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- JD Vance and Tim Walz will be dispatched across the Sun Belt headed into the general election.
- But so far, Walz has made the best impression among swing-state voters in the key region.
- The latest New York Times/Siena College polls showed Walz eclipsing Vance in favorability.
Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are both sons of the Midwest, whose respective selections as vice-presidential candidates were rooted in a desire to reach voters in the region.
But both parties hope their VP picks will also appeal to voters in the pivotal Sun Belt.