These are random things that popped into my mind last night/this morning. Feel free to add your own or tell my I’m wrong.
1. Would picking Josh Shapiro have made a difference? Walz was a bad pick, regardless, but obviously this was about more than PA.
2. Have we adjusted to a post Dobbs world? The narrative that somehow Dobbs was actually a loss for the right because of an electoral backlash was always strange to me. It took a significant hit tonight.
3. Do debates mean anything? Biden’s performance got him kicked out of the race. That seems to be very clearly the exception and not the rule. I think most of us would agree debates mean very little.
4. How much did the assassination attempts matter? Whatever you think about Trump, his response to being inches away from having his head blown off was badass.
5. How much did prosecutions/civil suits matter? Personally, I am taking great pleasure in lawfare failing. And I don’t want to hear about “Trump has an enemies list!” Not because I want Trump to go after his enemies with lawfare (he should not), but because the left really tried to ruin him both personally and politically using lawfare. Disgraceful.
6. How much did Trump/Vance doing podcasts and Kamala largely running from unscripted discussions hurt her? I think it certainly helped Trump and Vance. I’m not sure it would’ve helped Kamala to go on Rogan. She consistently ran from unscripted, in-depth discussions because she isn’t good at them.
7. Get ready because there’s nothing reining Trump in. He doesn’t have to worry about re-election. He’s going to get the people he wants appointed. He has a mandate. That also mean it’s on him starting, Jan 20, 2025. Inflation, border, Ukraine, China…
1. Would picking Josh Shapiro have made a difference? Walz was a bad pick, regardless, but obviously this was about more than PA.
2. Have we adjusted to a post Dobbs world? The narrative that somehow Dobbs was actually a loss for the right because of an electoral backlash was always strange to me. It took a significant hit tonight.
3. Do debates mean anything? Biden’s performance got him kicked out of the race. That seems to be very clearly the exception and not the rule. I think most of us would agree debates mean very little.
4. How much did the assassination attempts matter? Whatever you think about Trump, his response to being inches away from having his head blown off was badass.
5. How much did prosecutions/civil suits matter? Personally, I am taking great pleasure in lawfare failing. And I don’t want to hear about “Trump has an enemies list!” Not because I want Trump to go after his enemies with lawfare (he should not), but because the left really tried to ruin him both personally and politically using lawfare. Disgraceful.
6. How much did Trump/Vance doing podcasts and Kamala largely running from unscripted discussions hurt her? I think it certainly helped Trump and Vance. I’m not sure it would’ve helped Kamala to go on Rogan. She consistently ran from unscripted, in-depth discussions because she isn’t good at them.
7. Get ready because there’s nothing reining Trump in. He doesn’t have to worry about re-election. He’s going to get the people he wants appointed. He has a mandate. That also mean it’s on him starting, Jan 20, 2025. Inflation, border, Ukraine, China…
