Enthusiastic Republicans eager for J.D. Vance VP debate with Kamala Harris, but they could be in for a big surprise

Republicans celebrating erstwhile President Donald Trump's determination to prime Sen. J.D. Vance arsenic a moving mate, are eagerly anticipating a statement betwixt nan Ohio Senator and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Vance will formally judge his information arsenic Trump's moving mate Wednesday evening astatine nan Republican National Convention successful Milwaukee.   

Harris and Vance said connected nan telephone connected Tuesday aft nan vice president's first effort to interaction her caller rival connected Monday went to sound mail.

The telephone was cordial, according to reports, and some candidates agreed to a debate.

But that is only nan first measurement successful a group of negotiations of specifications that person have yet to beryllium confirmed.

Both campaigns agreed successful May to a projected statement hosted by CBS for either July 23 aliases August 13. At nan time, Trump besides projected a vice statesmanlike statement connected Fox News. 

The Biden run Wednesday besides floated August 12 arsenic an further day for a statement pinch Vance.

Representatives of some nan Biden run and nan Trump run did not return DailyMail.com requests for remark astir mounting a statement date.

In nan meantime, energized Republicans are previewing a statement matchup wherever they expect Vance to easy hit nan vice president.

'He's going to do very very well, I've served pinch some of them,' Sen. Steve Gaines (R-MT)  told DailyMail.com astatine nan convention. 'I'd beryllium concerned if I'm Kamala Harris facing J.D. Vance.'

Conservative Political Action Conference Chairman Matt Schlapp besides dismissed Harris arsenic a threat to Vance.

'Kamala seems for illustration a debased accusation vice president to maine truthful I deliberation we're gonna do okay,' he said to DailyMail.com. 

Schlapp recalled that arsenic a senator, Harris was 'formidable' during nan confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, but that arsenic vice president she had not performed well.

'Ever since that moment, she conscionable seemed stupid,' he said. 'So I don't want to beryllium overconfident, but it's not making maine sweat.'

Rep. Byron Donalds told DailyMail.com that nan prospects for Harris were 'not good,' for nan vice president, because 'J.D. is knows really to debate, he's talented.'

Former Republican campaigner Vivek Ramaswamy said that Vance would easy triumph a statement pinch Harris during an question and reply astatine nan convention.

But Ramaswamy near unfastened nan anticipation of whether Harris would moreover still beryllium moving for vice president astatine that constituent successful nan campaign.

Harris, he noted, could conceivably beryllium moving for president arsenic a replacement for Biden.

'I deliberation it will be, if it's Kamala Harris, I deliberation that JD will mop nan level but we will spot if it's Kamala Harris aliases not,' Ramaswamy told Sky News.

Vance, who is 20 years younger than Harris and has only been a legislator for a twelvemonth has little governmental acquisition than Harris, who Republicans often disregard arsenic a lightweight pinch small governmental experience.

But Harris friends are not dismissing his statement abilities.

On CNN successful June, erstwhile communications head for Harris Ashley Etienne warned nan Harris run not to underestimate Vance, calling him nan 'greatest threat.'

'I mean, he’s an unthinkable debater,' she said, adding, 'I deliberation he’s conscionable sewage a value astir him wherever he’s ace smart and crisp and quick-witted.'

Harris supporters constituent to her celebrated statement infinitesimal during nan 2020 statesmanlike superior wherever she challenged then-Vice President Joe Biden connected group issues, sending him into a spiral that threatened to harm his campaign.

They besides constituent to Harris' matchup pinch Mike Pence, arguing she was winning nan statement pinch nan Indiana politician until a alert landed connected his caput and stayed location for complete 2 minutes while he was speaking and making it nan astir memorable constituent of nan night.

But Harris struggled to respond to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's ferocious onslaught connected her rule enforcement grounds during nan 2020 statesmanlike debate, a clip that delights Trump supporters.

Trump supporters person agelong judge Harris to beryllium incompetent, arsenic clips of her 'word salad' moments from her first fewer years arsenic vice president person gone viral online.

Democrats relish nan opportunity during nan statement to onslaught Vance connected captious run issues for illustration abortion and migration to overgarment him arsenic a vulnerable radical.  

But Vance successfully navigated those issues during his legislature debates. 

Vance successfully made a thoughtful lawsuit to voters passim nan zany Republican Senate superior debates successful Ohio, emerging arsenic nan victor successful 2022.

Despite his grounds of criticizing Trump, Vance conceded he was incorrect astir nan president and voted for him.

'All of america opportunity stupid things, and I hap to opportunity stupid things very publicly,' he said during a March 2022 statement pinch his Republican rivals, who were much fervent supporters of nan president.

Fans of Vance point to clips of him speaking astir nan pro-life rumor successful a compassionate measurement that resonated during his Senate statement pinch his Democratic rival Rep. Tim Ryan, who tried to represent him arsenic a vulnerable extremist MAGA Republican.

At nan time, Ryan pointed to his comments connected nan 'great replacement theory' connected immigration, accusing him of being a racist aliases moreover 'white nationalist.'

Vance, whose woman is nan kid of Indian immigrants, has many times dismissed those accusations arsenic 'disgusting,' arsenic he is nan begetter of 'biracial children.' 

He accused Ryan of prompting 'scumbags' online to onslaught his family. 

'We are sick of it,' he said referring to his family successful a 2022 statement pinch Ryan. 'You tin judge successful a separator without being racist.'