The realistic prospect of Harris or the awful Gov. Whitmer as the candidate might suggest that Trump should take as his VP Rep. Elise Stefanik. Trump is weak with women to start with, and Stefanik (while not the best (that would be Cotton or Youngkin)) is really smart, solidly conservative, and quick on her feet. I met her at a lunch about a month ago and was quite impressed.
I loathe identity politics, and I understand the VP selections normally barely move the needle, but it could well turn out to be the case that we need every last vote.
Thank you for this. My immediate reaction after the debate was that the upshot might well be big trouble for Trump. No matter how the Democrats look now, if they act quickly they -- and their useful dunces in the media -- will have several months to message the electorate away from the staggering dishonesty in their portrayal of the Biden presidency over the last few years, and then it will be:
Somebody, probably Harris, they will have had all that time to build up into a mature, sensible statesperson,
versus
Donald J. Trump, who will still be Donald J. Trump, and has shown signs of becoming even Trumpier since the Democrats contrived to hand him the nomination. Whatever you say about him the man will not rest on a lead.
One disagrees with Bill Otis at one's peril, but hard no on Elise Stefanik. We're seeing the death of DEI all over the place, and unless she's a whole lot more impressive than she appears -- yes, appearance means a lot in the Kardashian Century -- he'd be far better off with Rubio. Heck, even The Kackler is said to be pondering white guys as a potential running mate.
I think Harris' shortcomings would surface in short order. In 2020 she opened with a splash in California, seemed to have a lot of wind and a dominant state at her back, but flamed our before Iowa. I think it's probably true she would do better than other alternatives to Biden, but I don't think current polls capture her weaknesses. Jim Dueholm
The realistic prospect of Harris or the awful Gov. Whitmer as the candidate might suggest that Trump should take as his VP Rep. Elise Stefanik. Trump is weak with women to start with, and Stefanik (while not the best (that would be Cotton or Youngkin)) is really smart, solidly conservative, and quick on her feet. I met her at a lunch about a month ago and was quite impressed.
I loathe identity politics, and I understand the VP selections normally barely move the needle, but it could well turn out to be the case that we need every last vote.
Thank you for this. My immediate reaction after the debate was that the upshot might well be big trouble for Trump. No matter how the Democrats look now, if they act quickly they -- and their useful dunces in the media -- will have several months to message the electorate away from the staggering dishonesty in their portrayal of the Biden presidency over the last few years, and then it will be:
Somebody, probably Harris, they will have had all that time to build up into a mature, sensible statesperson,
versus
Donald J. Trump, who will still be Donald J. Trump, and has shown signs of becoming even Trumpier since the Democrats contrived to hand him the nomination. Whatever you say about him the man will not rest on a lead.
One disagrees with Bill Otis at one's peril, but hard no on Elise Stefanik. We're seeing the death of DEI all over the place, and unless she's a whole lot more impressive than she appears -- yes, appearance means a lot in the Kardashian Century -- he'd be far better off with Rubio. Heck, even The Kackler is said to be pondering white guys as a potential running mate.
I think Harris' shortcomings would surface in short order. In 2020 she opened with a splash in California, seemed to have a lot of wind and a dominant state at her back, but flamed our before Iowa. I think it's probably true she would do better than other alternatives to Biden, but I don't think current polls capture her weaknesses. Jim Dueholm