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Volunteers for the Walworth County Democrats fold pamphlets for canvassers ahead of this year's presidential election. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

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In battleground states, it's not just about winning — but also losing by less

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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, during the vice presidential debate on October 1. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz participate in a debate hosted by CBS News on Tuesday in New York. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance shake hands after the vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on Tuesday in New York City. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) participates in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on Oct. 1, 2024 in New York City. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Left: 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Aug. 6. Right: Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance speaks at a campaign rally at VFW Post 92 on Aug. 15 in New Kensington, Pa. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images; Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) speaks to reporters in the spin room after the CNN Presidential Debate in June 2024 in Atlanta, Ga. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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Left: Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance delivers remarks during a campaign rally on August 6 in Philadelphia. Right: Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at the Democratic National Convention on August 21 in Chicago. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images; Drew Hallowell/Getty Images hide caption

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Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance speaks to a crowd during a rally at the Berks County Fairgrounds on Sept. 21, in Leesport, Penn. Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images hide caption

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VANCE BACKGROUND

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Left: Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during the Republican National Convention in July. Right: Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a campaign rally at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in August. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Jae Hong/AP hide caption

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (left) and gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen engage in a gubernatorial debate at the Fitzgerald Theater on Oct. 28, 2022, in St. Paul.
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WALZ PAST DEBATE PREP

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Left: Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance of Ohio speaks at a campaign rally on July 30 in Reno, Nevada. Right: Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a campaign rally with his running mate, Vice President Harris, at the University of Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center on August 10 in Las Vegas. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, disembark from their campaign bus in Savannah, Ga., on Wednesday, as they travel across Georgia on a 2-day campaign bus tour. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Harris-Walz campaign hit local stops in the Sunbelt swing state of Georgia by bus

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Action 4 Liberty, a conservative group in the state, runs a stand at the Minnesota State Fair opposing Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Dana Ferguson/MPR hide caption

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MINNESOTA 'WEIRD'

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