Tim Walz and J.D. Vance face off in vice presidential debate
Good morning, U.S. Politics readers.
Today is vice presidential debate day, and Tim Walz and J.D. Vance are preparing to face off in New York City.
The debate will begin at 9 p.m. ET and, like the Harris-Trump debate, will be held in a studio without an audience. Unlike the main presidential debates, candidates’ microphones are not muted when it is not their turn to speak, but moderators can mute their microphones throughout the event.
To practice before Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, Walz replaced Vance with Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary and frequent TV news interviewee. Mr. Buttigieg and Mr. Vance are both Ivy Leaguers from the Midwest and are about the same age.
Vance has been preparing to take Walz’s place in a debate with Minnesota Republican Rep. Tom Emmer. On Monday, Emmer gave some insight into how debate practice is going, telling reporters about his portrayal of Walz, “It’s tough because, frankly, he’s really good on the debate stage.” Ta.
Republicans are trying to make Walz, the folksy Minnesota governor who turned out to be the most popular candidate for president, into a mean and demonic figure. “(Waltz) is going to stand there and lie with conviction and say, ‘Hey, I’m a good guy and he’s not,'” said Emmer, who ran unsuccessfully for Minnesota governor in 2010. “I have a little habit of saying,” he said. It’s totally fine. ”
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In a previous post, we reported that US President Joe Biden had issued harsh comments regarding the devastating effects of Hurricane Helen. Donald Trump said he would talk to Elon Musk and enlist the billionaire owner of Company X to help restore communications in hurricane-ravaged communities.
According to a report from Bloomberg, President Trump said yesterday during a visit to Georgia, a state that is expected to be decisive in the presidential election in November, saying, “I would like to work with Starlink.I have no contact with Starlink.” Because there isn’t.” Harris’ campaign believes she has a chance to win Georgia, a state that Biden narrowly won in 2020.
“Across this region, our hearts are with you and we will be with you as long as you need us,” Trump said.
Georgia was the state with the second-highest number of power outages due to the storm, with approximately 471,000 customers estimated to be without power as of 5:18 a.m. ET Tuesday, according to PowerOutage.US.
Starlink – Musk’s satellite network and the world’s largest satellite operator – provides internet services via a huge network of satellites. This is typically aimed at people living in remote areas where high-speed internet connections are not available.
He said that after Hurricane Helen, SpaceX was sending “as many Starlink terminals as we could to help communities in need” of internet connectivity, including those that Trump had warned about. It said it also included a device it claims is located in North Carolina.
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Trial is scheduled to begin today in a lawsuit brought by Democrats challenging two new rules passed by the Georgia State Board of Elections related to county certification of election results.
The Associated Press reports as follows:
Supporters of the rule say county election officials need to ensure the accuracy of vote totals before signing the rule. But critics say supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump could use the provision to delay or deny certification if he loses the state to Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. We are concerned that this could cause confusion and cast doubt on the results.
The case will be decided in a bench trial before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, with a judge but no jury.
One of the rules provides a definition of certification that includes requiring county officials to conduct a “reasonable investigation” before certifying results, but it does not specify what that means. do not have. The other includes language allowing county election officials to “inspect all election-related documents produced during the conduct of the election…”
The lawsuit was filed against the state election board, which is controlled by three Republicans who President Trump praised by name at a recent rally in Atlanta. State and national Republicans joined the lawsuit on behalf of the election board.
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Biden says Hurricane Helen’s ‘devastating’ effects left entire communities ‘devastated’
Joe Biden said the “devastating” effects of Hurricane Helen left entire communities “devastated” and about 600 people missing or missing, according to White House estimates.
In a video clip of Biden meeting with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, the president said thousands of federal agents were being sent to assist with search and rescue efforts and clear debris from collapsed buildings. He said there was.
Biden said other priorities are restoring cell phone networks and restoring power, which “will take some time” as destroyed roads pose a major logistical challenge for relief efforts. he added.
he said:
I would like to express my condolences to all the families and all those whose loved ones have died or are missing.
In fact, it is almost as bad to have a missing brother or sister, husband, wife, son or daughter, who may or may not be alive.
