Walz's lack of media exposure hurt him in debate, commentators admit: 'Out of practice'

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Several political commentators and critics linked Gov. Tim Walz's debate performance to an overall lack of media exposure following his vice presidential debate performance against Sen. JD Vance.

"I think the lack of interviews he has done with national media, with local media, it showed," CNN host Dana Bash, who interviewed Walz in August alongside Vice President Kamala Harris for their first interview since Harris became the nominee, said.

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."

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"Hate to say it but Walz would have benefitted from doing a few Sunday morning shows, as Vance has been," Financial Times associate editor