Republican Ohio Senator JD Vance and Democrat Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota are set to face off in a pivotal vice presidential debate Tuesday night, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. With the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump seemingly tighter in the polls by the day, this could be one of the most consequential VP candidate face-offs in debate history.

Both face their own issues coming in, but they have one thing in common: neither of them was at the top of the headlines just months ago, before they were chosen. Vance might have been better known, as he has the bestselling book and movie “Hillbilly Elegy” to his name, but if you had him on the vice presidential ticket at the beginning of the year, I would advise you to consider a career in betting. 

Almost nobody predicted Harris picking Walz, meanwhile, because those who did have "Jazz Hands" on their radar knew he was a sputtering weirdo with more baggage than Kate Winslet getting on the Titanic.

But Vance faces one obstacle that the gesticulating Minnesota Governor does not: a relentless onslaught by a corrupt corporate media that will twist his words any way they can to discredit him:

But for Vance in particular, the showdown could be a make-or-break moment as he positions himself to be “the heir apparent” to Trump, said Tammy Vigil, a Boston University professor of media science with a focus on political campaigns. 

“Vance has been in the news so much, for a lot of not-always-positive things,” Vigil said. “He has an opportunity here to either try to change the narrative or reinforce the narrative.” 

The press latches on to virtually everything he says:

Vance has drawn backlash for a number of his remarks and stances, from his past critiques of Trump to comments calling out Democrats without children. He came under recent fire for amplifying a false claim about Haitian migrants and took a jab from pop superstar Taylor Swift for his past comments that the country was being run by “childless cat ladies,” which he has defended as a sarcastic comment. 

Meanwhile, he keeps his cool:

JD Vance handled radical left lunatics throwing him out of their business with class and dignity. He will obliterate Tim Walz in the VP Debate this week. pic.twitter.com/1jTO8z0Nex

— Mike Crispi (@MikeCrispi) September 28, 2024

Walz, meanwhile, is reportedly nervous about the upcoming showdown:

Talking to the aides who have coalesced around him in Minnesota and other supporters, Walz constantly comes back to how worried he is about letting Harris down, according to close to a dozen top campaign staffers and others who have been in touch with the governor and his team. He doesn’t want Donald Trump to win. He doesn’t want Harris to think she made the wrong choice.

Sounds to me like he doesn’t want to be exposed for what CNN’s Scott Jennings calls “the buffoon” that he is. 

Grab the popcorn:

Scott Jennings Dunks Tim Walz Into Next Week, Gives Him a Name That Truly Fits

JD Vance on VP Debate With Tim Walz: 'It's Really Not a Hard Argument We Have to Make'

Tim Walz Manages to Implode Harris Campaign With One Truthful Line That's Likely to Become Trump Ad

There are also reports Walz has a hot temper:

Tim Walz flipped off a Michigan fan that yelled “Trump 2024 Baby”

I can’t wait for this debate, Tampon Tim has ZERO composure. pic.twitter.com/OShppb4JNY

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) September 29, 2024

And let’s not forget who’s “weird” in this race:

Tim Walz is one weird dude https://t.co/3WWVRt9o3b

— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) September 28, 2024

It’s going to go down in history, one way or the other, and RedState will be there. We hope you’ll come join us for our LiveBlog of the event. Just come to our homepage Tuesday evening and there will be a handy dandy link for you to join in on all the action.

Whatever happens, expect the corrupt media to portray it as a massive "Tampon Tim" victory. They are so in the tank for the progressive side that they willfully distort quotes, data, and information to further their cause.

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