It was a different JD Vance on display at Tuesday's vice presidential debate. Here is how Trump's vice presidential pick offered a different image to voters.

While Vance and Walz debated, Trump repeatedly referred to Walz on social media as "Tampon Tim," a nickname mocking a law Walz signed as governor that requires schools to supply pads, tampons or other products for "all menstruating students" in restrooms, language meant to include trans students.

JD Vance has said in the past that he would have done what Mike Pence refused to do. Even with his slick delivery, he was unable to finesse that reality on the debate stage. We all know that if he had said anything otherwise, there is an orange man down in Florida who would have flipped his blond lid.

Sen. J.D. Vance and Gov. Tim Walz traded barbs and talked policy during the vice president debate, but also shared moments of agreement and even sympathy.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, running mate of Dem candidate Kamala Harris, drove home the civility of the debate when, as the event neared its conclusion, he admitted, “I’ve enjoyed tonight’s debate, and there was a lot of commonalities here, and I’m sympathetic to misspeaking on things, and I think I might have with the senator.”

More policy and fewer made-for-TV zingers offered less opportunity for members of Congress to go after either vice presidential candidate immediately.

Minnesota nice” can mean being unfailingly polite and kind. Or going to extremes to avoid conflict. Or being deeply passive aggressive.

Vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz have taken part in their first, and likely only, debate of the 2024 US election. There were heated moments discussing January 6th, one muted microphone,

Tuesday night's vice presidential debate was far more civil than last month's clash between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Here are five takeaways.