Premature Ball Spike?

Created
Sat, 20/07/2024 - 06:30
Updated
Sat, 20/07/2024 - 06:30
JV Last at the Bulwark: My impression from the convention is that Republicans, from Trump on down, are absolutely certain he’s going to win. […] What I saw at this convention wasn’t confidence. It was overconfidence. It was complacency. I saw a party and a candidate who expect a coronation, not a campaign. Who believe that the general election will play out exactly as the primaries did. What I saw was a tired, meandering old man playing the hits. Still trotting out Lee Greenwood and Franklin Graham. He says this is an opportunity. He’s sure that Biden will step aside and that “Donald Trump will not run against a zombie campaign the rest of the way. He will be challenged by someone young, scrappy, and hungry.” I don’t know about that. It seems likely today but who knows? This drama seems to be continuing and the media can speak of nothing else. Last says, ” the Trump we saw last night can be beaten. And the fact that Republicans don’t realize this only adds to his vulnerability.” I think that’s right. If the Democrats can get it together. Last gives credit to Trump for not turning the convention into a call for retribution. But is that really true? They were all chanting “fight, fight fight” and wearing pictures of him raising his fist with blood all over his face. He wore that bandage like a purple heart. The convention did seem very low energy all in all but it was probably because the shooter…