Our expectations were pretty low when Alex Christy listed 30 questions the CBS moderators should ask Tim Walz and J.D. Vance. But they asked none of our suggested questions. The topics came up between the candidates, but no questions.
The closest they came was on the national debt, a topic usually too boring for network TV to consider. Alex suggested: “Since the last debate it was reported that interest payments on the debt topped $1 trillion per year for the first time. How do you and Harris plan to tackle the national debt without serious spending reforms?”
They did ask both candidates about their proposals “ballooning” the deficit. Norah O’Donnell asked Walz: “The Wharton School says your proposals will increase the nation’s deficit by $1.2 trillion. How would you pay for that without ballooning the deficit?”
And then O’Donnell turned to Vance:…
