What Walz's and Vance's past debates may reveal about Tuesday's high-stakes matchup | CNN Politics

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Coming on to the political scene after writing a New York Times bestseller in 2016, Vance won a crowded Senate primary in 2022 with the backing of Trump, and went on to hold the seat in Republican hands after a contentious race against a stronger-than-expected Democratic challenge.
49% : When Trump announced Vance as his pick at the Republican National Convention in July, the first-term senator had yet to turn 40, and he has served less than two years in elected office.
44% : "Still, for as many debates, forums and interviews these candidates have done, neither has debated as a running mate's No. 2.
35% : The Walz-Vance matchup may be the last debate of the 2024 election, unprecedented in modern presidential campaigns, with Trump rejecting calls from Harris to agree to a second meeting, including one proposed by CNN for October 23 in Atlanta.
28% : As a congressman for six terms representing one of the most moderate and rural districts in Minnesota, Walz would regularly rebuff attacks about his support for Obamacare or being more liberal than his district by noting his work with Republicans.
14% : In previous showdowns, Vance has acknowledged his early criticism of Trump but also argued that his past opposition was not disqualifying and that his support of the former president was ironclad.

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