GOP Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio definitely won the contest of who appeared more in command at the vice presidential debate with Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and it started before even before the event began.
First, the two men took the stage and shook hands.
Then, Vance left his podium area and went over to shake the hands of the CBS News moderators Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan.

Meanwhile, Walz stayed at his podium, cupping his hands to the front and awkwardly smiling.
Why he didn’t follow Vance’s example is not clear.

JD Vance is already at it. He left Tim Walz to be on stage by himself
Vance is playing chess😂 pic.twitter.com/BUaItp9KBl
— George (@BehizyTweets) October 2, 2024

From the initial question, Walz looked ill at ease.

Tim Walz is off to a ROUGH start …