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Vice presidential debates don’t usually matter much, but this one might. It’s probably the last chance for a one-on-one matchup between the two parties’ tickets in a very close race.
Abortion is the ever-present health care issue in this race, and it offers a stark contrast between the two parties. But there’s a long list of other health care topics that could come up in the debate between Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz, my colleague John Wilkerson notes.
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