The Republican vice presidential candidate. JD Vance and Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Waltz kicks off for the first and only VP debate in the 2024 race next week, and both teams are in the midst of preparing for a prime-time audience.
CBS News is host of the VP debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City on October 1.
Here’s who’s lining up for JD Vance in Tim Walz’s debate prep
Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg is lining up for Vance in Walz’s debate prep sessions, according to a campaign official familiar with the preparations.
Here’s who’s lining up for Tim Walz in JD Vance’s debate prep
republican rep. Tom Emmer is lining up for Walz in Vance’s debate prep sessions, according to three sources familiar with Vance’s debate preparation.
Emmer, the law degree holder House majority whip, hails from Walz’s home state of Minnesota, offering Vance’s team a glimpse into how Walz works. Buttigieg, from a Midwestern state like Vance, is known for his willingness to appear on Fox News and effectively push the Democrats’ message beyond his base audience.
Walz has said he expects Vance to be well prepared.
“Look, he’s — he’s a Yale Law guy. I’m a public school teacher, so we know where he’s at on that,” Walz told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow after 10 September debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in Philadelphia. “… I fully expect that Senator Vance, as a United States Senator, a Yale Law guy, will come well prepared.”
The debate will be moderated by “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell and “Face the Nation” moderator and CBS News chief foreign correspondent Margaret Brennan.
CBS News will host the only scheduled vice presidential debate between Vance and Walz on Tuesday, October 1 at 9 PM ET on CBS and CBS News 24/7. Download the free CBS News app for live coverage, post-debate analysis, extensive fact-checking and more.