The running mates of the presidential candidates will face off on CBS on Oct. 1.
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Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota at a rally in Las Vegas last week.
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Senator JD Vance of Ohio have agreed to participate in at least one vice-presidential debate this fall, with both candidates accepting an invitation from CBS News to face off on Oct. 1.
The network announced Wednesday on the social media platform X that it had offered Mr. Walz and Mr. Vance, the running mates of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump, four potential dates: Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.
“See you on October 1, JD,” Mr. Walz wrote in response. The Harris campaign confirmed that it had accepted the network’s invitation for that day.
On Thursday, Mr. Vance said he had accepted the Oct. 1 invitation, as well. He also said he was willing to have a second, earlier debate on Sept. 18, a date offered by CNN.
“The American people deserve as many debates as possible,” Vance said in a post on X.
Mr. Vance had previously shied away from committing to a date, saying just hours after Ms. Harris announced that Mr. Walz would be her running mate that he wanted to wait until Mr. Walz was officially the nominee. While that moment traditionally arrives during a party convention, Ms. Harris was formally nominated through an online voting process that made her and Mr. Walz the official nominees ahead of the convention, which begins on Monday.
“I can’t wait to debate the guy,” Mr. Walz said as he made his debut alongside Ms. Harris in Philadelphia on Aug. 6.
Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump have agreed to a debate on Sept. 10, according to ABC News, the network hosting the debate.
Simon J. Levien is a Times political reporter covering the 2024 elections and a member of the 2024-25 Times Fellowship class, a program for journalists early in their careers. More about Simon J. Levien
Maggie Astor covers politics for The New York Times, focusing on breaking news, policies, campaigns and how underrepresented or marginalized groups are affected by political systems. More about Maggie Astor
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