It took nearly 90 minutes, but Tim Walz made clear exactly why Trump chose JD Vance

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : ""Walz scored highly standing up for the Constitution, and Vance tanked defending Trump," they said.
38% : He gave the Minnesota governor an opening to point out that the only reason that the Ohioan was present on the debate stage in the first place is because the last person to share a ticket with Donald Trump -- former vice president Mike Pence -- isn't running again because Trump disavowed him after sending an angry mob of his supporters to the Capitol to lynch him.
36% : Vance's entire reason for being on the GOP ticket is because Trump needed a new running-mate -- and because his previous one has refused to endorse him and has continuously called him unfit to serve as president.
22% : "Whether Trump lost the election, Walz said was "not a debate," because he had lost the election.
9% : Walz responded with a question, asking Vance directly if Trump had indeed lost the 2020 election.

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