MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend criticized Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., for being too agreeable together with his opponent Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, through the vice presidential debate on Tuesday.Â
The showdown between Walz and Vance was noticeably cordial all through the night, regardless of their ideological differeances. Sanders-Townsend, who served as chief spokesperson and senior adviser for Vice President Kamala Harris earlier than becoming a member of MSNBC in 2022, recommended that if Walz and Vance have a lot in widespread, it’s a thriller why voters would not assist the Republican ticket.Â
“Debates are about efficiency, and they’re about coverage. And why this debate was essential is that there are numerous People on the market, not simply average Republicans, there are base Democratic voters which might be saying they wish to and want to listen to extra. Now, I feel it is extremely honest for folks to wish to criticize these base Democratic voters who say, ‘Nicely, what extra do you want?’ You are able to do that. However that’s their lived actuality, and so if you’re attempting to win their votes, it’s a must to meet them the place they’re,” she mentioned. “There have been so many niceties on that debate stage tonight, I’m simply form of like, effectively, in case you agree a lot with J.D. Vance, why ought to they vote for you?”
She went on to argue that each candidates had been strategically placing on a dishonest efficiency.
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Symone Sanders-Townsend, who served as chief spokesperson and senior adviser for Harris earlier than becoming a member of MSNBC in 2022, recommended that if Walz and Vance have a lot in widespread, it’s a thriller why voters who’re in opposition to the Trump-Vance ticket ought to assist him.Â
“I totally consider that Gov. Walz went on the market tonight and did what was practiced in debate prep, did what the technique was that the workforce put collectively. That was not the Gov. Walz that we — that I had seen out on the marketing campaign path. That’s not the Gov.Walz that I had seen through the veepstakes, proper?” she mentioned. “That was not the J.D. Vance that I do know to be true. I imply, goodness! J.D. Vance was on that stage, he was sorry about Amber Thurman, he was — he was sorry about — he was sorry about a number of stuff. He — ‘We get issues unsuitable.’ However do you agree with the coverage?”
Sanders-Townsend, who additionally hosts a weekend present on MSNBC, additionally took purpose on the CBS moderators Norah O’Donnell and Margret Brennan.Â
“That’s not the Margaret and Norah that I do know! Margaret don’t try this on Sunday morning,” she mentioned.Â
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JD Vance, left, and Tim Walz gave differing views on the way to deal with gun violence throughout Tuesday’s vice presidential debate. (AP/Matt Rourke)
After the talk, Walz was criticized for coming off as nervous and never as polished as Vance.Â
“I feel JD Vance strategically went in to do ‘Midwestern good’ to disarm Tim Walz. And Tim Walz form of took the bait so he wasn’t in preventing mode. There have been some truth checks he may have accomplished that he dropped the ball on,” “The View” host Alyssa Farrah Griffin mentioned.
“Vance was far nimbler than the nervous Tim Walz, particularly within the first half of the talk. However as the talk went on, Vance came across two points — abortion and the 2020 election — the place his rhetorical talent couldn’t salvage the very unappealing materials he was working with,” Josh Barro, writer of the publication Very Critical, wrote.Â
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