The GOP needs to convince voters that Donald Trump and JD Vance are regular guys, and, manifestly, they are not.

It would be strange for Democrats to attack the Republican presidential ticket for being ā€œweirdā€ if it werenā€™t true. But those men are getting weirder by the day.

Former president Donald Trumpā€™s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (Ohio), isĀ off to a wobbly start. AĀ Harris 2024 campaignĀ email sent on Friday was headlined, ā€œJD Vance Is a Creep (Who Wants to Ban Abortion Nationwide).ā€ The statement continued, ā€œJD Vance is weird. Voters know it ā€“ Vance is the most unpopular VP pick in decades.ā€

It was bad enough when footage resurfaced of a 2021 interview in which Vance called Democrats ā€œa bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that theyā€™ve made.ā€ Things got worse last week whenĀ Vance offered a non-apology, blaming ā€œpeopleā€ for ā€œfocusing so much on the sarcasm and not on the substance of what I actually said.ā€

Uh, okay, but that doesnā€™t help at all. The substance ā€” which Vance said he stands by ā€” is asserting that adults without childrenĀ do not deserve an equal sayĀ  in the nationā€™s affairs. Another unearthed clip of VanceĀ showed him arguing that parents, when they vote, should be able to cast an extra ballot for each child in their family who is under voting age. He didnā€™t take that back, either, going only so far as to claim it was a ā€œthought experimentā€ and not a firm policy position.

  • dumples@midwest.social
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    3 months ago

    Donald Trump is a weird old man and shouldnā€™t be running for president. He should drop out

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      3 months ago

      Heā€™s too narcissistic to drop out and admit defeat. He agreed to the debate of Biden knowing heā€™d win, now heā€™s dancing around trying not to reach the podium again to debate Harris because he knows heā€™ll lose. He only plays to win, and heā€™s in such deep shit legally that he has to stay in the running. His backs against a wall now.