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The first and only Vice-Presidential debate of the 2024 campaign was mostly cordial. J. D. Vance’s smooth performance was an attempt to soften the sharper edges of Trumpism in a conversation that touched upon climate policy, child care, gun control, the Middle East, and January 6th. However, as polls tighten and with barely a month left until Election Day, can Vance’s efforts compensate for Donald Trump’s poor debate against Kamala Harris, last month? The New Yorker staff writers Clare Malone and Vinson Cunningham sit down with Tyler Foggatt to recap the Vice-Presidential debate and consider its potential impact on what may be the closest election in decades.
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