WEBVTT - REACTION: Walz-Vance VP Debate

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<v Speaker 1>There are thirty five days remaining until the American people

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<v Speaker 1>will decide who sits behind the resolute desk in the

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<v Speaker 1>Oval Office. This is the warning. The threat is clear,

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<v Speaker 1>it's present, and it's dangerous. The threat is Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>and his understudy jd Vance. He wasn't treated as the

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<v Speaker 1>threat that he is. Jd Vance is an extremist who

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<v Speaker 1>said that women who are beaten and tortured should stay

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<v Speaker 1>with their abuser to keep the family strong. Jd Vance

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<v Speaker 1>is a political extremist who fetishizes victor orbon who has

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<v Speaker 1>embraced replacement theory, who stigmatizes immigrants, who scapegoats, who is

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<v Speaker 1>involved in one of the most Unamerican projects imaginable. He

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<v Speaker 1>seeks to take rights and liberty away and more than

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<v Speaker 1>anything else, jd Vance was part of an effort that

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<v Speaker 1>sought to overthrow the government of the United States in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty with a pack of lies and jd Vance

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<v Speaker 1>is made clear that if he has the power, he

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<v Speaker 1>would put the loser against the will of the American people,

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<v Speaker 1>into the Oval Office to be made a dictator. What

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<v Speaker 1>matters in the vice presidential debate was not Tim Walls

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<v Speaker 1>being too nice or Tim walls being too soft or

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<v Speaker 1>tim walls getting lost in the minutia of policy. What

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<v Speaker 1>matters in this debate is what happened in the end,

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<v Speaker 1>and what happened in the end is something that's perfectly clear.

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump lost an election, and he incited violence to

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<v Speaker 1>try to overthrow the result of that election in a

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<v Speaker 1>vast conspiracy that culminated in an attack on the capital

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<v Speaker 1>of the United States, where MAGA extremists defecated in the

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<v Speaker 1>United States Senate, in the United States House of Representatives,

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<v Speaker 1>they urinated on the walls of the rotunda. It was purposeful,

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<v Speaker 1>it was deliberate, and JD. Vance was part of it,

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<v Speaker 1>along with a great many of his colleagues. This election

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<v Speaker 1>tests the cornerstone of America's society, whether the people can sustain,

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<v Speaker 1>through free and fair elections, a government of by and

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<v Speaker 1>for the people. What jd. Vance stands for is something

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<v Speaker 1>grotesque and hideous if you are a patriotic American. And

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<v Speaker 1>despite this insanity and blather from the debate by JD. Vance,

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<v Speaker 1>the reality is he is a threat, and Trump is

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<v Speaker 1>a threat, and the MAGA movement is a threat to freedom,

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<v Speaker 1>to liberty, to the rule of law, to the US

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<v Speaker 1>Constitution to which they have become domestic enemies. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>true truth and the evidence is this.

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<v Speaker 2>Would you again seek to challenge this year's election results,

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<v Speaker 2>even if every governor certifies the results.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll give you two minutes. Well, Nora, first of all,

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<v Speaker 3>I think that we're focused on the future.

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<v Speaker 4>We need to figure out how to solve the inflation

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<v Speaker 4>crisis caused by Kamala Harris's policies.

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<v Speaker 3>And this Kamala Harris wants.

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<v Speaker 4>To treat the power to speak government and big tech

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<v Speaker 4>to silence people from speaking their minds. That is a

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<v Speaker 4>threat to democracy that will long outlive this present political moment.

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<v Speaker 5>And this he is still saying he didn't lose the election.

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<v Speaker 5>I would just ask to that, did he lose the

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<v Speaker 5>twenty twenty election?

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<v Speaker 3>Tim? I'm focused on the future.

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<v Speaker 4>Did Kamala Harris censor Americans from speaking their mind and

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<v Speaker 4>the wake of the twenty twenty COVID situation?

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<v Speaker 5>That is a damning That is a damning non answer.

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<v Speaker 1>They are running promising retribution and violence and imprisonment against

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<v Speaker 1>political foes. History teaches us that Dare has no ever

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<v Speaker 1>ever been a political leader who has promised those things,

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<v Speaker 1>who upon taking power, did not deliver them. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>what this debate should have been about. Donald Trump didn't

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<v Speaker 1>build a strong economy. He wrecked the American economy while

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<v Speaker 1>killing hundreds of thousands of Americans unnecessarily with his deranged

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<v Speaker 1>management of the COVID pandemic, which was the worst in

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<v Speaker 1>all the Western developed world. Because the only leader of

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<v Speaker 1>a powerful country who was telling his citizens to inject

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<v Speaker 1>bleach into their arm was the American president, he crashed

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<v Speaker 1>the economy, he alienated our allies, he created instability in

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<v Speaker 1>the world, and he set the seeds for the chaos

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<v Speaker 1>we see. The reality is the JD Vance tonight demonstrated

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<v Speaker 1>there was no issue that he would not invert the

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<v Speaker 1>reality of with some type of revisionism that bordered between

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<v Speaker 1>the ludicrous and the delusional.