And to all the survivors, I want you to know that the administration will be there until we finish the job.
Helen made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region last Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane. Despite weakening to a tropical storm before passing through Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee, the storm’s winds, rainfall, storm surge, and flooding destroyed entire communities in its path, killing more than 1 million Americans. There was a power outage. More than 120 deaths have been reported in multiple states.
The Biden administration and local officials are struggling to get aid to the state’s hardest-hit areas, where many survivors are stranded without electricity or running water.
Biden will visit North Carolina tomorrow, where the western part of the state has been hit by flooding. Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have expressed their condolences to those affected by the hurricane and have been briefed on recovery progress by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema).
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Updated to EDT06.41
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump are scheduled to watch tonight’s vice presidential debate, and Trump said on social media that he would provide live commentary for the debate.
Harris was seen by many as the winner of the Sept. 10 debate with Trump in Philadelphia, which was watched by an estimated 67 million people. Most national polls conducted the following week showed her performance contributed to a narrow victory in the race.
Her lead over Trump expanded from 2.5 points on debate day to 3.3 points more than a week later. However, the battleground states that will determine the outcome of the election remain close. The difference between the presidential candidates is only 1 to 2 points.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 51% of registered voters view J.D. Vance favorably, compared to 39% who view him favorably. This is in contrast to Tim Walz, who was viewed favorably by 44% of registered voters and 43% reported an unfavorable view. These results are from a poll conducted between September 20th and 23rd.
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Kit Maher, campaign producer for CNN’s political division, said two sources told him they are representing J.D. Vance in the spin room to replace him in tonight’s debate.
Jason Miller, Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump
Donald Trump Jr., Donald Trump’s son
Tom Cotton, Arkansas State Senator
Katie Britt, Alabama State Senator
Elise Stefanik, congresswoman representing New York’s 21st District in the House of Representatives and chair of the House Republican Conference
Byron Donald, Florida Republican Congressman
Howard Lutnick, longtime CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald LP.
The 90-minute debate between Ohio Sen. Vance, 40, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, 60, will begin at 9 p.m. New York time and will be available to watch on host network CBS News. We’ll keep you up to date with our live blog.
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My colleague Rachel Leingang looked at what we know so far about Vance and Walz’s debating styles. She writes:
Mr. Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, and Mr. Vance, the Republican senator from Ohio, have spent the past few months honing their public speaking skills and sharp barbs against each other in television appearances and at events across the country.
Both men’s experience in campaign debates does not reach the level or notoriety that comes with presidential elections, but they have faced off against their opponents in public debates in past elections.
And given the closeness of the presidential race and the disastrous outcome of the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, more people will likely be paying attention to the vice presidential debate than in past cycles. Probably.
Vice presidential debates typically don’t have much impact, but they can be important in close races, raising the profile of lesser-known politicians who will likely remain on the national stage for years to come. Become.
You can read the full text here.
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Tim Walz and J.D. Vance face off in vice presidential debate
Good morning, U.S. Politics readers.
Today is vice presidential debate day, and Tim Walz and J.D. Vance are preparing to face off in New York City.
The debate will begin at 9 p.m. ET and, like the Harris-Trump debate, will be held in a studio without an audience. Unlike the main presidential debates, candidates’ microphones are not muted when it is not their turn to speak, but moderators can mute their microphones throughout the event.
To practice before Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, Walz replaced Vance with Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary and frequent TV news interviewee. Mr. Buttigieg and Mr. Vance are both Ivy Leaguers from the Midwest and are about the same age.
Vance has been preparing to take Walz’s place in a debate with Minnesota Republican Rep. Tom Emmer. On Monday, Emmer gave some insight into how debate practice is going, telling reporters about his portrayal of Walz, “It’s tough because, frankly, he’s really good on the debate stage.” Ta.
Republicans are trying to make Walz, the folksy Minnesota governor who turned out to be the most popular candidate for president, into a mean and demonic figure. “(Waltz) is going to stand there and lie with conviction and say, ‘Hey, I’m a good guy and he’s not,'” said Emmer, who ran unsuccessfully for Minnesota governor in 2010. “I have a little habit of saying,” he said. It’s totally fine. ”
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