Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance's assertion in Tuesday's debate that the U.S. needs to “stop the bleeding” at the border drew mixed reactions from voters.
“We have to stop the bleeding before we talk about deportation,” Vance argued during Tuesday's debate. “We are facing a historic immigration crisis because Kamala Harris has started saying she wants to undo all of Donald Trump's border policies.”
Vance's answer received mixed reactions, according to Fox News' Debate Dial, which measures how Republican, Democratic and independent voters react to specific answers by candidates during debates.
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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) participates in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City on October 1, 2024. This is expected to be the only vice presidential debate in the 2024 general election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
While the Republican take on Vance's answer drew an immediate positive response, the dial showed that Democratic viewers of the debate went in the opposite direction. Meanwhile, among independents, support for Mr. Vance's answers hovered around 50%.
Voters wanted to know how Vance reacted when he referenced former President Donald Trump's border policies and argued that the next administration should return to border controls similar to those implemented during Trump's four years in office. I started to think more positively.
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 1: Republican Vice Presidential Candidate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, perform at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on October 1, 2024. Participate in debates held. city. This is expected to be the only vice presidential debate in the 2024 general election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
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“We need to re-implement Donald Trump's border policies, we need to build the wall again, we need to re-implement deportations,” Vance said, receiving an improving response from independent voters and a very positive response from Republicans. We collected reactions. Meanwhile, Democratic voters remained dissatisfied with the Ohio senator's response.
Voters also responded well to Vance's comments on deportation, in which the Ohio senator said he supports focusing on people who commit crimes in addition to illegal border crossings.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks with Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Mr. Vance's comment on deportation, “starting with criminal immigrants,'' drew a very positive response from Republicans, a mostly positive response from independents, and an improved response from Democratic voters. “About 1 million of them are committing some sort of crime in addition to illegally crossing the border. I think you're starting to deport these people.”
