Politico October 1, 2024
By Chelsea Cirruzzo and Ben Leonard

Driving The Day

VANCE VS. WALZ — Vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance will face off today in the only vice presidential debate in an election where health care issues, including abortion and affordability, have taken center stage.

Both Vance, a Republican senator from Ohio, and Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, will likely try to establish themselves on the national stage and talk up their potential administrations if elected.

Here are four health care issues we’ll be watching for:

— How the candidates might explain their abortion policies: Walz, like his running mate Vice President Kamala Harris, is a staunch supporter of abortion rights and has the record to prove it: Early last year, he signed a...

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