First question is about the Middle East and Iran's attack on Israel. Walz is talking about how we need steady leadership for dealing with that, contrasting it with Trump.

Started a little stumbly, but already seems to be finding his footing.

“Shortage” more like venture capitalism and artificially limiting supply.

I really hope Walz hammers Vance on women’s rights and LGBTQ issues. Just make that the focus of the whole thing, because those are the issues that will win in the margins of historically nonvoters. I really hope this campaign can finally understand why many voters are disenfranchised, and start finally enfranchising them.

Vast swathes of voters are unaffiliated because nobody cares about them. I know the dem candidates are capable of caring, but they need to show it.

Waltz really just needed to say "I goofed." And moved on. That was embarrassing.

Excellent answer. Humanizing the issue, giving practical information, and raising project 2025.

Call ing out Vance’s disdain for trump, good

Does Congress need to pass bills to help border patrol?

Vance: The president has to solve it by helping law enforcement.

JD, isn't that what the bill passing through Congress would do?

walz is owning this one. he is doing great and vance goes between evading and just lying. Hes better and more consistent with his lies which makes this no where near as entertaining as the presidential debate.

Vance: "Build the wall."

Yeah, no... I don't think you understand how big the southern border is or what terrain it's on, pal.

There it is, "I don't know the details. But let me tell you about my kids again"

Vance is now pro-abortion exceptions? Are you kidding me?

Edit: typo

I will say, I'm enjoying this debate more than I thought I would, simply because the moderators seem competent and both debaters are behaving like actual adults, even if Vance is a makeup-wearing Yale-bot.

Remember that Walz by his own admission is "bad at debates" and that Vance is (an admittedly insane) Yale law school graduate. Walz has done few difficult interviews, almost every mainstream interview Vance has done has been difficult because he has to defend Trump. I just think it's important to have realistic expectations.

I'm honestly not sure what to expect, but I imagine Vance will seem like a more polished politician and debater. He is awkward and supports ugly things, but he doesn't seem to get goaded easily. If Walz can summon his "everydad" persona effectively to make it appear like there's a normal candidate and weird candidate up there and use his knack for a folksy phrase or comeback, that will probably be the "takeaway."

Due to the format, these debates have kind of turned into tiktok video farming events, so let's see who gets the most meme-able sound bytes. Let the games begin.

woohoo. vance. lets just say its true carbon emissions cause global warming. lets just say.

No one’s answering the question.

"I'm rootin' for you." What? Rooting for me to do what?

Vance trying hard to pull off Kamala’s faces from the last debate and only looking constipated.

"You said you wouldn't call me out on my bullshit!" - JD

Dude, you admit to lying about stuff.

Yup. Keep going Walz, attack Trump over and over. That's all you need to do.

Why always do this crap, where they act like they're not going to let just babble at their leisure and then they just do it anyway.

Springfield Ohio.

Please bring up cats and dogs. You know you want to. Fucking racist.

Here we go, reproductive rights.

Walz just dropped the pet eating bomb back on JDs head.

It was okay. Walz was the nice dad. Vance was the slimy, mudslinging worm he is, a true politician in every negative sense of the word.

Walz was too nice and charitable towards Vance and gave him credit on certain issues, and Vance didn't return it in kind.

Vance lied through his teeth and wouldn't answer a single goddamn question. Spent most of his time saying how terrible Kamala was and almost none about how Trump would be good for people.

I left thinking it was an okay performance from both, but I suspect people will remember Vance being a greasy little weasel and Walz being a nice dad. Overall, a net positive for Harris/Walz, but only a little.

Walz is friends with school shooters? Lol whoops

exactly . Trump wants issues to run on, not solutions. We just saw this as he tried to manipulate the senate to not fix things so he’d have the problem to rail against and run on. This is anti-American.

We're ~25 minutes in, and so far I would say this debate is close, but Walz is edging out Vance. He's not as polished, but he's coming across as more genuine, and he's directly answering.

Walz nailed the immigration question. Vance is making up lies and using buzzwords.

The borders aren’t open, you numpty twat. Just keep lying.

I love vance pointing out that maybe they don't want to be with their baby after its born.

LOL at Walz just out there on his own and ready and Vance like, "WTF? He's already out here?!"

woohoo. walz brought up the bill and how its doing the things vance is suggested they are not doing. looking good.

Kamala Harris is not the president, and you’re a liar.

Your party has relentlessly fought against the working class, which is why we’re struggling and destitute, even after decades of working for the scraps we have.

You’re a liar Vance.