US Presidential Election 2024 - Trump vs Biden 2 - Vote Hard with a Vengence

[dimsum]

This puts to bed the notion that Trump only appoints sycophants. Appears he is willing to work across differences.

He was a critic until 2022, then became pro-Trump.

CNN previously reported that Vance liked tweets in 2016 and 2017 that harshly criticized Trump and his policies — including one speculating that Vance could serve in a Hillary Clinton administration.

But he earned Trump’s endorsement in the 2022 Ohio Republican Senate primary after a concerted yearlong effort by Vance to embrace a new image as a leading MAGA proponent, courting the former president at meetings in Mar-a-Lago and through appearances on Fox News.

In a display of loyalty, Vance was one of several potential running mates and Republican lawmakers to stand by Trump’s side at a New York courthouse during his criminal hush money trial.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/15/politics/trump-vp-pick-jd-vance/index.html

 

[OldSolduer]

No, certainly. I don’t think VP choice has a great impact.

Generally it doesn’t. George HW Bush had Dan Quayle who was IMO about as bland as you could get- he was schooled in a debate by a high profile Dem with these words:

“You’re no Jack Kennedy”

 

[dimsum]

Can’t remember if it was in the Trump shooting thread, but this was the new GOP VP pick’s remarks on social media after the incident:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1812280973628965109

 

[Brad Sallows]

Can’t remember if it was in the Trump shooting thread, but this was the new GOP VP pick’s remarks on social media after the incident:

Difficult to fault. The central premise of the Democrats message IS basically that Trump is an authoritarian fascist who has to be stopped. Some may not agree that justifies "at any cost". But it's foolish to argue that democracy is at risk of ending, and then start cavilling about how far you're prepared to go to prevent that.