The two vice presidential nominees—Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz—will face each other in a debate on Oct. 1, one month out from the 2024 election.
Debate host CBS News announced on Aug. 15 that after proposing four dates for the matchup—Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 1, and Oct. 8—the Harris–Walz campaign quickly agreed to the third.
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) are set to face off for their vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 in New York City, which will mark the final televised debate of this election cycle.
The match-up between Vance and Walz falls just over a month out from Election Day, while early voting has already kicked off in several states.
Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will meet on Oct. 1 for their only scheduled vice presidential debate, which some expect will be a feisty exchange between the seasoned debaters.
The pair began wrangling before the debate was even scheduled. “I can’t wait to debate the guy—that is, if he’s willing to get off the couch and show up,” Walz said in his debut as the Democratic Party vice presidential candidate on Aug. 6.
Vice presidential nominees Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will take the stage in New York City on Oct. 1 for the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle, moderated by CBS News’s Margaret Brennan and Norah O'Donnell.
Brennan, the anchor of “Face the Nation,” and O'Donnell, the anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” will be the first female duo to moderate a vice presidential debate.
O'Donnell has been with CBS News since 2011. She was with NBC News between 1999 and 2011 where she served in multiple correspondent and anchor roles.
On Oct. 1, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off in the final debate of the 2024 presidential season.
Vice presidential debates are a relatively new phenomenon in American politics: the first took place in 1976—16 years after the first televised presidential debate.
Although public focus tends to center on the presidential candidates, past VP faceoffs have produced some noteworthy exchanges, including some still discussed today.
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the two vice presidential nominees, are set to debate on CBS News on Oct. 1.
With fewer than 40 days to go before Election Day, voters may wonder if vice presidential debates really matter in moving the needle when it comes to the election—and if so, how.
The debate will be the only showdown between the two candidates this year, as is typical for vice presidential nominees.