A night of Midwest nice: Walz and Vance agree to disagree in a largely civil debate
Tim Walz and JD Vance's debate was a textbook performance of Midwest nice: feints at consensus serving as rhetorical fig leaves that often gave way to more cutting, though politely delivered, attacks.
Walz and Vance's 'Midwestern nice' debate gives US voters a break
Americans who watched the vice presidential debate between Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance were in for a big surprise: a cordial tone and an emphasis on ideas the two have in common.
Midwestern-nice VP debate yields restrained reactions for Walz and Vance
More policy and fewer made-for-TV zingers offered less opportunity for members of Congress to immediately go after either vice-presidential candidate.
The Vance, Walz debate was Midwest nice, but did it leave a mark?
In this bitter and unsavory political environment, their brief moments of agreement — as well as the relatively substantive policy discussion on display — were perhaps disorienting.
The ‘Midwest Nice’ debate: Vance and Walz put the ‘civil’ in civil war
NEW YORK — Tim Walz and JD Vance had the same mission on Tuesday night: Sell a national debate audience on their running mates, and do no damage to themselves.
Walz vs. Vance: Highlights from the Vice Presidential Debate
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz criticized Ohio Sen. JD Vance for “dehumanizing” migrants and Vance urged the GOP to “do better” on abortion as the pair squared off in the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate.
Vance and Walz ‘agree’ early and often during mostly civil and cordial vice presidential debate
In a nod to their Midwestern ties, JD Vance and Tim Walz found repeated areas of agreement Tuesday in a mostly civil and policy-focused vice presidential debate.
Vance's Republican Party sounds pretty nice. Too bad it's fantasy.
Like most of the most promising words that come out of his and Trump’s mouths, it’s absolutely too good to be true.
Walz’s digs at Trump and Vance show the cutting side of ‘Minnesota nice’
Minnesota nice” can mean being unfailingly polite and kind. Or going to extremes to avoid conflict. Or being deeply passive ...
JD Vance's debate performance helped rehab his image, but being 'Minnesota nice' worked against Tim Walz, campaign experts say
JD Vance's debate performance helped his image while highlighting Tim Walz's weakness as an attack dog, experts told Business ...
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Mr Slick versus Mr Earnest Nice Guy? Civilised US VP debate stuck to policy ideas, but won’t move dial for voters
The much-anticipated debate between vice-presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz took place on 1 October. Initial ...
Opinion: Tim Walz Failed His Debate Assignment in One Big Way: He Was too Nice
Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ...
Tim Walz Failed His Debate Assignment in One Big Way: He Was too Nice
I needed to see teeth during this [debate] and by teeth, I mean like… take a bite out of JD Vance,” The New Abnormal co-host ...