Republicans celebrated J.D. Vance’s crushing victory over Tim Walz in Tuesday’s debate with a flurry of hilarious memes. Meanwhile, Democrats and the liberal media went to work to spin Walz’s pathetic performance, branding his lies over Tiananmen Square as mere matters of misspeaking and recasting the fear seen in his eyes as “passion.”

In addition to their efforts to prop up Walz, the Left also sought to damage Vance’s winning performance — and particularly the positive connection he made with women over the course of the 90-minute debate.

Vance’s calm demeanor, respectful tone, and serious discussion of the bread-and-butter issues that worry all Americans, contrast sharply with the image women had been sold by the leftist press of a knuckle-dragging neanderthal. The Ohio senator lovingly bragging on his wife while discussing challenges she faces in balancing her career as a successful lawyer and mom to their three kids further warmed women to the Republican candidate.

But Democrats and the party’s unofficial press corps couldn’t have that — not with women being one of the only groups where the Harris-Walz ticket still has a net favorable rating. So, the Left quickly invented a narrative to attack Trump’s running mate, with MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace, soon after the debate ended, claiming Vance’s “worst moment” came when “he attempted to ‘mansplain’ over muted mics.”