After his vice presidential debate against Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) on Tuesday, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joked that the Democrat was “welcome to vote for us.”
Many media pundits and fans alike agreed that Vance had a better performance than Walz in Tuesday’s debate.
“I hope so, man; we’ll take every vote we can get,” Vance said on the Ruthless podcast in response to host Josh Holmes’s statement that Vance “might’ve earned [Walz’s] vote that night.”
“Tim, if you’re listening, you’re welcome to vote for us,” Vance added after chuckles. “You don’t have to tell anybody about it. I think we actually have a good shot in Minnesota … an outside chance. We’ve got a shot in Minnesota.”
Despite the jokes, Vance revealed his mindset and strategy for the debate during the podcast interview.
He said he was nervous and could tell Walz was nervous as well. Vance thought he said some good things but didn’t know he did well until he saw his wife, Usha’s face at the end of the debate.
“I look at Usha’s face, and I just knew we must have done a very good job,” Vance said. “Usha doesn’t lie to me, and her face especially doesn’t lie to me.”