New York Times: “Here’s a test for anyone planning to watch the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday between JD Vance, the Republican senator from Ohio, and Tim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota: Name a few memorable moments from vice-presidential debates over the past 40 years.”
“You are forgiven if only one comes to mind: the withering takedown by Lloyd Bentsen, the Democratic senator from Texas, of Dan Quayle, the Republican senator from Indiana, in 1988.”
“It stands out because there have been so few. Vice-presidential debates just don’t have a lot of action or — if we may be honest — real significance to the outcome of the race. Remember when Al Gore faced off against Jack Kemp in 1996, or when Dick Cheney debated John Edwards in 2004? We don’t either.”
Los Angeles Times: A vice presidential debate that matters? Vance, Walz will try to win over those few undecided voters.
