
Originally Posted by
Tgo01
I hate to agree with Clyder on something, but I think Trump choosing Vance was a massive mistake, especially now that the Democrats decided to "save" democracy by dumping Biden.
Sure Harris could just be enjoying a honeymoon period at the moment and she might take a massive dive in the polls like Biden did, but she also has the DNC coming up and her announcing her VP pick which will probably give her a boost in the polls, especially if she chooses someone who has different policies than her and can appeal to other demographics.
Choosing Vance as his running mate was probably Trump's biggest mistake, and if (God forbid) he does lose it will be because he chose Vance instead of choosing someone who could appeal to other demographics. Trump basically chose a clone of himself who isn't really going to help him appeal to different voters.
I don't think anyone was sitting around saying "Gee, I was on the fence about Trump, but JD Vance? Call me a Trump voter!"