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STORY: :: Republicans and Democrats share their thoughts on the debate between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance

:: October 1, 2024

:: New York

:: Mark Kelly, Democratic Senator, Arizona

“100%, I think he (Tim Walz) hit the grand slam on that issue (abortion). Made it perfectly clear to the American people where Donald Trump and JD Vance stand, and that is they do not stand with American women. And it is putting women at risk. There are women dying, dying across our country. Governor Walz mentioned one of them in Georgia who has died because Donald Trump took away the right of a woman to make this decision between her and her doctor.”

:: Jason Miller, Trump Advisor

“We're not going to bring down the cost of groceries, or bring down the cost of gas. We're not going to able to make our communities safe. That's exactly what J.D. Vance and Donald Trump will do. They will make our communities safe. I think what was exposed tonight, is that Tim Walz and Kamala Harris – they're all slogans.

:: J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Democratic Governor

“Look, I think what you saw is like, you know, a guy (Walz) who, you know, got a date wrong about a trip, a field trip that he took, right, versus a guy who frankly called his running mate America's Hitler. He called Donald Trump a Nazi. So, this is a real contrast.”

:: Donald Trump Jr, Trump's son

“You see what's going on in the grocery stores. And I don't honestly think that you can get even a remotely fair debate from mainstream media. I don't think it makes any sense. I think the American people have had for years under the Harris Biden administration. They've had four years under Donald Trump. When were you better off? When were you safer? We went from a time of peace to a time of war. We went from a time of prosperity to a time of poverty. This is a no brainer. I don't, I don't think a debate is going to change that at this point and certainly not the way it was handled last time, which I think was just honestly disgusting.”

The most tense exchange occurred near the end of the debate, when Vance - who has said he would not have voted to certify the results of the 2020 election - avoided a question about whether he would challenge this year's vote if Trump loses.

Walz responded by blaming Trump's false claims of voter fraud for instigating the Jan. 6, 2021, mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol in an unsuccessful effort to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's 2020 election.