If a big time movie producer was ever looking to cast someone to play the part of the President of the USA, Mike Pence would have to be his 1st choice. Not only does he look the part, he played the part as he whipped the daylights out of smug over bearing Hillary Clinton VP candidate, Tim Kaine. Kaine must of thought he could simply overwhelm Pence from the very start. Overly aggressive, interrupting Pence 70 times, yes that’s right, 70 times. Instead he came off looking silly and foolish. He was trying to play a role he was ill suited for. Trump phoned Pence immediately to congratulate him. Hillary simply emailed Kaine.
No question millions of Americans looked at that 90 minute episode Tuesday and thought….this is the guy that should be at the top of the ticket. GOP talk already centering around Pence for a run in 2020 should the worst happen. He’s a true blue family man, same wife, 5 kids, religious with an all American look and posture. Now the thought for Republicans is can Donald Trump come anywhere close to what Pence did come this Sunday night for the most critical debate of this campaign. Trump doesn’t just need a stalemate. He needs to clearly win. It’s a town hall format hosted by CNN’s (The Clinton News Network) Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Martha Radatz. It seems impossible they could be worse than this amateur woman Elaine Quijano, CBS, who shut off Pence on the Clinton Foundation while he still had ample time to talk. Word is Trump is actually preparing this time. It’s possible he will do better in this type format where questions will also come from the audience. And he might have learned a few lessons from his running mate. Plus, the final debate hosted by Chris Wallace of Fox News, the most important one, on Oct. 19th, a Wednesday, will find Wallace will show no mercy on either candidate. Nothing like awful Elaine Quijano agreeing with Tim Kaine Tuesday night. Trump will get very tough questions from Wallace, but finally, so will Hillary.
Trump is now behind almost everywhere with even Ohio seems to be slipping away. With the media simply looking for even the most minor slip up, Trump has to absolutely stick with his teleprompter, shut up about inconsequential issues, study the issues for once. It’s still a long shot. He’s being outspent by Hillary 5 to 1 most everywhere. But nobody really knows what the enthusiasm gap is like nor what so many quiet Americans are thinking. I’m still trying to figure out how not paying tax’s because he had no income has to do with anything. But that’s fodder for the media and the no nothings.
And I’ll trot out Yogi Berra’s old trite line now…”it ain’t over ’til it’s over.” I was trying to find a way to work in a better Yogism…..speaking of restaurants said Yogi….”Nobody goes there anymore. It’s just too busy.” But, never found a way.
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