{"id":2348372,"date":"2024-10-01T23:15:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T03:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-chips-away-at-unfavorable-image-with-softer-vp-debate-style-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T23:16:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T03:16:42","slug":"vance-chips-away-at-unfavorable-image-with-softer-vp-debate-style-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-chips-away-at-unfavorable-image-with-softer-vp-debate-style-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance chips away at unfavorable image with softer VP debate style &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-chips-away-at-unfavorable-image-with-softer-vp-debate-style-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2348372&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a>, Republican nominee Sen. J.D.\u200b Vance attempted to improve his\u2063 unfavorable image through a more likable and empathetic approach.\u2064 Vance, \u200cwho has struggled with a significantly negative approval\u2063 rating of\u2063 over 10 points underwater, engaged with his \u200bDemocratic opponent, Gov. Tim Walz, in \u200ca sympathetic manner. During the debate, he expressed \u2062condolences regarding Walz&#8217;s son witnessing a shooting, showcasing\u200d a personal understanding of gun \u2062violence \u2062issues. Vance\u200c also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-presidential-candidates-share-stories-of-family-and-faith-but-their-sharp-edges-reemerge-offstage\/\" title=\"GOP candidates share family and faith tales, yet their sharp edges resurface backstage\">shared personal anecdotes<\/a> about his family,\u2062 aiming to resonate \u200dwith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-worst-job-approval-of-any-modern-president-in-their-second-year\/\" title=\"Biden Has Worst Job Approval of Any Modern President in Their Second Year\">middle-class voters<\/a>. His strategy during the discussion marked a shift\u200b from his \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-pivots-from-controversial-platform-as-she-turns-eyes-to-senate-bid\/\" title=\"Kari Lake shifts focus to Senate bid, leaving behind controversial platform.\">previous confrontational style<\/a>, seeking to convert negative perceptions as he \u200cand Walz debated critical topics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance chips away at unfavorable image with softer VP debate style<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1773762\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. J.D. Vance\">Sen. J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) appeared to display a softer and more likable Midwestern style in Tuesday night&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3172717\/watch-live-vance-walz-vice-presidential-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"vice-presidential debate\">vice presidential debate<\/a>, a strategy that could flip the script on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3141253\/vance-ignores-polling-problems-embraces-hostile-interviews-harris-walz-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"vice-presidential debate\">unfavorable rating<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In several exchanges on the debate stage that he shared with Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tim Walz\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN), Vance struck a more sympathetic tone when he showed empathy for Walz&rsquo;s child witnessing a shooting, reflected on his own family, and agreed with Walz on various topics during the 90-minute showdown.<\/p>\n<p>Vance&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/favorability\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>average favorable rating<\/a> was more than 10 points underwater heading into the debate, with 45.5% viewing him unfavorably compared to less than 35% who saw him as favorable. Walz had an average <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/favorability\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>net positive favorable rating<\/a> of 4%, with roughly 40% who said he was favorable compared to 36% unfavorable.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-vice-presidential-debate-live-updates-vance-walz-cbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: VANCE AND WALZ TO GO TOE-TO-TOE IN CBS CONTEST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and his wife, Usha Vance, talk with Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and his wife, Gwen Walz, after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-accepts-debate-with-vance-on-his-voicemail-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris accepts debate with Vance on his voicemail- Washington Examiner\">vice presidential debate hosted<\/a> by CBS News Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Walz revealed his 17-year-old son had witnessed a shooting at a community center when debating the topic of gun violence and gun control.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tim, first of all, I didn&rsquo;t know that your 17-year-old witnessed a shooting. I&rsquo;m sorry about that, and Christ have mercy. It is awful,&rdquo; Vance responded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I appreciate that,&rdquo; Walz said.<\/p>\n<p>At another point, Vance interjected praise for his family when discussing the economy and how the nominees at the top of the tickets would bolster middle-class families.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got three beautiful little kids at home: 7, 4, and 2. And I love them very much. And I hope they&rsquo;re in bed right now,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;But look, so many of the drugs, the pharmaceuticals that we put in the bodies of our children are manufactured by nations that hate us, this has to stop. And we&rsquo;re not going to stop it by listening to experts. We&rsquo;re going to stop it by listening to commonsense wisdom, which is what Donald Trump governed on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vance expressed agreement with Walz at several points, including that the death of a Georgia woman seeking an abortion was tragic, Walz wants to address illegal immigration and that higher housing prices shouldn&rsquo;t be pinned on migrants, and the federal government should provide a robust response to Hurricane Helene devastation. &ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m really proud, especially given that I was raised by two lifelong, blue-collar Democrats, to have the endorsement of Bobby Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, lifelong leaders in the Democratic coalition,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have to agree on every issue, but we&rsquo;re united behind a basic American First Amendment principle that we ought to debate our differences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1773762\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1773762\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance adopts a gentler approach in VP debate to improve image<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2348374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24276103229736.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[42133,15469,35401],"class_list":["post-2348372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-image-management","tag-vance","tag-vp-debate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24276103229736.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2348372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2348374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2348372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2348372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}