shyams, on 2024-October-16, 23:33, said:
1. What is evil about JD Vance except that he was picked to be the GOP VP candidate? He comes from a tough background (unless you disbelieve his story) & seems to have a non-extreme voting record. For what it's worth, he has been a big supporter of the FTC and Lina Khan. Sure, he comes from the Venture Capital / Pvt Equity sector which makes one wonder if he's a puppet of the multi-billionaires. Barring that one concern, he appears to be a run-of-the-mill politician.
If you already believe he is a vile human in the same mould as Trump, it is quite likely that you are being programmed by your media to gear up for him being GOP nominee in 2028 (I don't think he will be the one). And even if he's top of the ticket in '28, none of you are going to vote for Vance under any circumstances...
2. One can see Kamala Harris evolve & modify her policies in response to feedback etc. One can see her exploring new topic, appearing for more interviews, pushing back on criticisms, and trying hard to demonstrate that she will be a good President. In my personal opinion, she is coming across as more confident and more presidential.
She is working hard on her main job (trying to convince voters). Sure, some will remain dissuaded. So what?? Why blame voters weeks before the election and label them deplorables?
3. BTW, Steve Bannon is in jail. It may be a factor why the MAGA campaign is losing steam.
I am not prepared to write a lengthy evaluation of Vance When Trump chose him it was a while before I realized that he was the author of Hillbilly Elegy, a book I thought I would read but never got around to doing so. Probably I have a lot of company in this. WaPo gives a recent quote:
But let;s try this.
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"Did Donald Trump lose the election? Not by the words that I would use," he said in his most direct answer to the question yet. "But look, I really couldn't care less if you agree with me or disagree with me on this issue."
Yeah, it's WaPo but it does have quotation marks and I have seen the same quote elsewhere.
Try the second sentance. He could not care less. Four years after the last election Trump is still claiming that he won, Vance agrees, Vance couldn't care less as to what others think of this. Me, I think it's important. I think Trump might very well win but I have not abandoned all hope. But one thing I am sure of. If Trump loses, he will announce that the election was rigged and actually he won. That's certain. And it matters. It matters a lot. I care a great deal about whether Trump/Vance will or will not accept a loss. They won't. That's bad.
I realize that any Republican who says Biden actually won the election four years ago will be deemed a traitor. Too bad about that. This country has a serious problem. Vance is clear. he doesn't care.
Harris is a commie. Etc. Yeah, sure.