Walz's lack of media exposure hurt him in debate, commentators admit: 'Out of practice'
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Multiple media hosts and pundits linked Gov. Tim Walz's debate performance to his lack of media exposure following his showdown with Sen. JD Vance on Tuesday.
Hanna Panreck is an associate editor at Fox News.
Former President Trump and Vance have done at least 61 interviews since the Harris-Walz ticket was formed, compared to 23 non-scripted interviews for the Democratic presidential ticket thus far.
"I think that Walz did seem unsteady," ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl said after the debate. "And frankly, what I saw is somebody who has not faced questions on a national stage since he became the Democratic nominee. He was simply out of practice. I mean, I don't know why they've done it, but they've kept him out of the limelight. They've kept him away from reporters. They haven't had him do any interviews. And he was clearly unsteady through much of that debate. In contrast, JD Vance was very smooth."