Vice presidential nominees Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) had one responsibility during their first and only debate and possibly the last head-to-head of the 2024 election.

That responsibility was to “do no harm” to Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump one month before voters cast their final ballots when the two presidential nominees are within the margin of error nationally and the cycle’s seven battleground states.