Vice Presidential possibilities for 2024

Veepstakes Citations: KNTV ABC-13-TV Las Vegas, "We asked Tim Walz questions on the issues that matter most to Southern Nevadans," by Steve Sebelius, Oct 27, 2024, (Link) CNN State of the Union, "Interview With Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH)," October 27, 2024, (Link) NBC Meet the Press, "Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance (R-Ohio)," October 27, 2024, (Link) CBS Face The Nation, "GOP vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, Republican of Ohio," October 27, 2024, (Link) Ballotpedia Candidate Connection: "Tim Walz: Biography", (Link) & "JD Vance: Biography", downloaded 9/9/24, (Link) Associated Press News, "JD Vance says he laments that school shootings are a 'fact of life' and calls for better security," by Jonathan J. Cooper, September 5, 2024, (Link) iVoterGuide Candidate Profile: "JD Vance: OH Senate for election year 2022", downloaded Sept. 2024, (Link) Guides.vote: "Tim Walz vs. JD Vance: candidate survey on 2024 Vice Presidential race", downloaded Sept. 2024, (Link) CNN transcript, joint interview of Gov. Tim Walz and Vice President Kamala Harris, by Dana Bash, August 29, 2024, (Link) 2024_Veepstakes, "NORML Smoke the Vote" (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), downloaded Aug. 16, 2024, JD Vance, (Link) vs. Tim Walz, (Link) Magnolia (MS) Tribune, "Mind Your Own Damn Business," by Russ Latino, August 11, 2024, (Link) Los Angeles Times, "At O.C. event, JD Vance said divorces after unhappy, 'even violent' marriages 'didn't work out for the kids'," by Laura J. Nelson, Aug. 9, 2024, (Link) The Anchorage Daily News, "Why 'stolen valor' political fights are so intense--and misplaced in the cases of Walz and Vance," by Clarence Page, August 12, 2024, (Link) The Guardian (UK), "Democrats' VP pick Tim Walz welcomed as climate champion by green advocates," by Dharna Noor and Oliver Milman, 7 Aug 2024, (Link) The Nation magazine, "J.D. Vance Is on a Stalker Tour of Swing States," by Joan Walsh, Aug. 7, 2024, (Link) Slate.com, "Tim Walz Wasn't Just the Safe Pick. He Earned It," by Jim Newell, Aug 06, 2024, (Link) Associated Press, "Five things to know about Tim Walz," By Steve Karnowski And John Hanna, August 6, 2024, (Link) National Catholic Register, "Minnesota Catholics React to Walz as Harris' VP Choice," Jonathan Liedl, August 6, 2024, (Link) Religion News Service, "Five faith facts about Harris pick Tim Walz, a 'Minnesota Lutheran' Dad," by Jack Jenkins, August 6, 2024, (Link) The Jewish Daily Forward, "What Tim Walz VP pick means for American Jews and Israel," by Jacob Kornbluh, August 6, 2024, (Link) Business Insider, "Where Gov. Tim Walz stands on Israel, Gaza, and pro-Palestinian protests," by Bryan Metzger Aug 6, 2024, (Link) MSNBC Rachel Maddow Show, "Targeting Tim Walz, Team Trump flunks a test of self-awareness," by Steve Benen, Aug. 6, 2024, (Link) Politico.com, "55 Things to Know About Tim Walz, Kamala Harris' Pick for VP", by Anusha Mathur, Aug. 6, 2024, (Link) Fox News, "I served with Tim Walz as a Republican in the House. He'll be a good vice president," by Rep. Charles K. Djou (R-HI), August 6, 2024, (Link) Jacobin magazine, "Tim Walz, the Progressive's Moderate, Is the Obvious VP Choice," by Branko Marcetic, 08.03.2024, (Link) CNN State of the Union July 28, 2024 "Interview With Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN)," (Link) Newsweek magazine, "JD Vance Vice President: What He's Said About Social Security," by Omar Mohammed, Jul 15, 2024, (Link) South China Morning Post, "Where would Trump's running mate J.D. Vance stand on the big China issues?," by Kawala Xie and Orange Wang, 16 Jul 2024, (Link) The Marshall Project, "What We Know From Sen. J.D. Vance's Legislative Action on Criminal Justice Issues," by Doug Livingtson, 07.17.2024, (Link) Common Dreams e-zine, "'A Corporate CEO's Dream': Labor Unions Blast Trump-Vance Ticket," by Jake Johnson, Jul 16, 2024, (Link) Environment & Energy News, "How J.D. Vance stacks up on energy, environment issues," by Timothy Cama, 07/15/2024, (Link) NBC News, "JD Vance faces criticism