First Flash Polls’ Shock Verdict on Vance-Walz Debate Clash Revealed
Republican vice presidential wannabe and Ohio Sen. JD Vance edged out his Democratic opponent Tim Walz by just 1 percentage point in the vice presidential debate in what is being widely viewed as a tie between the pair.
The first flash poll, conducted by CBS News and YouGov, was released shortly after the debate aired on Tuesday night, with voters rendering a decision of 42 percent to Vance, 41 percent to Walz, and a further 17 percent who judged it a tie.
The results are in stark contrast to both presidential debates this year, when Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump argued Biden out of the race in June, and a subsequently strong showing from Kamala Harris–despite Trump continuing to claim he won. According to CBS, 88 percent of voters believed the debate itself was “generally positive.”