I don’t know what the viewership numbers were on the vice presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, but if they’re not high they should have been because that was one of the best debates I’ve ever watched in my time as a political junkie (which goes back a looong time).
Advertisement
Vance, as RedState previously reported, wiped the floor not just with Walz but also the CBS News debate moderators, who did what they weren’t supposed to do at least twice in “fact-checking” Vance, only to have him refuse to be silenced by fact-checking them right back.
READ MORE–>>WATCH: JD Vance Just Flattens Smug ‘Fact Checking’ CBS News Mods in Epic Fashion on Springfield Topic
There is no question here who won the debate, with pollsters and even some in the media saying in so many words that Vance was the victor:
Advertisement
Meanwhile, on the conservative side of things:
And perhaps the best one of all:
But with who?
After what happened in July, I wouldn’t put it past them.
On the other hand, the struggle is real at this difficult time for Democrats:
Advertisement
But as we’ve seen over the last three and a half years, sometimes the POTUS is not actually the POTUS, which is precisely why this debate was so important.
As I’ve said before, if there’s anything Joe Biden’s presidency has shown us beyond a shadow of a doubt is that vice presidential picks very much matter and can be very consequential on down the line – and sometimes much sooner than anticipated, as has been the case with Harris.
In any event, hats off to JD Vance, who if nothing else made vice presidential debates great again with his stellar performance on the debate stage.
RELATED:JD Vance Puts on Master Class in Schooling New York Times Reporter Over the Springfield Question