While the Walz-Vance debate, which was noted for being a relatively civil affair, was viewed by almost 25 percent less people than its predecessor, the Harris-Pence debate was also the second-most watched VP debate since Nielsen began keeping records.

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"If you've got all these great ideas, I've got a message: Why don't you try it right now?" Vance told a crowd of about 200 people at Visioneering, an aerospace manufacturing company in Oakland County.