Vance was outstanding today and yesterday too!
I had hoped Trump would choose Rubio and I knew very little about Vance. My first impression was that Vance lacked charisma and excitement. And, at first, I thought he was trying a bit too hard to kind of generate charisma/humor. But he was getting criticized heavily and some on the left started joking about him getting tossed out and replaced. I didn't think that would happen and just saw the left being in their "push out Joe" mode, as if that would be the new norm for everyone in every situation.
Then, I watched Walz yesterday (I'm freaking shocked Kamala didn't choose Shapiro!). And that was the first I'd ever heard Walz speak besides a couple short videos I'd watched the night before. I thought he came off as Trump like in his bashing and I've heard he's thin skinned. Not intelligent sounding either, IMO. I think he's the opposite of a "balance" to cackling Kamala. He's VERY far left, his Minnesota policy wishes have been extreme (Covid, police, the riots/unrest/soft on crime, his views of children and sex change treatments, the border, sanctuary states, and much more).
Meanwhile, Vance is just settling into who he is and is quickly settling down to be intelligent, calm, well spoken, quick on his feet with answers - available to the press and their questions. I'm loving Vance in comparison to the other 3 (Harris, Walz, Trump) right now. Vance should speak and speak and answer and answer. He's a perfect balance to Trump's rambling. Pair Trump's strong leadership with Vance's speaking ability, and those two make a team.
Harris has undeniable momentum right now but, wow, to the Walz pick. We'll see how this all goes after the convention and a few weeks of now knowing the new tickets for 2024. For right now, it looks like advantage Kamala. But the right is getting ALL OVER policy now (albeit they moved a bit slow in their Kamala reaction) and that's exactly what I think they need to focus on!