Pence gave a dull acceptance speech full of the usual sucking up to Trump and lies that define the VP as a speedbump for Kamala Harris.
When he wasn’t talking about what an honest guy who keeps his word Trump is, Pence claimed that Democrats attacked America when they attacked Trump:
Pence claims that Democrats attacked America while criticizing Trump at their convention. pic.twitter.com/z3UZu7VSYq
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 27, 2020
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Pence promised a coronavirus miracle:
Pence disagrees with health experts, Joe Biden, and science, and promises a coronavirus miracle. pic.twitter.com/y8pu782KJF
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 27, 2020
Pence made time to talk about potential Hurricane Laura victims, but never mentioned police shooting victim Jacob Blake:
Pence talks about families who haven't even been hit by Hurricane Laura yet but says nothing about the shooting of Jacob Blake. pic.twitter.com/sPhOdOONmc
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 27, 2020
Pence didn’t talk about the number of Americans who have needlessly died in the pandemic but instead made it sound like things are going great. Pence tried to sell Trump, who is begging foreign governments for election interference, as a defender of America.
Vice President Pence’s biggest problem besides being a terminal bore is that Trumpism is a failure. No matter how Pence tried to spin it, Trump’s accomplishments look small compared to the pandemic, economic collapse, and systemic racism issues confronting the nation.
By talking about the issues that really matter to Americans, Kamala Harris will cut through Mike Pence like a hot knife through butter.
The Trump campaign fears Kamala Harris, and Mike Pence’s lackluster speech showed exactly why they are so scared.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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