On Saturday, CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil sat down with Vice President J.D. Vance ahead of the midterm elections to answer Michigan voters’ questions on the economy, culture, and the Iran conflict. Prepared to relieve swing voters from their hesitations on Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R), Dokoupil happily slid in his own attacks between voter questions in an attempt to dismantle Vance’s arguments. Even Mediaite’s article on the town hall was pleased with the host’s interruptions.
When asked about the hike in gas prices by a two-time Trump voter, the Michigander wondered why he shouldn’t vote for Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed over Mike Rogers. Vance continued to answer honestly, even quoting gas prices as “too high right now.”
Due to the crisis in the Middle East, Vance laid out the reality of the Strait of Hormuz, and how, “if we left and let the Iranians control shipping out of the Strait of Hormuz, what that would mean is you would pay a lot more for gasoline.”
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