Who won last night’s debate between Sen. J.D. Vance and Gov. Tim Walz? A CBS poll shows 42 percent of viewers thought Vance came out on top, while 41 percent leaned toward Walz. Yet, in a CNN poll, 51 percent of viewers said they had a favorable view of Walz, compared to 41 percent for Vance.
The debate maintained civility, but there were clear moments of revisionist history and lies where the truth was, not just stretched, but made up. In one such instance, Vance said former President Donald Trump tried to save Obamacare. He also falsely blamed Harris for allowing illegal guns to flow into the U.S. from Mexico and blamed the housing crisis on immigration. On reproductive rights, Vance backtracked from his previous views of banning abortion.
But perhaps the most pivotal question of the night came in the closing moments when Walz asked Vance directly, “Did [Trump] lose the 2020 election?”
“Tim, I’m focused on the future. Did Kamala Harris censor Americans from speaking their mind in the wake of the 2020 COVID situation?” responded Vance.
“That is a damning non-answer,” concluded Walz.
Click play to listen to the report from AURN White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris. For more news, follow @E_N_McMorris & @aurnonline.
