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Mark's avatar

I didn't find it to be such a clear win for Vance. Walz is usually good with concise soundbytes that have good replay value in clips and in ads, and he was solid again with that last night. Even though Vance was smoother generally and played to the camera better, I didn't think he landed many punchy, quotable lines. Ultimately, the legacy of the debate (i.e. how it plays in the coming news cycles) matters more than "who appeared nervous during an early exchange".

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ArcticStones's avatar

Imho, Tim Walz spoke the memorable lines – the ones that will echo after this debate. The one I quoted is one of many.

Which memorable lines did JD Vance have? Despite his smoothness, or perhaps because of it, I honestly don’t remember any. Neither will most people – and I think that matters.

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ArcticStones's avatar

"This makes [JD Vance] the first vice presidential candidate in history who doesn’t know who won the last presidential election."

– Lawrence O’Donnell

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the lurking ecologist's avatar

Sometimes it's just the guns.

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