Reed on Nostr: So I watched the VP debate last night (almost all of it) and it was so refreshing to ...

So I watched the VP debate last night (almost all of it) and it was so refreshing to hear a candidate (Vance) 1) make a real effort to answer the actual questions, 2) give clear well explained rational for answers, 3) be polite and respectful of moderators and opponent.

Given how shaky a start Waltz got off to on the first question, probably Vance did him a favor being so polite and respectful, it kind of calmed him down a bit and I think and his answers got better later on (didn't agree with most of his answers, but at least I could kind of follow the logic to some extent). But I'm glad he did it anyway.

But after the absolute shit show that was the last two presidential debates, I am glad that Vance (and Waltz to some extent) reset the tone to be much more focused on issues, policies, rationale and clarification of how misleading some of the opposing points were.

I was not really a fan of JD going into the debate, but I have a lot more respect for him now. Waltz would probably be fine with a reasonable candidate, but Harris isn't doing anyone any favors.