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Column: JD Vance turned in a debate performance that was a true master class — in gaslighting

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Tim Walz , the Democratic governor of Minnesota , seemed to be debating a body double in Tuesday 's vice presidential debate.

David Gergen : JD Vance , the running mate of Donald Trump , was an attack dog from the moment he was picked as Trump ’s No. 2 , recently seen making up racist stories about Haitian immigrants and canine cuisine, Vance was suddenly all charm and civility.

Gergen says Vance is on a mission to alienate every bloc of female voters: childless cat ladies' and postmenopausal women.

Tim Walz : "Just because you have a mental health issue doesn’t mean you’re violent" Vance : "I think what we end up doing is looking for a scapegoat. Sometimes it just is the guns. It’s just the guns," Walz retorted.

Vance positioned himself as such a reasonable, friendly guy (who is not weird) that he avoided calling out Walz 's exaggerations.