Between JD Vance and Tim Walz, who won the debate?

During the debate between the candidates for the vice presidency of the United States organized by CBS News at 3 a.m. (Paris time), JD Vance had more to gain than Tim Walz.

• Polls compiled by FiveThirtyEight before the debate indicated that only 34.7% of Americans have a favorable opinion of JD Vance, compared to 40.1% for Tim Walz.
• These figures also show the strong heterogeneity of Vance’s support: 40% of men have a favorable opinion of him compared to 29% of women, 43% of whites compared to 10% of African-Americans, or even only 17% of 18-29 age groups. years compared to 47% among those aged 65 and over².

Unlike the September 10 debate between Harris and Trump, the debate between the two running mates does not appear to have ended with the victory of one side.

• “There is something that will please each side,” said a Democratic source interviewed anonymously by ABC
• According to the New York Times : “Vance looked in control throughout the debate. Walz, on the other hand, expressed himself hesitantly, especially at the beginning when he followed a series of stutters before getting to the facts. »

While Iran, for the second time in six months, directly attacked Israel last night, the crisis in the Middle East was almost absent from the debate which focused on internal subjects: immigration and the economic context. especially.

• In an excerpt highlighted by Fox News, Senator JD Vance called out the Democratic Party for “its anti-Trump rhetoric” by considering that “it’s big (rich) for Democrats to say that Trump is a threat to democracy.” The Ohio senator also refused to recognize President Biden’s victory in 2020.
• Following Hurricane Helene, the two running mates debated climate change. The Republican candidate used the key word of the Democratic campaign (weird) to qualify the Democrats’ “bizarre science”.

Trump’s refusal to face Harris again indicates that this debate could be the last of the campaign — giving it unprecedented status.

• This would be the first time in American history that a debate between running mates constitutes the last major televised moment of a presidential campaign.