Whilst the Vice-Presidential debate is a staple of the race to the White House, 2024’s edition was unprecedented, as both VP candidates more than likely had the last word on the debate stage before America decides the 47th president of the United States.

The night’s affair was heavy on policy, as both candidates attempted to not only introduce themselves to voters but outline their tangible goals for those still hesitant on whether to head to the polls or not. 

The discussion on climate change, JD Vance would quickly transition to immigrants into the debate, a topic which Vance would consistently implement throughout the night.

When constituting his argument, Vance lost track of time, leading to the senator’s mic getting cut off when discussing immigration. 

Walz would also be denied entering the conversation as time to speak had ended.

Both candidates found commonality in stabilizing the housing market. Each utilized their Midwestern backgrounds to relate to the audience and make sense of their ideologies.

When arriving at abortion, the Ohio senator leaned into a pro-family approach, and defended the Trump campaign’s stance of leaving the decision up to the states.

The Minnesota governor countered by expressing abortion as pro-women, and criticized geography being a deciding factor.

Once reaching the end, the topic of the 2020 election was brought onto the stage. 

To crystalize the debate, Walz pounced on Vance’s lack of an answer on whether he believed Trump lost or not.

Vance shifted the question into accusing Democrats and the Harris campaign of censoring people on social media.

Largely, Tuesday’s debate was civil. With many Americans concurring that Walz and Vance practiced decorum and respected each other, positively increasing the way in which registered voters view the candidates.

Tuesday’s debate ended with introducing their wives to each other, and a handshake.

 Sebastian Perez-Navarro is a staff reporter for The Prospector and can be reached at [email protected]