J.D. Vance vs. Tim Walz – The 2024 Vice Presidential Debate

Gavin J. Gardner, Editor-In-Chief • October 2, 2024

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Former President Donald Trump and Incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris battled it out on the debate stage in Philadelphia. On October 1st, 2024, the Vice Presidential Candidates, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance (R) and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) took to the stage and debated one another before the country for the 2024 Presidential Election Season. This Vice Presidential Debate was the first and only VP debate of the 2024 election season.

After the candidates compromised on what day they would debate one, the two vice presidential candidates agreed that it would occur on October 1, 2024, at 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. CBS News announced that the two candidates agreed with one another to debate one another in New York City.

The moderators of the debate were the “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell and “Face The Nation” moderator and CBS News foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan. The Debate was in the CBS Broadcasting Center in NYC and was available to watch on all CBS platforms and Paramount+. CBS had also announced that it was available on simulcast.

The Vice Presidential Debate was a surprisingly cordial and respectful, yet heated debate. J.D. Vance and Tim Walz were finally able to introduce themselves to the citizens of the United States. Many had found the Vice Presidential candidates to be unfavorable or ‘weird’, however, the VP debate served as a booster for both candidates.

It needs to be noted that this debate was incredibly civil, with the two Vice Presidential Candidates being very respectful to one another.

The 2024 Presidential Election season has been an incredibly heated and competitive one, and the Vice Presidential Debate will provide a glimpse of who these two men are and how they would be as the 50th Vice President of the United States.

About the Contributor

Gavin J. Gardner, Editor-In-Chief

Gavin Gardner is a Senior at Roxbury High School and Editor-In-Chief of the Roxbury Review. He has aspirations of serving at West Point, The United States Military Academy, and becoming the fourth living generation in a row to serve in the U.S. Army. He is a man who loves many things, including his family, learning subjects like history and astronomy, exploring nature, writing, and much more. He has won multiple academic awards, receiving high honor roll, he is an experienced Track and Field Athlete, the Treasurer, Representative, and Secretary of Junior States of America, a lead debater of the Debate Club, a member of the Executive Board of the National Honor Society, a graduate of the National Student Leadership Conference, a graduate of the 78th Annual American Legion Jersey Boys State (ALJBS) class, has been awarded the 22nd Todd Eaton Award from ALJBS, a two-time graduate of online Harvard Academies, and has well over 80 hours of volunteer experience under his belt. Gavin has three younger sisters. His father and mother are both members of law enforcement and he is frequently spending time with his family. He has had a passion for writing ever since Middle School and is considering pursuing a career in journalism when he is older. Nevertheless, he will always love writing! You can contact Gavin at [email protected].