In an op-ed published Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal's editorial board said that Sen. J.D. He claimed that he was claiming that.
“Mr. Vance in particular helped himself and the ticket. The cynical candidate for fame as the “childless cat lady” was nowhere to be seen. The Ohio senator was polite, well-prepared, articulate, and relentless in reminding voters of what he called the flaws in the Kamala Harris administration. ” wrote the editorial board.
“This is a case where Donald Trump was unable to speak at a debate, or by extension, anywhere in the weeks since President Biden withdrew from the race,” they continued. .
Tuesday's debate between Vance and Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, was one of the most private national debates in recent history. . There were no slurs or personal attacks, and both candidates often agreed with each other and shared details about their children.
Mr. Vance, a Yale-trained lawyer, was seen by many as the winner of the debate in overnight polls, but Mr. Walz came in close. Some said they were surprised by Vance's performance and appreciated his performance more than they expected.
Still, a CNN poll found that Walz has more favorable views among voters.
The Ohio senator tried to appeal to the political middle class on abortion and reproductive rights. He argued that Republicans need to “do more to regain the trust of the American people.” The Journal's editorial board said Vance had been effective in “cutting down the sharp edges of Republican policy” that Democrats were trying to attack.
“He addressed abortion policy and acknowledged that Ohio voters chose to pass policies he opposed, but in a democracy, we must accept,” they wrote. “He also acknowledged that Republicans need to do more to restore the American people's trust on this issue.”
The board noted Vance's refusal to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, saying it “would have been nice if he had acknowledged” that President Biden won.
The newspaper criticized CBS News, which hosted the debate, for only asking one question about foreign policy. The board argued that both candidates should have been asked questions about China, the Russia-Ukraine war, and “the decline in U.S. military deterrence,” since both candidates had the potential to become commander-in-chief.
The candidates were asked whether they supported Israel's first strike against Iran. Iran fired a missile at Israel early Tuesday after an attack killed a leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah last week.
The paper claimed that Vance defended Trump by saying that “regardless of his tweets or temperament,” Trump knows about effective military deterrence. He said Israel will choose for itself how to respond to Iran, but the United States should support its allies in whatever Israel chooses.
“I haven't heard anything like this from either presidential candidate, so I'm glad that Mr. Vance sent that message. Addressing global disorder is the most important issue facing the next president. “This may be a challenge,” the magazine concluded.
