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Before the US Presidential elections, there was a debate between the Vice Presidential candidates on Wednesday (Indian time). Democratic candidate Tim Walz and Republican candidate JD Vance debated for 90 minutes. The debate was organized by CBS News.
In the polls conducted after the debate, Donald Trump's fellow candidate JD Vance was declared the winner. According to a CBS YouGov poll, 42% of people considered Vance the winner of the debate. At the same time, 41% people believed that Tim Walz won. 17% people believed that the contest was a draw.
According to BBC, Walz's start was not good, but later he made a good comeback. At the same time, many experts said that Republican candidate Vance expressed his views in simple words. Regarding Walz's promises, he said that the Democratic Party is currently in power. The promises he is making could have been fulfilled during this tenure.
There are elections for the post of President in America on 5th November. This was the last debate of both the major parties. Two debates have taken place so far for the post of President. US President Joe Biden was out of the race after the first debate. Vice President Kamala Harris replaced him and took part in the second debate with Trump.
Tim Walz and JD Vance shake hands before the debate.
Walz appeared aggressive at times during the debate.
The debate between the two leaders lasted for 90 minutes.
Walz was seen with his wife Gwen after the debate concluded.
Vance's wife Usha was also present during the debate.
Both shook hands before the debate Unlike Trump and Biden, the vice presidential candidates of both parties shook hands before the debate. Both debated on issues like Middle East crisis, American economy, abortion, health care, immigration, gun violence, climate change.
During the debate, Democrat leader Walz also drew people's attention to Trump's old age. He said that 80-year-old Trump focuses on gathering crowds instead of focusing on the real issue. During the debate, leaders from both parties criticized the presidential candidates instead of criticizing each other.
Both candidates supported Israel The debate started with the Middle East crisis. Minnesota Governor Walz said that America should maintain its presence in the Middle East and stand with Israel. The Democratic leader said that Kamala Harris understands the importance of her fellow countries, whereas Donald Trump's record of helping his allies has not been good.
In response, Republican candidate Vance said that Walz's allegations are baseless. When Trump was President, he supported Israel a lot. Vance said that we must help our allies no matter how bad their situation is.
Important points of the debate between Walz and Vance…
1. On Iran
Tim Walz- We had a coalition of countries that had stopped Iran's nuclear program, but Trump ended it. Because of his poor leadership, Iran came closer to making nuclear weapons. Iran's atomic power is continuously increasing.
JD Vance- During his four years, Trump increased America's strength and maintained peace in the world. JD Vance praised Trump, saying that his policies had brought stability to the world.
2. Economy
Tim Walz- The Democratic Party is concerned about the middle class. The party will try to reduce the tax burden from the shoulders of the middle class.
JD Vance- The condition of the American economy is getting worse. We will fix this by adopting simple solutions. For this we will not listen to experts but will listen to common people. Trump did the same thing.
Tim Walz said that 80-year-old Trump talks about pleasing the crowd instead of real issues.
3. Immigration
JD Vance- There are 25 million illegal immigrants in America. The lives of American citizens have been ruined by Kamala Harris's open border policies.
Tim Walz- Trump had promised to build a wall on the Mexico border, but during his tenure even 2% of the wall could not be built. Trump had said that he would collect money from Mexico to build the wall, but he did not pay even a penny.
4. Abortion
Tim Walz- In Minnesota we allowed abortion laws to remain in place. Trump is a supporter of ban on abortion. The former President played a major role in the appointment of three Supreme Court judges who overturned the constitutional right to abortion.
JD Vance- Our country is very big and full of diversity. The thinking of the people of California may be different from the thinking of the people of Georgia. Therefore, we believe that states should have the right to take decisions on the issue of abortion.
Vance said that if the Republican government is formed, the work of building a wall on the border with Mexico will be resumed.
5. Gun Violence
JD Vance- Mental health and drug use are a major cause of gun deaths. We need to increase the security of our schools.
Tim Walz- We cannot turn our schools into fortresses. Will insist on background checks of people buying guns.
Will the debate between the Vice Presidential candidates affect the Presidential election?
According to the BBC, American political history shows that the vice presidential candidate debates don't really matter. In 1988, Democrat Lloyd Bentsen defeated Republican candidate Dan Quayle, but George Bush Sr. won the presidential election. However, Vance's good performance is believed to boost the enthusiasm of Republican leaders.
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