“This will be a war like no other war because of the weaponry.” – Trump on World War III
Reminder: Pennsylvania and Michigan are in the Eastern time zone, where it is now 11:07 p.m.
Ope, there’s the stolen election bit. ‘[Democrats] are only fierce when they’re cheating on elections,’ muses Trump.
Ramesh: I take the point. Although I still have questions about some of the agents on scene and their decision-making.
As Trump reverts to factory settings, ditches the prepared text, and goes off on riffs about the chances of the Green Bay Packers, the best news for Republicans is that a lot of folks on the East Coast have already gone to bed.
On the downside, this speech has gone off the rails, not in an entertaining way but in a dull, rambling way.
On the upside for Trump, none of the news coverage is going to be about anything but the compelling opening.
This started out with a necessarily gripping account of a man who just survived an assassins bullet. And it was also fascinating to see this low-key Trump. And then it became just too loose- a riff session like one of his rallies.
Now he’s going back and forth between prepared text, and riffs again.
“I am trying to buy your vote. I’m being honest about that!” – Trump talking about how much he’s spending in Wisconsin.
Trump’s winging it, talking about Kid Rock and how much money he’s made, and Hulk Hogan, and giving the usual stream-of-consciousness we’re used to seeing and hearing at his rallies. Trump started with a riveting, remarkably effective beginning… and now he’s squandering it.
The assassination portion of this speech was powerful, but the transition after that has been very slow.