*Originally published in 2020
Updated on September 30, 2024:

The first and only debate between the two vice presidential nominees, Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance, will occur on Tuesday, October 1, at 9 p.m. EST.

CBS will be hosting the VP Debate, which will be moderated by CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell and Face the Nation moderator and CBS News foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan. This will likely be the last debate before Election Day on November 5.

Now, regardless of which side of the aisle you fall on, our Ultimate 2024 VP Debate Drinking Game will get you through, well... whatever happens. So this is a great opportunity to get a little tipsy, right? Cheers!

The Ultimate 2024 Vice-Presidential Debate Drinking Game:

Disclaimer: Our Community Now does not support binge drinking or underage drinking. Please drink responsibly and know your limitations.

• Take a sip if ...
  • The candidates don't shake hands at the start of the debate
  • The candidates do shake hands at the start of the debate (*bonus sip if it's awkward AF)
  • Either candidate says "resilience" or "grit"
  • JD Vance says, "working class" or "civic decay"
  • Tim Walz says, "One Minnesota"
• Take two sips if ...
  
  • The moderators have to cut off/stop either candidate
  • Either candidate lobs a direct insult at the other
  • Either candidate says, "America first"
  • "Climate change" comes up
  • "Family values" comes up
  • JD Vance references his book Hillbilly Elegy
  • Tim Walz talks about his time as a teacher/football coach
• Finish your drink if ...
  
  • Either candidate interrupts the other
  • Either candidate wags his finger at his opponent while making a point
  • Either candidate calls for the other to be jailed
  • Either candidate forgets his talking points or stumbles over a response