The vice presidential debate between Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance was a cordial but intense exchange of ideas that started with a handshake, but in the opinion of voters, Vance won by a slight margin.
The CBS News poll, which organized the debate between the candidates, reveals that the Republican would have won with 42% over Walz, but only by one percentage point, since the Democrat added 41%.
17% of those surveyed indicated that the debate was a tie. The television station’s survey was carried out in collaboration with YouGov.
Another CNN poll also establishes a similar positive margin in favor of Vance, who obtained 51% support against 49% for Walz.
The opinion of the people consulted does not reflect the lies and inaccuracies that JD Vance spread, particularly about immigrants, whom he blamed for various problems in the US, in addition to “eating” and “stealing pets.”
When one of the moderators corrected Vance that Haitian immigrants in Sprinfield, Ohio, where pet theft is alleged to occur, were legal, due to the immigration protections they have, the replican became upset.
“The rules said that they were not going to do data verification,” he launched to defend his lie.
Vance even charged that Vice President Kamala Harris’s “open borders” policies have Mexican drug cartels trafficking “massive” quantities of weapons into the United States, contributing to gun violence.
However, various studies reveal that 80% of the weapons used in Mexico, in fact, are trafficked from the US, coupled with the fact that Mexico does not have a weapons industry, information that has even been cited in the lawsuit. that the Mexican Government filed against weapons producers, because they contribute to violence in that country.
Despite the inaccuracies and lies, Vance stood his ground, appeared confident, and appears to have sent the necessary message to his voters, even while defending former President Trump.
“One thing these guys do is state a lot that if Donald Trump becomes president there will be terrible consequences,” he said. “But in reality, Donald Trump was president. Inflation was low. The net salary was higher.”
Vance’s opinion is even supported by the position of voters, who have highlighted that Trump would do a better job on the economy than Harris.
In the recent Quinnipiac University poll, published on September 24, 52% trust Trump more on economic matters compared to 45% who support Harris.
Even on immigration, despite the persecutory position raised by Trump, 53% believe that Trump would do a better job compared to 45% for Harris.
Vance could not answer in the debate specifically whether or not Trump won the election in 2020 and whether the Republican ticket would respect the November 5 result.
The Quinnipiac poll indicates that 50% are more confident in Harris to keep US democracy afloat compared to 47% who support Trump.
Regarding gun violence, Harris also prevails in support with 50% against 47%, and on the right to abortion, 54% believe that Harris would defend that civil right against Trump’s 41%.
