Tim Walz and JD Vance Agree to Vice-Presidential Debate

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Senator JD Vance of Ohio have agreed to participate in at least one vice-presidential debate this fall, with both candidates accepting an invitation from CBS News to face off on Oct. 1.

The network announced Wednesday on the social media platform X that it had offered Mr. Walz and Mr. Vance, the running mates of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump, four potential dates: Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.

“See you on October 1, JD,” Mr. Walz wrote in response. The Harris campaign confirmed that it had accepted the network’s invitation for that day.

On Thursday, Mr. Vance said he had accepted the Oct. 1 invitation, as well.

He also said he was willing to have a second, earlier debate on Sept. 18, a date offered by CNN. “The American people deserve as many debates as possible,” Mr. Vance said in a post on X.

The Harris-Walz campaign indicated in a statement that it would not accept an additional vice-presidential date. “The debate about debates is over,” Michael Tyler, a spokesman for the campaign, said in a statement. “Donald Trump’s campaign accepted our proposal for three debates — two presidential and a vice-presidential debate.”

It is normal, historically, for vice-presidential candidates to have only one debate.

Mr. Vance previously shied away from committing to a date. He said after Ms. Harris announced Mr. Walz as her running mate that he wanted to wait until Mr. Walz was officially nominated. (While that traditionally happens at the party convention, Ms. Harris and Mr. Walz were nominated through an online voting process early this month.) And on Wednesday night, he said his decision on the CBS debate would depend on the format and rules, telling Fox News: