Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of the potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets underway for the general election. CBS News on Wednesday posted on its X feed that the network had invited both Vance and Walz to debate in New York City, presenting four possible dates—Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 1, and Oct. 8—as options. Walz reposted that message from his own campaign account, "See you on October 1, JD." The Harris-Walz campaign followed up with a message of its own, saying Walz "looks forward to debating JD Vance—if he shows up." Vance posted on X that he would accept the Oct. 1 invitation. He also challenged Walz to meet on Sept. 18.
Whether or not Walz and Vance would debate before the Nov. 5 general election had been in question, reports the AP, as President Biden left the campaign and Democrats selected Vice President Kamala Harris to lead their ticket. Vance has largely kept his focus trained on Harris, whom he would have been set to debate. Vance has lobbed critiques against Walz, including questioning the retired Army National Guardsman's service record. Trump has said he wanted Vance to debate Walz on CBS, which had been discussing potential dates for that meeting.
The debate is expected weeks after the Sept. 10 top-of-the-ticket debate recently solidified between Trump and Harris on ABC News. Trump has said he negotiated several other debate dates, on three different networks. Fox News has also proposed a debate between Harris and Trump to take place on Sept. 4, and NBC News is angling to air one on Sept. 25. During an appearance in Michigan, Harris said she was "happy to have that conversation" about additional debates. (More vice presidential debate stories.)
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