The topics of the vice presidential debate
Vance is the one with the most pressure in this head-to-head, as he will be in charge of gaining ground lost after Trump’s weak performance against Harris in their debate earlier this month.
Vance is a former Marine who served as a military journalist, graduated from Yale Law School, worked in venture capital and found fame with his best-selling memoir, ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ which ended up being adapted into a film. starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close.
Walz, less known than Vance, worked as a high school teacher and football coach, served in the National Guard before entering politics.
Both Vance and Walz boast of knowing the deepest country well, alluding to their origins in the “rust belt”, one of the most depressed territories in the country due to deindustrialization, which has generated great resentment against the political class and institutions.
