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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ed Pilkington in New York

Walz v Vance: two midwesterners miles apart in politics ready for debate

photos of two men in suits, surrounded by stars and red and blue shapes
JD Vance and Tim Walz bring contrasting strengths to the debate stage. Illustration: Angelica Alzona/Guardian Design

The football coach and the “Yale law guy” go head-to-head in New York City on Tuesday night, as two midwesterners with very different styles and vastly diverging messages slug it out over the future of the US.

Tim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, faces the Republican senator from Ohio, JD Vance, in a vice-presidential debate that promises to be unusually significant in this white-hot election year. They will joust for 90 minutes under the moderation of CBS News as they seek to give their respective running mates – Kamala Harris and Donald Trump – a leg up to the White House.

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