We are not pro-abortion, but pro-woman, says Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz in debate

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La Jornada Newspaper
Wednesday, October 2, 2024, p. 30

New York., The candidates for the vice presidency of the United States, JD Vance and Tim Walz, faced each other last night in a debate in which they tried to compete for the decisive votes of the hinge states in the heart of the United States.

Republican Donald Trump’s running mate and Democrat Kamala Harris shook hands in the CBS television studio in New York, where the moderators, journalists Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan, began by asking the vice presidential candidates on the crisis in the Middle East and Hurricane Helene, which has caused more than 155 deaths and enormous damage in the United States.

Other issues followed such as immigration, climate change, abortion, all issues of a very close election campaign.

Vance accused Democrats of being radical pro-abortion.

No, we are not, we are pro-woman. We are in favor of the freedom of [las mujeres] make your own choiceWalz responded.

This debate could be the last of the 2024 presidential elections. Donald Trump has refused to face Harris in a second debate.

Vance, 40, and Walz, 60, defend being the authentic voice of the crucial Midwestern states that could decide by a few thousand votes the winner of an election that, according to polls, remains technically tied in five weeks. of the elections, on November 5.

History suggests that vice presidential candidate debates rarely influence results, but in an atypical election campaign in which Harris replaced President Joe Biden mid-race, the exchange could add up.

Positions on Israel’s war

During his visit to Wisconsin this Tuesday, one of the pivotal states, Republican Donald Trump did not even mention his running mate’s debate, although he insisted that if he were in charge of the country, today’s attack on Israel would never have happened.

For her part, Democrat Harris reiterated her commitment unwavering with Israel and indicated that it supports completely Joe Biden’s order for the US military to intercept Iranian missiles.

Tim Walz and JD Vance were chosen to capture votes in the central states of the country, where due to the archaic Electoral College system that elects the president, a few thousand votes can give victory.