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Talking about JD Vance, he said

And I gotta tell you, I can't wait to debate the guy.

That is, if he's willing to get off the couch and show up.

...See what I did there?

The rest of his speech is worth a watch, to see just how good of a pick he really was.

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[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It's sort of baffling why he picked Vance - what exactly does he bring to the table? All the polling I've seen suggest Republicans don't really like him, and that's been Trump's game to just get his supporters more excited...

Pence made sense, because he brought a segment that Trump has no connection to

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Because Trump is a narcissist and needs to pick someone who doesn't overshadow himself in any way and will be subservient to his every whim.

There's not many options after those criteria.

[–] Buttons@programming.dev 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's funny because JD Vance is overshadowing Trump. I see more talk about JD Vance than I do about Trump.

Trump needs the hate and attention, his supporters like him because he is counter-culture. Trump is their guy in the fight. If that stops then Trump becomes just an old rich white guy. This is why Trump plays the victim card every speech and talks about all the attacks he's constantly suffering.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago

overshadow

Well...

[–] zhunk@beehaw.org 5 points 4 months ago

Hubris. They were up in the polls at the time and didn't think they needed to expand their appeal, so they caved and took Thiel's guy.

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago

he was energizing when he was first announced, and he was viewed as an effective "messenger" in the same way that Walz is. Clearly the Trump & Co skimped on vetting JD ahead of time, though.