Vice Presidential Debate: What You Missed!
One of the most important U.S. elections is underway and last night America got to hear from Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in the Vice Presidential Debate. The event took place in New York and was the first and only meeting between the two vice presidential candidates according to CBS News.
It was moderated by “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell and “Face the Nation” moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan. Things got heated when Brennan fact-checked Vance on his argument that the ‘lives of Springfield residents are being “destroyed” by illegal immigrants.’ Both candidates had to have their mics muted. There was also tension when Walz asked Vance if, “ he (Former President Donald Trump) lost the 2020 election,” to which Vance responded, “Did Kamala Harris censor Americans from speaking their mind in the wake of the 2020 Covid-19 situation?”
Despite the back and forth, CNN called Tuesday night a “civil and policy-oriented affair” as both men admitted they had been wrong on past comments and agreed on many things. There were many takeaways from the live broadcast; many of them stemming from strong opinions on foreign policy, Israel support, climate change, immigration and U.S. border crisis, healthcare, abortion, gun laws, and more.
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In addition to the president, eligible Texans have the opportunity to cast their ballots for many Texas officials running for office at the federal, state and local levels.
This includes representatives in the U.S. and Texas houses and the following elected offices:
- 1 U.S Senator (the seat currently held by Ted Cruz)
- 1 of 3 Railroad Commissioners
- 15 State Senators
- 7 State Board of Education members
- 3 members of the Texas Supreme Court
- 3 members of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
- 5 Chief Justices and various justices for Texas Courts of Appeals
Lower-level judges and local county offices will also appear on the ballot:
- Various district judges, including on criminal and family courts
- County Courts at Law
- Justices of the Peace
- District Attorneys
- County Attorneys
- Sheriffs
- Constables
- Tax Assessor-Collectors
Some Texas cities, such as Austin, are also holding elections for local offices like mayor and city council members. These city elections may also have runoffs on Dec. 14, if no candidate wins a majority of votes in November. There will be no runoff elections in the county, state and federal elections since candidates in those races were narrowed down during the primaries.
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