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11:15 AM ET, October 2, 2024

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Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
The One Question That Mattered in the VP Debate  —  IN TUESDAY NIGHT'S VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, JD Vance and Tim Walz covered lots of issues: inflation, housing, guns, abortion, immigration, health care, and much more.  —  But there was only one question on which the vice presidency …
Discussion: Mother Jones, Raw Story and Democrats
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Melanie Mason / Politico:
Dead even: POLITICO snap poll shows stark division on debate  —  The results reflect the country's hyper-polarized politics.  —  Talk about a divided nation: There was no decisive winner in the first-and-only vice presidential debate of the 2024 election.  —  Asked who won Tuesday's debate …
CBS News:
CBS News VP debate poll shows voter reactions to Vance-Walz showdown  —  In the first — and likely only — vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance, voters who watched Tuesday night said it was an almost even match, and an overwhelming majority felt the tone of the debate was positive.
Vox:
3 winners and 2 losers from the Walz-Vance debate  —  The vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday was something of a stalemate, though it did feature several striking moments and offered an interesting preview into what presidential politics might look like once Donald Trump is off the stage.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
JD Vance is Trump 2.0  —  The senator from Ohio carries all of Trump's politics and far less of his baggage.  —  As Donald Trump consolidated power over the Republican Party in 2015 and 2016, his opponents, then still confident that he would not be president, mused at how much more dangerous …
Politico:
The big VP debate takeaway: Neither candidate delivered the goods  —  Walz and Vance played defense for the presidential nominees.  —  Tim Walz and JD Vance spent much of Tuesday night defending their running mates' records.  They were less successful promoting their bosses' plans for the future.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The only moment from the VP debate that mattered  —  At the end of the vice presidential debate, Gov. Tim Walz asked Sen. JD Vance a pointed question: Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?  Vance's response: “Tim, I'm focused on the future.  Did Kamala Harris censor Americans from speaking …
Stefan Becket / CBS News:
Read the full VP debate transcript from the Walz-Vance showdown  —  The first and only vice presidential debate between Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz took place in New York on Tuesday, a largely collegial affair that touched on many pressing issues facing the country.
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
J.D. Vance Tries Desperately to Rewrite His Abortion Stance During Debate  —  Tim Walz has been a champion for abortion access.  Vance wants to ban it  —  ON TUESDAY IN New York at the vice presidential debate, a dead-eyed J.D. Vance stared straight into the camera and sought to distance himself …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
At debate, Vance whines: You weren't supposed to fact-check me!
Monica Alba / NBC News:
Harris launches a new ad that hits Trump's age in criticizing Vance
Laura Doan / CBS News:
Fact checking VP debate claims from Walz and Vance's 2024 showdown
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Vance crushes Walz, debate was over in first minute
Discussion: USA Today and CBS News
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
CBS cuts mics of Vance, Walz during immigration argument
CNN:
Walz's claim that he was in Hong Kong during Tiananmen Square protests undercut by unearthed newspaper reports
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Vance claims Trump ‘salvaged’ Obamacare. Trump tried, and failed, to kill it.
Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
‘Nervous As Hell’: Bewildered Walz Emerges From Media Quarantine Only To Get Shelled By Vance
Discussion: Washington Post
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Tim Walz is rocked by cool JD Vance, admits 'I'm a knucklehead' during genial VP debate
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
‘Damning non-answer’: Vance refuses to acknowledge Trump lost the 2020 election
USA Today:
Vice presidential debate fact check: What Tim Walz, JD Vance get right (and wrong)
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Tim Walz Reveals During Debate That Son Gus Witnessed a Shooting
Mary Ann Akers / The Daily Beast:   Republicans Will Secretly Cheer Walz during Debate: Friend
Washington Post:
Trump mixes up words, swerves among subjects in off-topic speech  —  The Republican nominee appeared tired and complained about his heightened campaign schedule.  —  MILWAUKEE — Republican nominee Donald Trump spoke for 33 minutes before his first mention of the ostensible focus of his remarks.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
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Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
Trump Mocks 100 U.S. Troops Injured in Iran on His Watch: ‘They Had a Headache’
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump backs out of ‘60 Minutes’ primetime interview, CBS says  —  New York CNN —  Former President Donald Trump has backed out of a previously scheduled interview with “60 Minutes,” the most-watched newsmagazine in the United States, CBS News said Tuesday evening.
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Trump's ageing is as real as Biden's
Discussion: Breitbart and Townhall
Robert Sherman / The Hill:
What Iran's missile attack on Israel felt like  —  HAIFA, Israel — I knew right from the get-go this attack from Iran was going to be different than anything we had seen.  —  Over the past year, I've personally witnessed countless rocket attacks on cities like Tel Aviv, Ashkelon and Sderot coming from Gaza.
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Paul Specht / WRAL-TV:
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson criticized for skipping vote on Helene emergency declaration  —  As a deadly storm system approached the southeastern U.S. last week, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's office asked top state officials to support his call for emergency help.
Discussion: Raw Story and NC Newsline
Cook Political Report:
Swing State Polling Finds Deadlocked Presidential Contest, ‘Blue Wall’ Senate Races Tighten  —  A new Cook Political Report Swing State Project Survey conducted by BSG and GS Strategy Group (September 19-25; 2,941 voters), shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading or tied with former President Donald Trump …
Ava Kofman / ProPublica:
A Pair of Billionaire Preachers Built the Most Powerful Political Machine in Texas.  That's Just the Start.  —  Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks are poised to take their Christian nationalist agenda nationwide.  —  Co-published with The New York Times Magazine … Reporting Highlights
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
How the US Supreme Court could get involved in the 2024 presidential election  —  Unprecedented partisan litigation over voting could reach the justices.  —  The U.S. Supreme Court, faced with sagging public confidence and a deepening perception its decisions are politically-motivated …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Cook Political Report shifts Texas Senate race toward Democrats  —  The Cook Political Report on Tuesday shifted Texas's Senate race from “likely Republican” to “lean Republican,” signaling momentum for Rep. Colin Allred's (D-Texas) challenge against incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in the red state.
Discussion: The Independent, Joe.My.God. and Axios
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None of us should even know who JD Vance is
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