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The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz

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To produce The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz, the FRONTLINE team conducted more than 30 interviews with friends and colleagues of both vice presidential candidates, as well as with journalists and political analysts who have followed their careers. Select interview transcripts can be explored below. The collection is part of FRONTLINE’s Transparency Project, which makes our source material available to the public.

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The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz

FRONTLINE investigates the lives and views of Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz as they run for vice president.

Interviews for The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz were conducted by Gabrielle Schonder and edited for the web by Phil Bennett and Lauren Prestileo. The Transparency Project is produced by Lauren Prestileo.

Design and build for The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz by Dan Nolan and Anthony DeLorenzo. Copy editing by Julie Wolf. Additional assistance from Priyanka Boghani, Ambika Kandasamy and Refael Kubersky.

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The FRONTLINE Interviews

The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz

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