Tuesday night’s vice-presidentialdebate between RepublicanJD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz felt like a civil and relatively restrained conversation about the issues at the topof American voters' minds going into the 5 November election.
In that, it was unlike the two presidential debates earlier this year.
The two men spent much more time attacking the other's running mate than each other during 90-plus minutes on the CBSNews stage in New York.
Walz had ashaky start but hit his stride when talking about abortionand the Capitolriot.
But the even-tempered, policy-focused debate, with few political body blows, probably served Vance - a polishedpublic speaker - best in the end.
If Vance was picked because he puts ideologicalmeat on the bones of Trump’sconservative populism, on Tuesday night he put a polite, humble face on them, as well.
“Something these guys do is they make a lot of claims about if Donald Trumpbecomes president, all of these terrible consequences are going to......Read More