Published September 29, 2024
On Tuesday, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) are set to participate in the vice presidential debate, five weeks ahead of the election. Invest in Education Coalition, a pro-school choice group with an emphasis on empowering parents, is sending out a release on Monday to highlight the differences between the candidates on school choice and education. Townhall was granted an exclusive sneak peek.
Not only does the press release point out that there is a “stark contrast” between the candidates when it comes to school choice, but it also warns that Walz will be a “disaster” for parents of K-12 students.
Vance supports school choice legislation and is a cosponsor of the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA). Invest in Education praised the senator for his role in education and as a cosponsor of the bill when he was first announced as former and potentially future President Donald Trump’s running mate in July. The group is particularly supportive of ECCA.
Such a bill, as Invest in Education Coalition describes it, “is designed to expand access to school choice for children nationwide by funding K-12 scholarships through private donations that cover essential elements such as tuition, tutoring, education technology, and special needs services.”
“School choice actually is necessary to give parents the ability to give their kids a good education,” Vance shared during a “Fox & Friends” interview in late June, shortly before he was selected as Trump’s running mate.
Meanwhile, Walz has referred to school choice programs as “schemes,” as he did when criticizing a school choice bill that Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) signed in January of last year. Walz also went with the oft-used, false narrative about Republicans “banning books” when speaking to Iowa Democrats on a podcast interview in August of last year ahead of an Iowa Republican fundraiser.
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Vice presidential candidates JD Vance andTim Walz at their parties’ respective conventions this summer. Photos: Joe Raedle/Getty Images and David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Published September 28, 2024
The first vice presidential debate between Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) on Tuesday comes just over a month before Election Day as early voting has already launched in a handful of states.
The big picture: The Walz-Vance showdown could likely be the last major televised debate of this election cycle, and the mics will not be muted if all goes as planned.
- A large segment of voters are planning to cast ballots ahead of Election Day, with early voting already launched in a handful of states, including Minnesota.
- Both candidates agreed to the debate back in August.
Catch up quick: In the first 59 days after Vice President Kamala Harris entered the race, Vance has become a familiar face, giving more than seven times as many as Walz and Harris combined, per Axios’ review.
- In that time, Walz has also boosted the Harris campaign with an aura of authenticity as a running mate. He rose to national prominence by casting Vance and other Republicans as “weird” in many television appearances.”
- Vance has deemed the label “schoolyard bully stuff” on CNN.
- The Republican senator, who served as a public affairs specialist in the Marines, has taken shots at Walz’s military record, accusing the 24-year Army National Guard veteran of misrepresenting a service record Walz says “speaks for itself.”
When is the debate?
The 90-minute debate, starting at 9pm ET, will be produced by CBS and carried by other major networks and platforms.
Where is the debate?
It will be held at CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.
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SOURCE: www.axios.com
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