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Senator JD Vance had a good night during the vice presidential debate.
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But the Republican Party’s vice presidential candidate fumbled on the topic of the 2020 election.
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Vance declined to give a direct answer when asked whether former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 race.
Near the end of the vice presidential debate, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance was about to cap off a fantastic night for a Republican ticket that has been lost in a news cycle of its own making over false claims about Haitian migrants eating people’s pets . in Springfield, Ohio.
And then on January 6, 2021, the 2020 elections came.
Vance knew what he had to do.
Former Vice President Mike Pence was not on stage at the vice presidential debate on Tuesday night because he refused to help Trump overturn the election. Pence eventually conceded the loss.
Vance couldn’t bring himself to do it.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who at times seemed nervous during the debate, rushed and sometimes twisted his words, sensed his opportunity. (Their exchange really needs to be read in full.)
Walz: This was a threat to our democracy in a way we hadn’t seen before. And it manifested itself because of Donald Trump’s inability to say, he still says he didn’t lose the election. I would just ask that. Did he lose the 2020 election? Vance: Tim, I’m focused on the future. Has Kamala Harris Censored Americans From Expressing Their Opinions In The Wake Of The 2020 COVID Situation? Walz: Damn it. That’s a damn non-answer.
Vance declined to answer a basic question about the 2020 election, where Trump lost. In the midst of a debate overshadowed by Midwest Niceness, Walz went on the attack.
“This is not a debate. It’s nowhere else but in Donald Trump’s world, because look, when Mike Pence made the decision to certify that election, that’s why Mike Pence is not on this stage,” Walz said. “What I worry about is where is the firewall with Donald Trump? Where is the firewall when he knows he can do anything, including holding an election, and his vice president won’t comply? That’s what we ask you, America. Would you like to get up? Will you fulfill your oath of office even if the president doesn’t?
In response to Walz, Vance said Trump “peacefully surrendered power on January 20.”
However, Trump refused to go to Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration; as a result of the Capitol riot, there was a significant military presence around the government center and throughout the capital; some members of Congress even later admitted to wearing body armor.
Vance spent the night helping himself and former President Donald Trump. The Ohio Republican cast himself in a more sympathetic light and sought to undermine weeks of coverage of his comments about “childless cat ladies.” A CNN instant poll of registered voters who watched the poll showed Vance dramatically improving his favorability. (It’s worth noting that by design, these polls are not nearly as high as a typical election survey.)
But it’s one of the final moments of the night that could come back to bite Vance. A Harris campaign official confirmed reports that Vance’s response is already being turned into an attack ad.
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