How to Watch the Vance-Walz Vice-Presidential Debate
by https://www.nytimes.com/by/taylor-robinson · NY TimesHow to Watch the Vance-Walz Vice-Presidential Debate
CBS News will broadcast the 90-minute debate, starting at 9 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday. The Times will stream it alongside real-time commentary and analysis from reporters.
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Follow live updates on the vice-presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz.
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Senator JD Vance of Ohio will face off on Tuesday in the only scheduled vice-presidential debate, convening three weeks after their running mates, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump, sparred in Philadelphia.
Mr. Walz has been preparing for the debate in Minneapolis, where Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is serving as an informal stand-in for Mr. Vance, according to several people with knowledge of the process. Mr. Vance, who has been preparing in Ohio, has had Representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota standing in for Mr. Walz in his rehearsals.
When is it?
The debate is scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, Oct. 1. It is expected to last 90 minutes.
Where is it?
The debate will be held in New York City at the CBS Broadcast Center, the network’s production studios.
Where can I watch it?
The New York Times will stream the debate alongside commentary and analysis from our reporters in real time.
CBS News will broadcast the debate in its entirety and stream it on CBS News 24/7 and Paramount+. Other television networks, including C-SPAN, PBS, NBC News, CNN, Fox News and BBC, will carry a simulcast of the event.
Who are the moderators?
The event will be moderated by Norah O’Donnell, the anchor of “CBS Evening News,” and Margaret Brennan, who hosts CBS’s weekend show “Face the Nation.”
What are the debate rules?
Tuesday’s debate rules differ from the Sept. 10 presidential debate, which was hosted by ABC News, in that both candidates’ microphones will be turned on for the duration of the debate. But CBS has said that its producers will be able to turn off the microphones if needed.
The event will otherwise have similar ground rules to the Trump-Harris debate:
- There will be two commercial breaks, each four minutes long.
- No in-person audience will be present.
- The candidates will stand at lecterns onstage, the first time since 2008 that vice-presidential candidates have debated standing up.
- There will be no opening statements. Mr. Vance, who won a coin toss to determine the order of closing statements, has chosen to have the last word.
- Each candidate will be given two minutes to answer a moderator’s question, and their opponent will have two minutes to respond. Another minute will be granted for a rebuttal, and the moderators may give them another minute each “to continue a discussion,” according to the rules.
Read more about the debate rules.
Will there be another Harris-Trump debate?
It’s possible, but unlikely. Ms. Harris, who according to polling was widely seen to have won her first debate with Mr. Trump, accepted an invitation from CNN to debate on Oct. 23. But Mr. Trump has proclaimed that he will not face off against Ms. Harris again.