We’re inching closer to knowing whether or not Ohio Senator (and Middletown native) J.D. Vance will win former President Donald Trump’s veepstakes.
Vance, who won his first Senate race against Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan in 2022, is rumored to be Trump’s VP frontrunner to take on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris this November, but others are still in the running. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is considered a close contender and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is also being considered.
All three VP hopefuls are gathering in Atlanta for Thursday’s Biden-Trump debate, hosted by CNN, but you aren’t likely to see them during the broadcast. The first in-person debate of the 2024 election will be held without a studio audience, an environment where Trump usually thrives. Interruptions will be further limited by muted microphones when the other candidate is speaking, according to CNN.
Vance, Burgum and Rubio have all been campaigning for Trump in recent months, with Vance and Burgum standing out as the most active of the three, and that matters.
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