nationRTVE correspondent in New York, Sara Rancano, will be there to explain all the details before and after the appointment.
Walz and Vance’s main objectives will be Get more support for The presidential election, scheduled for November 5, defends his bosses – Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican President Donald Trump -, presenting himself to Americans as a possible replacement for the White House and without exposing his opponents. Avoid attacks.
According to local press, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been training Walz, 60, for the big night. While Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer has helped Vance, 40, prepare for the face-off.
On a stage, without a microphone cut off and without an audience
Each candidate’s microphone would remain on during the 90-minute program, but CBS could turn the microphone off “if necessary.”
There will be no opening statements and Vance, who had tossed a coin to determine the order of closing statements, has decided to make the final decision.
candidates will have Two minutes to answer the moderator’s questions. The rules also state that each candidate will have one minute for further rebuttal and “candidates may have one additional minute to continue the discussion,” but only with the approval of the moderator.
Candidates will not be seated on this occasion, but Standing in front of a stage at the CBS studios in Midtown ManhattanIn which there will be no public.
Two candidates surrounded in controversies
Vance is under the most pressure in this head-to-head fight, as he will be in charge of regaining lost ground after Trump’s weak performance against Harris in their debate earlier this month.
Vance is a former Marine who served as a military journalist, graduated from Yale Law School, worked in venture capital and found fame with his memoir: Hillbilly Elegywhich was a bestseller and was eventually adapted into a film starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close.
Walz, who is less well known than Vance, worked as a high school teacher and football coach and served in the National Guard before entering politics.
Vance and Walz both claim to know the Deep Country well, having their origins in the “Rust Belt”, one of the most depressed areas of the country due to deindustrialization, which has brought much backlash against the political class and institutions. Has created resentment.
Ohio’s senator has been under fire these months for promoting fake news That Haitian immigrants are eating the pets of residents of a small town in Ohio and that the country is being run by “women with cats and women with no children.”
for its part, Walz has also been controversial because he drew on his personal experience to make political arguments. On the safety of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the need for access to reproductive health care. However, his wife revealed that he did not use this treatment, as she had stated in previous comments.
Vice presidential debates have rarely had much impact on the presidential race, and vice presidents usually remain in the shadows even after taking office, as was the case with Harris under Joe Biden.
Tim Walz – JD Vance: Time, channel and where to watch the debate between the US vice presidential candidates
He Debate between US Vice Presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance can be seen live Early mornings Tuesday through Wednesday, October 2, starting at 3:00 a.m. (Peninsular Time) on Canal 24 Horas TVE as well as on stage streaming Of rtve playYou can also keep an eye on everything happening face to face and get information about it Breaking news and live on RTVE news,