A senior adviser to the 2024 Harris campaign says Gov. Tim Walz is “looking forward” to debating Sen. J.D. Vance at the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate in New York City on Tuesday. . November election.
Fox News anchor Martha McCallum asked former White House press secretary Ian Sams, director of oversight and investigations, on Monday's episode of “The Story.” CNN coverage It says Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate is nervous ahead of the debate.
CNN spoke to aides close to Walz and campaign officials who said the Minnesota governor was concerned about disappointing Harris and said in an interview with the running mate that she was a bad debater. It is being
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (left) and Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz. (Getty Images)
“I think voters have an opportunity to see two running mate candidates who advocate two very different visions for this country,” Sams said.
“Today, for example, we released a new report from the campaign about Donald Trump saying in the famous first debate that he had a ‘planning concept’ on health care. Shortly after, J.D. Vance, his vice presidential aide came out and explained the implications of the plan — that the so-called high-risk pools would be reopened for people with pre-existing conditions. is.”
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Mr. McCollum interrupted his senior adviser and returned to questions about Mr. Walz's reported nervousness and how he was feeling ahead of the debate.
CBS News billboards ahead of the first vice presidential debate on Monday, September 30, 2024, at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“He's looking forward to the debate,” Sams said of Walz. “He again argues with J.D. Vance, who continues to advocate returning people with pre-existing conditions to high-risk pools that cost more and could be kicked out. I think we're looking forward to doing that.'' Their insurance will be waived. ”
Vance is Interview in mid-September On NBC's “Meet the Press,” he attempted to further water down former President Donald Trump's “concept” for a health insurance plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.
Republican vice presidential candidate Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance speaks to the crowd during a rally at the Berks County Fairgrounds on September 21, 2024 in Leesport, Pennsylvania. Vance used the rally to address repeated claims about illegal immigration and Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
“We want to make sure that existing insurance (conditions) are covered, we want to make sure that people have access to the doctors they need, and we want to make sure that people have health plans that: We also want to put in place some deregulatory policies so that they have a choice. That's a good fit for them,” Vance said.
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“We want to make sure that everyone is covered, but the best way to do that is not through a one-size-fits-all approach that puts many people on the same insurance, but rather on It's about increasing the choice of plans. By lumping insurance into the same risk pool, it actually makes it harder for people to make the right choices for their families.”
Harris Waltz campaign 43 page report He attacked his Republican opponent's health care system and highlighted four key concepts that the Trump-Vance campaign wants to end.
A demonstrator holds a sign in support of the Affordable Care Act outside the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral arguments challenging the Affordable Care Act, Tuesday, November 10, 2020, in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
Ultimately, Sams said he believes November's election will be “very close” and that voters will have the final say on which issues matter most to voters heading to the ballot box. spoke.
“I think you're watching. [at] The fact that there are only 36 days left until the election, candidates have to go to the polls to gain the support of the people. And this is a 50-50 race,” he told McCallum.
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“So when you think about Michigan, when you think about Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, where President Trump attended a rally in Erie this weekend, that's what voters want to hear: You for me. What are you going to do for me?”
