200 million raised in less than a week. 

 I tuned in to one of his rallies yesterday. Would've watched for 20 minutes or so to hear what's up. He spoke for ten minutes about his golf game and how smart he is because he is great at golf. Last thing I wanted to hear about plans for the Country so went back to doing yardwork. 

I wouldn’t say nobody likes Vance. His “Hillbilly Elegy” is one of the most streamed movies on Netflix. It shines a positive light on him as a human struggling with issues. He is a veteran with a Yale law degree. He was admitted through good grades at a state school, not legacy admitted. The vet portion is huge to many and honestly, I would support amending the Constitution to have this as a requirement to be Commander in Chief. The non-legacy Yale degree, I am sure resonates with many intellectuals that worked hard and earned high level degrees (suburban moderate) and not born into money and given Ivy League degrees like many politicians and other 1%ers. If it were Vance vs Biden, I’d have Vance signs in my front yard, regardless of the nonsense cat lady comments he made.

That said, some of his statements are clearly far right social conservative, borderline crazy person. Which is sort of excepted of the movement. Not sure if he even believes in that nonsense or just says it to rile up the base? Not likely playing well with the independent vote though?

To me, inflation is the issue that will decide things. Each side has about 38% of voters tied into their side, with about 25% remaining moderate independent. These are mostly higher educated suburbanites that will really look at each sides arguments and determine which is more factual. They aren’t going to be swayed by the simple party chants of complex issues. Those with the best logical fact driven argument will get more of that 25% slice of the pie. There are other issues like the border or abortion, but I don’t think there is anything that hits the suburban soccer mom type (or football dad, baseball uncle, etc) more than the cost of groceries and other daily costs that have changed the life they envisioned for their families. Is their pay rebounding to the new normal economy? Do they see things getting better or worse? I think most WILL/HAVE looked the other way on issues like border, abortion, access for all to health insurance, environment and other that may be “important” to them, to secure the way of living they feel they deserve.

With someone actually capable of making that debate on the Dems side along with “do you guys remember what happened 4 years ago when Trump lost” and able to add other issues like abortion, I see this as a landslide. But need to address inflation as top priority. If she is unable to make that debate and economist line up saying Dem policy was the driving factor of inflation, I don’t think any other issues will matter and will be an extremely close Trump win. I can’t see him ever getting enough independent support for a landslide victory. Even with the corpse still in, I’d bet popular vote would still go Biden.

LMAO...bunch of liberal self talk on here over the weekend. Do any of yinz go outside and touch grass? Must be a miserable life talking Trump and politics on weekends. 

crappiefisher
 
 Heading back out now to finish wackin' the yard at home and get some more exercise. This long weekend ain't made up as I thought.
  

You are retired. It should say fishin then wackin. And not the yard…

 Don't worry 'bout me Pork 
 

The box checking  and TDS bounce Harris has will soon dissipate--Fact that she has never done anything of merit will rise to the surface after this honeymoon.
Remember when they first started talking about Biden being removed long ago the hesitancy was because we would be stuck with Harris  lol

DeadGator401
Yep, the boost she's getting will tone down. Same with the assassination attempt on Trump and his boost.

Maybe. Maybe not.

Trump had basically no bounce from the convention and the assassination attempt. Or if he did, it was just a flat line and it’s going to fall from here.

There hasn’t even been a democratic convention yet. If democrats manage to get some good speakers and put on a good show in comparison to the weird shiit that happened at the RNC, I would expect her to be in an even better position going into September.

She also hasn’t REALLY started campaigning yet. Like it’s just ramping up now. When it really gets rolling, that should create excitement too.

And none of this factors in how many fumbles that trump and Vance will make.

It’s less than 100 days until the election. I don’t think it will be that hard to maintain excitement until November. But we’ll see.

Speaking of Hamas and now Hezbollah, the IDF is running up the score 

Glad they got that SOB - he was involved in the bombing that killed 183 American Marines,
I worked with a guy whos unit died in that building while he was out of the building

Trump went knowing full well it would be GOTCHA attempts from unfriendly interviewers.
 Harris-who would have had softballs -didnt even show.
Says a lot,

It was widely reported that she was invited. He was told she was attending. Then she had a last minute schedule conflict.

Those like him should not have to answer to those like them. If they dare talk to someone of his standing, they better address him with “full respect” and not dare step out of line. That was the message sent.

That is the way this country was run when many felt the best about the country. Simpler times. A man could bring in a family income and the wife was at home raising the family. Most modern problems weren’t even a thing.

This along with everything about Trump is offering a simple answer to complex issues. There is never a situation that a simple answer solves complex issues. Unfortunately, many voters can’t comprehend much beyond simple.

 She was at a funeral, she will meet with the NABJ. Prisoner swap today with Russia. How is your 401K doing psu? Produced way more oil than the Trump term did. Could go on and on what was accomplished during the Biden/Harris term so far.
 
 They all shook hands and said hello when he came on stage.