Youngkin comes across as harder-edged than usual, but it costs him in charisma. He’s shouting.
Youngkin, whose gubernatorial campaign was defined by a low-key demeanor, is clearly trying to project energy in the convention hall — but he may be cranking up the volume a bit too much.
Glenn Youngkin is making a surprisingly muscular pitch for Trump on the stump right now. I knew Tim Scott would deliver an excellent speech because I’ve seen the enthusiasm he generates in a friendly crowd before. Youngkin’s forcefulness — and deft economy-based pitch — is a pleasant surprise.
“Virginia…the home of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe” – Glenn Youngkin insults John Tyler and Woodrow Wilson, and I’m here for it.
Tonight’s RNC lineup thus far has featured a fairly explicit pitch to black men. As often happens with conventions, that’s probably more aspirational than effective, but it’s a rational calculation at the margins, and the combination of Mark Robinson, John James, and Tim Scott as three quite distinct messengers for that pitch is worth the attempt.
Tim Scott now touting Trump passing tax cuts that J.D. Vance opposed.
Tim Scott has brought the energy and tone of a religious revival to the Republican National Convention, opening his address to robust cheers with this: “On Saturday, the devil came to Pennsylvania with a rifle, but an American lion got up on his feet and he roared!”
Tim Scott’s undeniable charisma is on display. He won’t be Vice-President, but he’s going places.
Senator Katie Britt is doing a better job than at her SOTU response, but she still doesn’t seem to be able to channel the naturalness that she did recently when she deftly dispatched a climate activist.
Senator Katie Britt rattled off a variety of conditions that have worsened under Biden – your economic prospects, our national security at home and abroad, etc. – concluding with a wry jab: “Each diminished. All in decline, just like the man in the Oval Office.”