WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: JD Vance Wiped The Floor With Tim Walz
Senator JD Vance emerged victorious by a mile at tonight's debate — but don't take our word for it.
Take the word of commentators across the political spectrum:
Jonathan Karl, ABC: "Walz did seem unsteady and, frankly, what I saw in Walz is somebody who has not faced questions on a national stage ... In contrast, JD Vance was very smooth."
Politico: "Vibe check: JD Vance is doing really well tonight."
Abby Phillip, CNN: "JD Vance came to this debate to land a bunch of punches — and he did. ... Walz did not seem prepared for it."
Linsey Davis, ABC: "JD Vance needed to come away as that humble, likable guy from Hillbilly Elegy — [and] it seemed like he did."
Tom Llamas, NBC: "Does Gov. Walz have a problem with the truth?"
John King, CNN: "The two issues driving the campaign right now ... Vance carried it."
Geraldo Rivera, NewsNation: "Vance won this debate."
Dana Bash, CNN: "[Democrats] were not thrilled."
Brit Hume, Fox News: "The moderators were obnoxious — and made it feel like three-on-one on Vance — and Vance was just fine."
Chris Cuomo, NewsNation: "At one point, Vance wanted to correct something about how Haitians got into this country — and he was RIGHT, and the moderators wouldn't let him correct it."
Harold Ford, Jr., former Democrat congressman: "Walz was a little rattled — and Senator Vance came out stronger."
Scott Jennings, CNN: "I'll say this for Walz, he has perfected a look of sheer terror and complete bafflement all at the same time."
Rich Lowry, National Review: "Vance is turning in the best debate performance we've seen in a long time."
Hugh Hewitt, The Hugh Hewitt Show: "Superb answer on illegal immigration from Vance. He's very good at this and he nailed Kamala Harris on the 'wide open southern border.'"
Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist: "Vance's may be the best debate performance I've ever seen."
Megyn Kelly: "I don't remember a better debate performance than the one JDV is delivering tonight."
David Frum, The Atlantic: "Vance is going home tonight with Walz's wallet. Vance didn’t even have to snatch it — Walz just handed it over, along with a bunch of unearned compliments to Vance's fine character."
Lil Pump, rapper: "JD Vance is demolishing Walz. Great speaker and really explaining things in detail. He's a real leader and even admitting to areas where we can improve and explaining how to do it."
Meghan McCain: "No one should ever say debates don't matter because Walz has done a lot of damage this evening."
Sohrab Ahmari, Compact: "Walz became a liability to Kamala tonight."
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR): "It's clear why Tim Walz refuses to do interviews."
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL): "Tim Walz is not good at this."
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