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Sen. JD Vance (R) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) faced off last night for the first and only planned vice presidential debate of the 2024 election season.
The debate—moderated by CBS' Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan—featured exchanges on issues including immigration, abortion, childcare, gun violence, and the economy. Vance and Walz took the opportunity to reintroduce themselves to the American public, and—in what analysts largely described as a civil and substantive debate—regularly highlighted areas of agreement, directing attack lines toward opponents at the top of the ticket.
Vance criticized the Biden-Harris administration on migrant border crossings and the cost of living. Walz pointed to the events of January 6th, challenging Vance to say who won the 2020 election. Rewatch the debate here.
With Election Day five weeks away, Vice President Kamala Harris is ahead of former President Donald Trump by roughly two percentage points (see polling data).
