VP Debate Tonight!

I knew Vance would do well since his is a very aggressive person with interviewers. But I was disappointed with Walz' debate performance.

* His answer about Tiananmen Square was terrible. I'm sure it's going to show up in Trump/Vance ads and posts saying that he is dishonest. Also, "knucklehead"? He should have said he misspoke and said he was there during the same timeframe, but not on the exact date of the conflict. And then he should have contrasted one misstatement 30 years ago vs. Trump's constant barrage of outrageous lies. I'm surprised they brought up Tiananmen Square vs. his "stolen valor."

* He made Vance look normal by saying too many times that they were on the same page. They are not on the same page at all. Walz spoke in generalities about Springfield, but never said the words "cats and dogs." Low information voters need it spelled out clearly.

* This may be petty, but his facial expressions throughout the debate really bugged me.

All that said, both candidates did well enough, and I don't think it will make a difference.

He changed his name?

Wow. Had no idea. Wtf. Is Vance his wife's last name?

😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣 Jay dot dee lord have mercy

The person who sounds normal can take away your rights faster than the raving lunatic can. Because people will let their guard down with, “He’s not so bad.” But why is the standard for Vance doing well “sounding normal” but the standard for Walz is more than that? Did Walz fail to seem like a normal person? So it should be at least a tie, right. This is where my annoyance comes from. The standards the GOP has to meet while working to dismantle our institutions and system of government, is simply to occasionally sound normal? Oh, but Walz didn’t smile! Because that’s the more important thing than respecting people’s votes in 2020 by answering the question about who won.

Pence’s job was to appease the establishment that if something happened to Trump, the country will be in acceptable hands. Trump is now 4 years older, looking and sounding a lot worse for wear. The odds of Trump serving his full term are lower than they were 4 years ago. Which means the possibility of a Vance Presidential succession are higher than what they were for Pence. Placate yourself that Vance will have nothing to do after the election. Maybe that’s true, right up until the moment the Constitution says now he’s in charge.

The question is, what name is on his voter registration?

How many passports does he possess?

His legal name is James David Vance - that's how he's registered to vote in Ohio, so doubt he has multiple passports. Not sure how this became a thing. I wasn't really bothered when Timothy Kaine used Tim as a VP candidate. There's enough issues with his views, statements and ability to kiss Trump's ass - not wanting his father or step-father's names isn't really an issue for me. 

On my timeline, it was a thing when he announced his candidacy simply because Trans people are not allowed to change their names to match their gender in certain states. The couch sex took over everything though. I brought it up in my post because the bill the Rs were trying to pass "for voting rights" would have made it harder for women to vote since we (I think it was 90%) of the time change our surnames and a lot of additional documentation would be required when we try to vote.