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VP Hannibal Lecture
Tuesday night it was JD Vance squaring off against Tim Walz. Did you watch the possible VPs debate?
It’s debatable as to who won.
Ask most any Republican and they’ll go on camera, tweet, or tell you that it was JD Vance and it wasn’t close. Ask almost any Democrat and they’ll explain in similar fashion that it was Coach Tim Walz and it wasn’t close.
These are the divided days that look at things in very different ways.
Perhaps most importantly did this debate sway many or even any undecided/independent voters in the few battleground states that inevitably will decide who the next President of the United States will be?
We’d venture a guess that lands between not likely and doubtful. Why, you may ask.
When was the last time, if any time, that you voted for someone for the highest office in the land because of who their choice was for the second highest office in the land?
In 1861 Hannibal Hamlin served under Abe Lincoln. He would have made a fine professor. Hannibal Lecture.
In 1969 Richard Nixon had a clown named Spiro T Agnew as his right-hand man. After months of maintaining his innocence, Agnew pleaded no contest to a single felony tax evasion charge and resigned from office.
Nixon was so damaged by his choice that he selected Gerald Ford as his replacement. And, with a little help from perusing Watergate, he was reelected in 1972. Maybe he was not so damaged. Nixon resigned from office also, reminding us on the way, “I am not a crook!”
Who could forget Walter Mondale? Everyone.
Take J Danforth Quayle. Please. Who knew that he had trouble spelling potato? Or is it “potatoe?” George Herbert Walker Bush didn’t.
Quayle would have had no shot in 2020. Biden vowed to pick a woman for VP and a black woman for Justice of the Supreme Court if he were elected. How do you spell DEI?
Voila. There was/is VP and Border Czar Kamala Harris. Along the way, Biden’s diminished capacity was evident in 2020 unless you didn’t want to see it.
What’s the history lesson?
America votes for the first name on the ballot, not the accompanying one.
Speaking of debates, will Trump go another round with Harris? It seems like she is desirous and he is hesitant. Is that because the polls show America favors him? Or, is it because she won debate number one in the eyes of the watching public and he wants no part of round two?
This likely will come down to never-Trumpers, abortion enthusiasts, and J6 disdain vs. the economy, border, and threat of WWIII.
JD and Coach won’t have another go.
America doesn’t have enough interest.
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Engage. Enrage. Enjoy.
Ahhhh, The old spare tire. At least that’s what some call the VP. But as we have just seen, some cars get a flat and voila, the spare comes into play. Especially in this case. The Dems, called AAA and old Joe was a road hazard victim and the Mini-wheel known as Kamala (aka Doug’s slap target #2) came into view.
Never have I seen such a lopsided display of statesmanship. The Spare from Minnesota was like a lumpy retread mounted on a wagon. I’m not a Vance fan but he looked like he belonged on the road. True and balanced, and not afraid of two potholes disguised as moderators.
We continue to learn more about the media than we do the candidates. Disgusting, vile, and led like blind sheep. And that’s just network news. In my mind the future damage they caused and own is going to be staggering.
Oh well, there was but one Walter Cronkite.
Your comments read like a FERRARI motors.
Walter C was the man.
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