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Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) is headed into the biggest test of his political career so far with next week\u2019s vice-presidential debate against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first-term senator, looked at as a possible standard-bearer for the future of the MAGA movement, heads to the debate stage amid poor favorability numbers and ongoing scrutiny over his controversial statements and stances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stakes are high for both rival running mates, who will have to make the case for their campaigns while pitching themselves to the debate\u2019s national audience. But for Vance in particular, the showdown could be a make-or-break moment as he positions himself to be \u201cthe heir apparent\u201d to Trump, said Tammy Vigil, a Boston University professor of media science with a focus on political campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVance has been in the news so much, for a lot of not-always-positive things,\u201d Vigil said. \u201cHe has an opportunity here to either try to change the narrative or reinforce the narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance, a Marine veteran and former venture capitalist, entered the political scene with the success of his memoir, \u201cHillbilly Elegy,\u201d which explored his upbringing around poverty and addiction in Appalachia. He was once a vocal critic of the former president but, when he lodged a Senate bid in the midterms, he defeated Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) with Trump\u2019s endorsement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance has since become one of the most prominent faces of the America First movement in Congress. He has said he was \u201cwrong\u201d about Trump, and the former president has brushed off the past criticisms and touted the Ohio senator\u2019s loyalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump can only serve one more term and has said he won\u2019t run again if he loses this year, making Vance a likely frontrunner for a potential run in 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Still, when Trump named him as his running mate, Vance was met with doubt from some in his own party, who raised concerns about his foreign policy positions and lack of political experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, with a little over a month until Election Day, the polls look problematic for the VP contender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance and Trump are both underwater with their net favorability, or their favorable rating minus their unfavorable rating, according to aggregates from The Hill\/Decision Desk HQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walz has a plus-4 net favorability score, with 44 perce<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walz has a plus-4 net favorability score, with 44 percent viewing him well. Voters are split on Harris, who has 49 percent favorability and a plus-1 net score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former president has a net favorability at negative-10.5, with 54 percent saying they view him poorly. Vance\u2019s net score is negative-11, with 49 percent viewing him unfavorably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVance, at least if you look at the polls, is one of the singularly most unpopular vice presidential candidates around,\u201d said Leonard Steinhorn, a professor of public communication at American University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether the first-term senator is able to improve those numbers in Tuesday\u2019s debate \u201cwill depend on A) his demeanor, and B) how well he makes his case, how well he sort of sands the edges of some of the things that he\u2019s been saying,\u201d Steinhorn said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance has drawn backlash for a number of his remarks and stances, from his past critiques of Trump to comments calling out Democrats without children. He came under recent fire for amplifying a false claim about Haitian migrants and took a jab from pop superstar Taylor Swift for his past comments that the country was being run by \u201cchildless cat ladies,\u201d which he has defended as a sarcastic comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across the aisle, Walz will take the stage facing his own hurdles. The Minnesota governor was relatively unknown outside of his home state when he went viral this summer for his folksy critiques of the \u201cweird\u201d Trump-Vance ticket, and still has to introduce himself to the national arena. He and Harris have both faced scrutiny for their progressive records as the campaign targets the center, and he\u2019s been hit with criticism from the right over how he\u2019s represented parts of his background, including his military record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Vance is \u201cmore defined, and unfavorably,\u201d than his Democratic rival, \u201cso he needs to turn that around,\u201d said Democratic strategist Steven Maviglio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think [for] Walz there\u2019s less pressure, because he just simply needs to define himself and not let Vance define him, so that\u2019s the balance there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Republican strategist Mark Weaver, on the other hand, argued the debate could heap new scrutiny on Walz and showcase Vance\u2019s media-friendly style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, Weaver said Vance would be smart to avoid wading into matters like Walz\u2019s family fertility struggles, which could be \u201ctoo personal a topic to bring up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance\u2019s main job is to perform better against Walz than Trump did against Harris on the debate stage in early September, when the vice president emerged as the ostensible winner, said Aaron Kall, the director of debate at the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn addition to some of Vance\u2019s controversial comments on the trail or in interviews \u2026 Vance may have to clean up some of Trump\u2019s comments from the debate,\u201d Kall said, adding that may mean there\u2019s \u201ca little more pressure\u201d on the Ohio senator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Kall also pointed out that Vance is \u201cpretty good at interviews,\u201d noting his regular appearances on the Sunday show circuit, which could bode well as the two men audition for the second-in-command job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance will likely be \u201crather combative,\u201d said GOP strategist Ron Bonjean, while Walz will likely come across as \u201cmore folksy\u201d even as he responds to any attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a chemistry we haven\u2019t seen before with these two politicians on stage, and how it\u2019s going to work between the two of them is anyone\u2019s guess,\u201d Bonjean said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions circulate every cycle about how much running mates matter to a White House bid. This year, Trump and Harris are both widely-known party figures, raising doubts that either Vance or Walz could change the game. Vice presidential debates are also typically seen as an undercard to the presidential showdowns, and experts are skeptical this year could buck historical trends and make major waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it\u2019s an unprecedented election year, and the polls show Trump and Harris neck-and-neck in key battlegrounds. The latest national averages from DDHQ and The Hill have Harris ahead by 4 points nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tight polls and unique circumstances of Harris\u2019s fast-tracked bid make it possible that even a slight impact could help tip the scales, experts say, adding potentially higher-than-usual stakes to the VP face-off. The Vance-Walz debate could also mark a closing argument for both campaigns, as a second presidential debate looks unlikely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is so much that\u2019s unique about this particular campaign and season altogether, and all the characters that are involved. And so I think that there really is an interest in getting to know the vice-presidential candidates a little bit more, because they haven\u2019t been as front-and-center in years past,\u201d said Vigil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if Vance is looking long-term, with the aim of inheriting Trump\u2019s base, this debate could be key to creating \u201ca bigger picture for himself,\u201d Vigil said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The debate is set for 9 p.m. Eastern Tuesday night on CBS News, to be moderated by the network\u2019s Norah O\u2019Donnell and Margaret Brennan in New York City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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