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<v Speaker 2>For instance, here, just to clarify for our viewers, Springfield,

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<v Speaker 2>Ohio does have a large number of Haitian migrants who

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<v Speaker 2>have legal status temporary protected.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, senator. We have so much to get to, Margaret.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's important out of the economy.

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<v Speaker 4>Things, Margaret, the rules were that you got to We're

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<v Speaker 4>going to fact check it.

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<v Speaker 3>Who are here when we bring in this additional revenue.

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<v Speaker 4>With higher economic growth, we're going to be able to

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<v Speaker 4>provide paid family leave childcare options that are viable and

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<v Speaker 4>workable for a lot of American families.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you clarify how that will solve the childcare shortage.

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<v Speaker 4>We're here and we're not going to stop it by

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<v Speaker 4>listening to experts. We're going to stop it by listening

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<v Speaker 4>to common sense wisdom, which is what Donald Trump governed on.

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<v Speaker 1>What the American people saw tonight was a smooth up

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<v Speaker 1>and a Minnesota nice guy who's the governor and the

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<v Speaker 1>VP nominee, who got the talking points down and delivered

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<v Speaker 1>some good lines and no doubt titillated the focus groups

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<v Speaker 1>and all the people in those swing states with the

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<v Speaker 1>dials in their hands. But this election is a consequential one.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not Obama versus Romney, This is not Bush

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<v Speaker 1>versus Dukakis, Clinton versus Bush. This is an existential election

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<v Speaker 1>because there is a faithless man who is running to

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<v Speaker 1>be all powerful, to be a caesar, which is what JD.

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<v Speaker 1>Vans has said he wants. It's not about small things,

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<v Speaker 1>and there is no common ground to be had between

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<v Speaker 1>patriotic Americans and the MAGA movement that seeks domination, that

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<v Speaker 1>seeks control and seeks to take it in thirty five

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<v Speaker 1>days each time. Tonight that Tim will All stuck his

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<v Speaker 1>hand out, that tried to be decent, that tried to

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<v Speaker 1>find common grounds. Within a moment or two. JD. Vance

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<v Speaker 1>took a bite out of it because that's his nature.

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<v Speaker 1>He's disingenuous, he's dishonest, and he's a threat. Tim Walls

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<v Speaker 1>talked about fear at the end.

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<v Speaker 5>He said, Donald Trump makes the people I care about afraid.

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<v Speaker 5>A lot of America feels that way. We don't need

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<v Speaker 5>to be afraid. Franklin Roosevelt was right.

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<v Speaker 1>Alls.

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<v Speaker 5>We have to fear is fear itself. Kamala Harris is

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<v Speaker 5>bringing us a new way forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Fear is on the ballot, But the most important thing

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<v Speaker 1>was left un set. Tim Walls didn't say what must

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<v Speaker 1>be said to the fearmongers, what must be said to

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<v Speaker 1>the demagogues, what must be said to the dividers, What

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<v Speaker 1>must be said to all of the people who hear

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<v Speaker 1>their poisonous message, which is do not be afraid. Kamala

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<v Speaker 1>Harris is the candidate for president, and she showed in

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<v Speaker 1>her debate what's at stake, what's on the line, and

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<v Speaker 1>how manifestly unfit Donald Trump is, And no matter how

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<v Speaker 1>smooth jd Vance might have been, simple reality is he's

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<v Speaker 1>not on the ballot. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are.

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<v Speaker 1>That's who sits in the big chair behind the big desk,

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<v Speaker 1>and that choice is existential and the failure of this

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<v Speaker 1>debate was that that existential choice wasn't made existentially clear.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me make it so. Donald Trump is an existential

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<v Speaker 1>threat to the American way of life, along with JD. Vance,

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<v Speaker 1>along with Ted Cruz, along with a whole legion of

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<v Speaker 1>people who turned against their country for convenience, for money,

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<v Speaker 1>for power. Cynicism overwhelmed their patriotism. That's just what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>It could have been talked about more clearly tonight, but

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<v Speaker 1>Tim Walls did good enough, because good enough means that

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<v Speaker 1>nothing that anyone say here tonight is going to be remembered,

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<v Speaker 1>because really, what happened here isn't about the main event,

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<v Speaker 1>and who cares what went on in Minnesota. What matters

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<v Speaker 1>is this, Donald Trump is a fascist and Kamala Harris

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<v Speaker 1>is a leader who will keep this country great and

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<v Speaker 1>protect the American spirit. The American Faith and the American

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<v Speaker 1>Declaration of Independence, which promises that we are all created

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<v Speaker 1>equal and dowed by a creator, with inalienable rights, including life,

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<v Speaker 1>liberty in the pursuit of happiness. The next president will

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<v Speaker 1>be sitting on the balcony at the White House watching

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<v Speaker 1>the fireworks in twenty twenty six. That person must be

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<v Speaker 1>Kamala Harris, and it must be her because she is

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<v Speaker 1>the only candidate on the ballot that believes in the people,

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<v Speaker 1>that believes in the country, that believes in the Constitution,

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<v Speaker 1>that believes in our story, that believes in our faith,

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<v Speaker 1>which is liberty. This is the warning. Thirty five days

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<v Speaker 1>to go. I'm Steve Schmidt. This is the warning, and

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