Tim Walz Gets Bigger Vote Gain Than JD Vance After Vice Presidential Debate

Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz He saw a significant increase in voting after the vice presidential debate in New York on Tuesday night, outpacing the Ohio Senator J.D. Vance in post-debate momentum.

The encounter saw the two candidates focus largely on their differences, with Vance repeatedly hitting the Vice President. Kamala Harris While Walz scolded the former president, he also spoke about border security. Donald Trump It’s about abortion rights. news week contacted the Vance and Walz campaigns via email for comment.

A flash poll conducted by CNN and SSRS found after discussion among the 574 registered voters who watched the showdown: 51 percent of survey respondents said Vance came out on topThe rate of those who said the same about Walz was 49 percent. The margin of error was +/- 5.3 points.

A. GIS A breaking news poll conducted with YouGov also showed Vance winning by a narrow margin; 42 percent of 1,630 respondents said they thought the Ohio senator won the debate, compared to 41 percent for Walz. The margin of error was +/- 2.7 points. 17 percent of respondents said the debate ended in a draw.

But despite Vance’s win, the CNN/SSRS poll shows that Walz saw a larger increase in his favorability ratings after the debate than Vance.

Minnesota’s governor saw a 23-point increase in his favorability rating, from +14 to +37, according to the poll. Vance, meanwhile, saw a 19-point increase in his favorability rating, from -22 to -3.

The poll also found that debate viewers believe Walz is more in touch with their needs and concerns than Vance; 48 percent express this view, compared to 35 percent for Vance. Additionally, 48 percent of survey respondents thought Walz better fit their vision of America, while 39 percent said the same about Vance. The other 8 percent stated that both candidates shared their vision, while 5 percent stated that they both shared the same vision.

Walz, meanwhile, lost to Vance on who viewers thought defended his fellow candidates better; 37 percent chose the Ohio senator, while 33 percent chose the Minnesota governor. 27 percent said each candidate did an equally good job, while 3 percent said neither did.

Only 1 percent of voters who participated in the debate said they had changed their minds about who they would vote for.

Throughout the election, Vance had a lower net favorability rating than Walz, according to Morning Consult’s trend tracker, but the margins between them have fluctuated over the months.

A recent Morning Consult surveyThe survey, conducted September 27 to 29 among 2,121 likely U.S. voters, found Walz to have a popularity rating of 45 percent, compared to Vance’s 39 percent.

Meanwhile, FiveThirtyEight’s preference tracker shows Walz has a net favorability score of +4.2 points; 40.2 percent of voters view him favorably, while 36 percent view him unfavorably.

In comparison, Vance’s net positive rating is -10.7 points; 45.5 percent of voters view him negatively, while 34.8 percent view him positively.

Since his candidacy Republican Vance’s negativity rating dropped to -10.7 points from -3.3 points in mid-July. Walz’s upside also dropped from +9.1 points in early August to +4.2 points. But the Minnesota governor maintained his positive net positive rating.

Vance has said it before does not believe in public opinion polls. Speaking at a campaign event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last month, he said: “I don’t believe the polls that say we’re up; I don’t believe the polls that say we’re tied; don’t believe the polls that say we’re down. Our job is to earn the trust of American voters, not the polls.”