Why VP debates aren't all that important

We've all been there: It's a hot summer day, and you roll up to your local ice-cream shop for two scoops of double fudge chocolate chip. But alas — today, they're all out, and all they have left is vanilla. You're not exactly happy about it, but you order a scoop of it anyway, because, hey, some ice cream is better than no ice cream.

That's basically the situation we're in with debates. Barring a last-minute change of heart, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have debated for the last time this year, leaving only one major event on the campaign calendar: Tuesday's vice presidential debate between Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.