Republican vice presidential hopeful Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) is viewed more favorably by likely voters than Democratic rival Governor Tim Walz (D-MN). Polling by Rasmussen Reports finds 33 percent view Vance very favorably and 17 percent view him somewhat favorably, while Walz is viewed very favorably or somewhat favorably by 28 percent and 14 percent, respectively. This puts the Ohio Republican’s overall favorability at 50 percent, eight points clear of the Minnesota Democrat.
Walz is also viewed unfavorably by slightly more likely voters than Vance, at 44 versus 42 percent. Introduced to the national electorate as a Midwestern dad and longtime National Guard veteran, details of the fraud and mismanagement in Walz’s state, his lies about his military service, and his LGBT activism in schools, among other revelations, have tarnished a once relatively inoffensive image.
Corporate media at home and abroad conceded following the vice presidential debate between Vance and Walz that the Republican won handily, with the Nebraska-born Democrat appearing nervous, stumbling over his words, and failing to fend off pointed questions about the lies he has told about, for instance, his many trips to China and when they took place.
Vance’s standing among women voters, in particular, quickly rose following a “polished” debate performance that punctured the narrative—initially created by Walz—that he is “weird.”
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