The final debate of the 2024 campaign is done, and perhaps the biggest surprise of all — given this gauzy, unreal season we have suffered through — is that it was worth waiting for.
As the lone vice-presidential debate between Ohio senator J. D. Vance and Minnesota governor Tim Walz, it seemed fair to say in advance that this was likely to be the least commented upon of them all. (After all, it’s quite hard to top one that ended a presidential campaign after the nomination had been secured, followed up by “they’re eating the cats, they’re eating the dogs” at the next one.) But instead J. D. Vance delivered a master class in intelligent populist politics, and even Tim Walz conducted himself with notable decency, if not grace or visible comfort.
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