from advocates for his 'cruel' record on LGBTQ issues," by Jo Yurcaba, July 16, 2024, (Link) Cleveland Plain-Dealer, "Has JD Vance reversed his abortion stance to match the state he represents or for rank opportunism in fealty to Trump?," by Laura Johnston, Jul. 11, 2024, (Link) CNN State of the Union July 7, 2024, "One- On-One With Potential Trump VP Sen. Marco Rubio," (Link) Meet the Press, interview June 30, 2024 "Gov. Doug Burgum (R-N.D.)," (Link) Face the Nation, interview June 30: "Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio," (Link) Meet the Press, interview June 23, 2024 "Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.)," (Link) CNN State of the Union June 23, 2024: "Interview With Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND)," (Link) 'Fox News Sunday' transcript June 16, 2024: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum" (Link) Face the Nation, interview June 2: "North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum," (Link) Face the Nation, interview May 26: "Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg," (Link) CNN State of the Union May 26, 2024: "Interview With Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)," (Link) Face the Nation, interview May 19 2025: "Sen. J.D. Vance, Republican of Ohio," (Link) Cincinnati Enquirer, "Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance's worldview shaped in his youth," by Dan Sewell, May 15 2024, (Link) Cleveland Plain-Dealer, "Why is Ohio's U.S. Senator, JD Vance, sitting in the New York courtroom for Donald Trump's trial?," by Laura Johnston, May. 14, 2024, (Link) CNN State of the Union May 12, 2024: "Interview With Sen. J.D. Vance (R- OH)," (Link) Meet the Press, interview May 5, 2024 "Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.)," (Link) Face the Nation, interview April 21: "Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro," (Link) Face the Nation, interview April 14: "Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona," (Link) This Week with George Stephanopoulos, "Transcript 3-24-24: Vice President Kamala Harris," (Link) This Week with George Stephanopoulos, "Transcript February 18, 2024: Gov. Josh Shapiro," (Link) Face the Nation, interview Jan. 28 2024: "Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia," (Link) Meet the Press, interview January 14, 2024: "Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.)," (Link) People's World, "Minnesota Miracle: State legislature passes 'avalanche' of progressive and pro-labor laws," by John Bachtell, June 14, 2023, (Link) Duluth News Tribune, "Sen. Smith, medical professionals say governor's race will determine future of health care for women," by Matthew Stolle, November 03, 2022, (Link) MPR News (Minnesota Public Radio), "Walz, Jensen clash in final debate before Election Day," by Dana Ferguson, October 28, 2022, (Link) MinnPost.com, "Walz, Jensen share stage at Farmfest, spar over pandemic and more," by Peter Callaghan, 08/04/2022, (Link) BBC news, "JD Vance: Can Trump's 'hillbilly' win the Senate?," by Alix Kroeger, 3 May 2022, (Link) MPR News (Minnesota Public Radio), "Gov. Walz makes it official: He's running for a second term," October 19, 2021, (Link) Business Insider magazine, "'Hillbilly Elegy' author JD Vance is running for Senate as a savior of the Rust Belt," by Adam Wren and Meghan Morris, Aug 29, 2021, (Link) Cleveland Plain-Dealer, "J.D. Vance used to admonish Donald Trump's 'xenophobic' appeals to voters," by Andrew J. Tobias, July 18, 2021, (Link) The American Conservative, "Trump: Tribune Of Poor White People," (JD Vance interview), by Rod Dreher, Jul 22, 2016, (Link) The Atlantic magazine, "Opioid of the Masses," by J.D. Vance, July 4, 2016, (Link)

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     JD Vance: People don't want blanket abortion bans; exceptions ok.     Mark Kelly: Get rid of the filibuster to support abortion rights.     Tim Scott: A state's rights issue on the right; extremism on the left.     JD Vance: Preserve access to Mifepristone medication abortion .     JD Vance: As pro-life as anyone, but supports abortion pills .

