When former President Donald Trump chose Sen. J.D. Vance (R‑OH) as his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris was quick to challenge Vance to a debate.
In her congratulatory voicemail, Harris urged Vance to accept a debate on CBS News on either July 23 (since passed) or Aug. 13.
“Vice President Harris is prepared to debate J.D. Vance,” Biden campaign spokesman T.J. Ducklo told reporters during the Republican convention on the day the pick was announced. “We have accepted the proposal from CBS News — I think as folks are aware — to participate in that debate, and we feel very good.”
Nobody expects Harris to debate Vance on Aug. 13. That gauntlet was thrown down by the then Biden-Harris campaign trying to project normalcy amid a Democratic revolt. The race has since changed and Harris is now the Democratic presidential nominee. For her, it’s a debate with Trump or bust.
The Trump campa …