Tim Walz shares his assessment of his debate performance against 'gaslighting' J.D. Vance in 'aggressive' Pennsylvania campaign push

Kamala Harris' moving mate Tim Walz attempted to return a post-debate triumph thigh erstwhile he headed Central Pennsylvania connected Wednesday wherever he touted his statement capacity and accused his force of 'gaslighting’ Americans. 

‘Anybody watch nan statement past night?’ Walz asked nan crowd gathered successful York County. ‘Not bad for a shot coach, not bad.’

Walz appeared alongside rival J.D. Vance connected nan statement shape successful New York City Tuesday nighttime wherever he sewage disconnected to a tense commencement and had a awesome gaffe earlier uncovering his footing by nan extremity of nan astir two-hour showdown.

On Wednesday, Walz accused Vance of being a ‘slick talker’ who tried to rewrite history.

‘You can’t rewrite history, and trying to mislead america astir Donald Trump’s record, that’s gaslighting,’ Walz said. ‘They tried to show america past nighttime “wow, you should beryllium happy, Donald Trump tried to prevention Obamacare.” Are you kidding me?’

Walz besides highlighted erstwhile Vance refused to opportunity Trump mislaid nan 2020 election. He said he felt Vance was speaking to ‘an assemblage of one' and offered praise for erstwhile Vice President Mike Pence for certifying nan past election.

‘Senator Vance made it clear, he will ever make a different prime than Mike Pence made,’ Walz said. ‘And arsenic I said then, and I will opportunity now, that should beryllium perfectly disqualifying if you’re asking to beryllium nan vice president.’

Walz did not mention immoderate of his blunders during nan debate, but he was asked astir 2 notable moments erstwhile speaking to reporters astatine an earlier extremity successful Harrisburg. 

At that stop, the vice statesmanlike nominee attempted to explain a remark he made connected nan shape wherever he said he was friends pinch schoolhouse shooters. 

Walz suggested he meant to opportunity schoolhouse shooting victims and specifically mentioned David Hogg who survived nan Parkland shooting and befriending nan families of those killed astatine Sandy Hook.

'I request to beryllium much circumstantial connected that, but I am, I americium passionate astir this,' he said connected weapon violence.

He besides addressed discrepancies successful his communicative astir being successful Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square massacre successful 1989, which he was besides asked astir connected stage.

'Look, I person my dates wrong,' Walz claimed. He said he was successful Hong Kong successful August 1989 and 'it was profound for maine — that was nan summertime of democracy.'

Walz headed retired connected an fierce post-debate run plaything which would return him done respective battleground states arsenic he besides participates successful a fundraising blitz.

On Wednesday nan Democratic vice statesmanlike nominee headed retired connected a autobus circuit done cardinal Pennsylvania as nan Harris run wades into heavy Trump state arsenic nan important plaything authorities is cardinal to their victory.

The travel was Walz’s 2nd clip campaigning successful Central Pennsylvania and his 5th sojourn to nan authorities since joining nan Democratic ticket. 

The Minnesota politician had stops successful Harrisburg, Reading and York wherever he held a rally pinch Democratic Senator John Fetterman. During nan swing, he besides met pinch labour leaders, agrarian voters and Latino organization members.

On Saturday, Walz will caput to Ohio for fundraising stops earlier heading westbound pinch fundraising events successful California and Washington earlier he heads done nan Sunbelt pinch stops successful Nevada and Arizona.

At nan aforesaid time, nan Minnesota politician will beryllium upping his media appearances aft having done comparatively fewer interviews. He will beryllium down for 2 nationalist tv interviews successful nan coming days arsenic good arsenic make precocious nighttime TV debut during his California visit.

Exclusive polling for DailyMail.com by J.L Partners recovered 50 percent of apt voters said Vance won nan statement compared to conscionable 43 percent who said Walz was nan victor.

Political strategists told DailyMail.com that Vance did person a amended nighttime connected nan statement shape successful what was a overmuch much civilian arena than galore expected. However, they mostly dismissed that nan victor of nan VP statement would sway voters pinch conscionable complete 30 days to go.

Attendees astatine Walz's rally connected Wednesday besides had mixed reactions arsenic to who won, but their minds were made up. 

'Tim stumbled successful nan opening but past he sewage backmost connected track,' said Greg Wynn from York. 'J.D. Vance was a batch much articulate than I thought he was, and he came disconnected normal alternatively of weird, truthful successful that respect, I springiness him a small edge, moreover though everything Tim Walz said I'm for.' 

Meanwhile, nan Harris run has already trim an advertisement little than 1 time aft nan vice statesmanlike statement which focuses successful connected Vance refusing to opportunity Donald Trump mislaid nan 2020 election.

The 30-second spot is called ‘JD Vance’s damning non-answer’ and clipped Vance stating connected nan statement shape that Trump peacefully gave complete powerfulness arsenic video from nan onslaught connected January 6 plays crossed nan screen.

The advertisement past shows Walz pressing Vance erstwhile he asks: ‘did he suffer nan 2020 election?’

‘Tim, I’m focused connected nan future,’ Vance responded.

Walz called it a ‘damning non-answer’ and said it is betwixt who will grant populist and who will grant Trump.

The speech complete nan 2020 predetermination was 1 of Walz's strongest moments of nan nighttime arsenic nan vice statesmanlike nominees had their first and only showdown.