Budget & Economy     Doug Burgum: The American dream is being killed by high interest rates.     Tim Walz: Served on Committees on Banking & Financial Institutions.

Civil Rights     JD Vance: Cultural isolation makes whites susceptible to xenophobia.     JD Vance: Criminalize gender-affirming care of a minor.     JD Vance: Passport Sanity Act: There are only two genders.

Corporations     JD Vance: Deregulation doesn't address economic & social crisis.     JD Vance: 2017: Founded venture-capital firm to help Midwest startups.     Doug Burgum: Allow mergers to be able to compete on a global level.     JD Vance: ESG is a massive racket at the expense of workers.

Crime     Mike Pence: I've never called what happened on January 6 an insurrection.     JD Vance: Back the Blue: protect police; don't reform police.

Drugs     JD Vance: Rated C by NORML: "Not a fan" of recreational marijuana.     Josh Shapiro: Understand that drug addiction is a disease, not a crime.     Tim Walz: Scored A by NORML: "Prohibiting cannabis hasn't worked".     JD Vance: Prescription "hillbilly heroin" was invited, not invaded .     JD Vance: 2017: Founded non-profit to fight the opioid epidemic .

Education     JD Vance: Some schools are unfairly funded, but deal with moral issues.     JD Vance: Needs to be a political solution to problem of universities.     Mark Kelly: Peaceful protest okay but students should not be intimidated.     Tim Scott: Federal funding for colleges is a privilege, not a right.     Tim Scott: Halting growth of charter schools leads to segregation.     Tim Scott: Support eliminating antisemitism from college campuses .     JD Vance: Restrict campus protests and encampments.

Energy & Oil     JD Vance: Scrap federal tax credits for Electric Vehicles .     JD Vance: Europe has become weaker pursuing a green energy agenda.     Josh Shapiro: Climate change is real and we have to address it.     Doug Burgum: The climate extremists want to shut down our power grid.     Pete Buttigieg: The EV revolution will happen with or without us.     JD Vance: Drive American: Chinese-made EVs don't solve climate crisis.     Tim Walz: Supports nuclear power as part of clean energy plan.

Environment     JD Vance: Environmental justice is an excuse to offshore American jobs.     Doug Burgum: The environmental restrictions are hurting this country.

Families & Children     JD Vance: I'll stop saying "groomers" when they stop sexualizing kids.     JD Vance: Oppose Respect for Marriage Act: no same-sex marriage.     JD Vance: Universal daycare is class war against normal people.     JD Vance: Sarcastic "childless cat lady" means "anti-family" .     JD Vance: Childless Americans in leadership class are more sociopathic.     JD Vance: Fatherhood transforms men from "driftless" to "grounded".     JD Vance: 2021: Go to war against the anti-child ideology.     JD Vance: Easier divorce did not reduce violence in marriages.     JD Vance: Marriage is "'til death do us part," even if violent.     JD Vance: School shootings are a fact of life: harden security.     Tim Walz: My wife and I used IUI, not IVF.

Foreign Policy     JD Vance: Pivot US policy to China and away from Europe.     JD Vance: Let Israel prosecute this war the way they see fit.     Mark Kelly: Iran, Ukraine, China: this is all connected.     Tim Walz: Gaza is horrific situation and Hamas is not a good actor.     Mark Kelly: Israel has right to defend itself, but has made mistakes.     Mike Pence: We will stand with Israel today and tomorrow and every day.     JD Vance: Putin is a bad guy, but there's no Domino Theory in Europe.     JD Vance: Address successive failures of Bush/Obama foreign policy.     Kamala Harris: Israelis & Palestinians both entitled to security & dignity.     JD Vance: Just because we don't like Putin doesn't mean we can't talk.     JD Vance: Withdrawing US military from Mideast sends wrong message.

