Tonight, starting at 9 p.m. Eastern, Ohio senator J.D. Vance (Republican) and Minnesota governor Tim Walz (Democratic) will participate in a debate hosted by CBS News. Per [CBS’ ‘What to Know’ page](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vp-debate-2024-what-to-know/), the debate will run for 90 minutes, will not have an audience, and will not feature opening statements. Also per that page: “Candidates, who cannot bring pre-written notes or props on stage, will have two minutes to answer a question and two minutes to respond. They will be allowed one minute for rebuttals. At moderators’ discretion, candidates may get an additional minute to continue a discussion.” CBS “reserves the right” to turn off a given candidates’ microphone, but mics will not be muted by default while a candidate’s opponent is speaking.
**News and Analysis**
– CBS: [Meet the moderators for tonight’s VP debate, Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vp-debate-moderators-2024/)
– CBS: [How the VP debate rules will work for the Walz-Vance 2024 showdown](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-debate-rules-vp-debate-2024/)
– CBS: [What to know about JD Vance’s views and policy record before the VP debate](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-vance-views-policy-record-2024/)
– CBS: [What to know about Tim Walz’s views and policy record before the VP debate](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tim-walz-views-policy-record-2024/)
– CBS: [Views of Vance, Walz ahead of debate — CBS News poll](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vance-walz-debate-poll-cbs-news-poll/)
– AP: [What to watch as JD Vance and Tim Walz meet for a vice presidential debate](https://apnews.com/article/debate-what-to-watch-walz-vance-b5ef720628956789c3373562ddbd0b01)
– AP: [CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate](https://apnews.com/article/cbs-debate-vice-president-fact-check-7a3b31c98ab092dd44915df57a359d10)
**Fact Checking*
Live fact checking will be provided by Politifact and can be viewed [here on PBS’ website](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-fact-check-vance-and-walz-meet-for-presidential-debate), and [a roundup of Politifact’s pre-debate fact-checking can also be viewed on this PBS page](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/prep-for-the-vice-presidential-debate-with-fact-checks-on-vance-and-walz).
**Live Pages**
For those wishing to follow along with the debate via text-based updates, check out any of the following pages from: [CBS](http://cbsnews.com/live-updates/vp-debate-vance-walz-2024), [AP](https://apnews.com/live/vp-debate-walz-vance-election-2024-updates), [NPR](https://www.npr.org/live-updates/jd-vance-tim-walz-debate-2024), [NBC](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/live-blog/vice-presidential-debate-vance-walz-live-updates-rcna172846), [ABC](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/walz-vance-debate-updates-vp-candidates-set-showdown/?id=114380625), [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/01/us/walz-vance-vp-debate) (soft paywall), [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/10/01/vice-presidential-debate-live-updates/) (soft paywall), [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/vance-walz-debate-cbs-10-01-24/index.html) (soft paywall), [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/oct/01/election-harris-trump-politics-updates), [USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/01/walz-vance-vp-debate-live-updates/75449829007/), [MSNBC](https://www.msnbc.com/politics/2024-election/live-blog/walz-vance-vice-presidential-debate-live-updates-rcna171510), [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/01/vice-presidential-debate-jd-vance-tim-walz.html), [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-harris-vance-walz-vp-debate-time-latest-news-b2621952.html), [Vanity Fair](https://www.vanityfair.com/live/2024-vp-debate-live-updates), or [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/news/live/live-updates-walz-vance-face-off-in-2024-vice-presidential-debate-123441406.html).
**Where to Watch**
The debate will be broadcast on CBS, and can also be viewed live (or later) at any of the following pages. All times in this section are US Eastern.
– CBS via YouTube: [Watch Live: JD Vance and Tim Walz vice presidential debate, hosted by CBS News](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAGZGQg31hs) (Stream goes live at 4 p.m.)
– CBS via YouTube: [Watch Live: Vance-Walz VP debate highlights and analysis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOTCm8GGUu0) (Goes live at 10:30 p.m.)
– PBS NewsHour via YouTube: [Vance and Walz debate — PBS News simulcast of CBS’s 2024 Vice Presidential Debate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5g_ObRA4Y4)
– C-SPAN: [Simulcast – CBS News Vice Presidential Debate](https://www.c-span.org/video/?538521-1/simulcast-cbs-news-vice-presidential-debate)
– C-SPAN: [Reaction To CBS News Vice Presidential Debate](https://www.c-span.org/video/?538520-1/reaction-cbs-news-vice-presidential-debate)
Source: PoliticsModeratorBot
42 Comments
Here we go
Let’s go
Let’s go Tim Walz!!!
