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Palin was pushed on McCain, who didn’t want her. She was stupid — and still is — but Vance is more dangerous.

 

I don’t think he is getting much - if any - money off that crap. I think the vast majority of it is unlicensed knockoffs.

 

From everything I've seen, things get VERY dicey if they don't land Pennsyltucky, uh, Pennsylvania. The CNN map indicates it turns 238-225 in Trump's favor if PA turns red.

 

Because it seems like Vance is talking to CNN every other day. Has Walz done a sitdown with anyone yet?

 

He did the joint one with Harris, and he made the cable rounds the night of the debate. I haven't seen others with a major outlet.

Though, especially for VP, just doing small, local media interviews might be a good strategy. Nobody votes for VP, but then can be a ticket drag (See Palin, Vance).

 

I'll believe Vance is a "drag" when I see it.

Right now "Trump/Vance" is doing better across the board than "Trump/Pence" was on Sept. 18, 2020.

 

Yes.

 

With the caveat that popular doesn’t decide the election, yadda yadda…

In 2916, Donald Trump got 46.1 percent of the vote. In 2020 he got 46.8 percent (while Biden came in roughly three points above where Hillary Clinton did.)

As of this afternoon, 538 shows him with 45.2 percent. So he’ll grow some from that but generally he’s got the same base as before. Harris’ job is to turn soft voters and persuadable voters into actual ballots.

We vote, we win.

 

Exactly my feelings. I saw a McCain interview maybe 3 years before and thought that was somebody I could definitely vote for if he decided to run. I was happy he did. And I was with him up until the Palin decision. I felt that was his undoing.

 

buy the ticket, take the ride