Free Trade     JD Vance: We are pushing other nations into the arms of the Chinese.     Doug Burgum: If you tariff our stuff, we're going to tariff yours.     Kristi Noem: We've never been treated fairly by China on trade.

Government Reform     JD Vance: We know the president has to have immunity to do his job.     Doug Burgum: We're pro-energy meaning pro- innovation, not pro-regulation.     Doug Burgum: I've been under the Biden dictatorship with all the rules.     Doug Burgum: I'm not going to comment on an election before it happens.     Kristi Noem: I've been on defense fighting regulations and rules.     Tim Scott: I expect election to be fair and Trump to be elected.

Homeland Security     Tim Walz: 2011-18: served on Veterans and Armed Services Committee.     JD Vance: Facilitate peace in Russia-Ukraine, instead of US support.     JD Vance: Don't fight for abstractions; fight for people's homes.     Tim Walz: I carried weapons of war, but not weapons in war.     Tim Walz: Accused of "stolen valor" for retiring early after 24 years.

Immigration     Kamala Harris: We have a broken immigration system and we need to fix it.     Tim Walz: We need to have comprehensive immigration reform.     Doug Burgum: Can't have national security unless we have border security.

Jobs     JD Vance: Opposed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.     JD Vance: Railway Safety Act: Reasonable regulation to enhance safety.     JD Vance: Put more people to work by rebuilding our industrial base.

Principles & Values     Josh Shapiro: When Pennsylvanians go to the polls, they vote for freedom.     Tim Walz: Trump's weirdness is simply what we're observing.     Tim Scott: Trump's felony convictions drive Republican support.     Tim Walz: Born and raised in Nebraska; college and career in Minnesota.     Tim Walz: Born and raised in Ohio; college in Ohio and Yale.     JD Vance: Attended Trump hush money trial in NYC.     JD Vance: Trump is cultural heroin: you feel better for a little bit.     JD Vance: Recruited to run for Senate by GOP Tech billionaires.     JD Vance: Teflon Don: Trump's "blunders" are relatable and refreshing.     JD Vance: I love, and am terrified of, Donald Trump.     Tim Walz: If you don't like my choices, mind your own damn business.     Tim Walz: DNC: "Outed" as Indian and a "good dosa cook".     JD Vance: People have gotten rich and powerful off of American decline.     JD Vance: No inconsistency in loyalty to Constitution and to Trump.

Social Security     JD Vance: Get more people in labor force, to bolster Social Security.     JD Vance: No cuts; privatizing social security is a bad idea.     JD Vance: Problems with the trust fund may be overstated.

Technology     Kamala Harris: Don't ban TikTok, but national security concerns with owner.     JD Vance: Chips from Taiwan power the modern economy.

War & Peace     Mark Kelly: Supported Israel against Iran; don't let this escalate.     Elise Stefanik: No equivocation: precision-guided munitions in Israel aid.     Elise Stefanik: Hamas uses civilian shields; Israel respects human rights.     JD Vance: Iraq War was ill-advised years-long overseas entanglement.     JD Vance: I saw when I went to Iraq that I had been lied to.     JD Vance: Trump said "no" when a lot of them wanted a ridiculous war.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Doug Burgum North Dakota 2024 Presidential contender; Republican ND Governor Elise Stefanik Republican House Member U.S. Rep New York-21 JD Vance Ohio Republican Vice Presidential nominee Josh Shapiro Pennsylvania Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Kamala Harris California Democratic nominee;Vice President; former California Senator Kristi Noem South Dakota Republican Mark Kelly Democratic Jr Senator Arizona Mike Pence Indiana Former Republican Vice President (withdrew Oct.2023) Pete Buttigieg Indiana DOT Secretary Tim Scott South Carolina Republican presidential challenger; SC Senator Tim Walz Minnesota DFL Governor & V.P. nominee