Here we go 🍿
I predict by 11pm we will be hearing about how unfair the moderators were to JD by asking him questions that made him look like a dipshit. Also looking forward to Donny’s rant on how CBS executives should be thrown from the roof of Trump tower as their execution method.
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Woo hoo! Might be key debate to leave a lasting imprint, if Trump is still too afraid of getting back on the debate stage.
Regular Dad vs. Couch Violator. Who will be victorious?
Let’s go coach!
Walz needs to hammer down on the abortion issue.
I’m hoping Tim Walz attacks Vance hard, but I fear Vance may do better than expected.
I’m predicting the likeliest outcome the networks call it a “tie/draw”
Vance needs to be destroyed at the debate.
Over or Under, 30 times someone is called “weird” during this debate.
Walz, stunt on Vance please
Vance’s life story could have been inspiring. Now he is just another lackey.
I was supposed to have a 10-12 hour surgery yesterday that would have still had me being monitored in ICU today. It got rescheduled and my one consolation is that I really wanted to see this debate live. I was worried I’f be too weak from the surgery still to watch. 😂
God, please let this election season end soon. 😭 It’s exhausting.
I sincerely hope that JD Vance is a victim of a horrible prank in which someone gives him a whole cup of Super Colonblow and he shits his slacks right on stage..
Err.. I mean.. I wish both men the best.
I’m sure Vance will be embarrassed thoroughly even though he’s already wildly unpopular and widely agreed by most Americans to be the worst kind of corporate billionaire puppet politician.
Sadly, Trump voters won’t think more than one step ahead to realize that if Trump wins we’ll be looking at president Vance one way or another. Republican party will 100% take the opportunity to replace Trump with Vance, or you know, the morbidly obese dementia patient aged 78 could always just die, and voila, actual billionaire-installed puppet in the presidency.
Vance: “Blah blah blah blah”
Walz: “The heck ya even talkin’ about?”
Debate playlist:
[Diet Mountain Dew](https://youtu.be/qtBxUoUkG8s?si=61OvJoIDruB-gcsO)
[They’re eating the cats](https://youtu.be/3BrCvZmSnKA?si=ggaW6rNONF96urrt)
[Old man Trump](https://youtu.be/jANuVKeYezs?si=AIMNDH5V73t67Ril)
God, baseball all day and this debate to cap off the night. This feels like Christmas came early.
So unlike ABC, CBS is not fact checking real time, right? Why?
I want a scoreboard for the amount of times Vance tries to make a joke and instead creates a comedy black hole where dreams die
Some hypocrisy from GOP that crossed my mind today.
1) They like to say ‘don’t have an abortion give the child up to adoption’, but they also say that people who aren’t biological parents aren’t real parents.
2) The last few months, they’ve been blaming liberal rhetoric for the assassination attempts on Trump, but a few days ago Trump was literally calling for violence in the streets yet the GOP hasn’t rebuffed it whatsoever.
Varsity vs JV
Midwestern dad vs Creepy Ohio Uncle
Coach vs Couch
The real winner of tonight’s debate? Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
Team Walz 🏁
Walz is going to hammer Vances weird ass stances, theocratic fantasy’s, and violent rabble rousing. Vance is going to go full on about Walz’s exaggerations, BLM, and “COMMUNISM!!!”
Vance will have to defend both Project 2025 and Trump’s insanity.
Keep it about those topics and the Dems will win.
wabbit season, duck season, wabbit season, cat season.
Think it’s pretty obvious Walz will go in for the handshake and JD will try to out-alpha him by literally biting his hand, as any alpha would.
I just wish Trump would take the bait and do another debate with Harris.
Vance is going to throw out some sort of insane horrid accusation on the spot without evidence. Just watch.
This debate really is going to be a….
Hillbilly’s Elegy
I should have gotten donuts for my watch party. I guess there’s still time though. Are Dunkin’ Donuts from a gas station edible when purchased at roughly 8:30 pm ET?
Either Vance loses badly or draw/near-draw is my bet.
Guys I found some of Vance’s prep notes, it says “in case you get too heated or nervous, just imagine everyone is a couch with big fluffy cushions that haven’t been broken in yet.”
They’re eating the cats, they’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the pets of the people that live there.
Here we go guys. Vance is inevitably going to talk over Walz and all that.
Ketchup is too spicy
Rachel Maddow just called Vice Presidential Debates the “Red-Headed” Step Children of planned Presidential events
I hope CBS asks Vance about his comparison of Trump with Hitler.
Made Walz’s “Turkey Trot Tater Tot Taco” Hot Dish for the debate tonight.
Delicious meal. I like his policy positions but also would be willing to vote for him just for that dish of hot cheesy goodness as well.