The third night of the Republican National Convention matched up with the subdued tone of Vice President Mike Pence, the keynote speaker.
With his signature aw-shucks delivery, Pence painted Joe Biden as a radical liberal who will defund police departments across the nation (he won’t).
Pence addressed the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, who was paralyzed after an officer shot him seven times in the back as he was opening his car door. But while Pence called for the violence to cease in cities like Minneapolis, Portland and Kenosha, the vice president failed to mention the precipitating events to the unrest. There was no mention of George Floyd, the Black man who died after a white officer knelt on his neck for several minutes. Pence also did not address Blake.
The evening featured a number of prominent women speaking out in support of President Trump, including outgoing White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. It was a jarring contrast from some of the President’s past crude comments about women.
Finally, the coronavirus pandemic, which has now killed more than 180,000 Americans, did not factor into the program at all until Pence, who leads the White House’s COVID-19 task force, took the stage.
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The third night of the Republican National Convention matched up with the subdued tone of Vice President Mike Pence, the keynote speaker.
With his signature aw-shucks delivery, Pence painted Joe Biden as a radical liberal who will defund police departments across the nation (he won’t).
Pence addressed the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, who was paralyzed after an officer shot him seven times in the back as he was opening his car door. But while Pence called for the violence to cease in cities like Minneapolis, Portland and Kenosha, the vice president failed to mention the precipitating events to the unrest. There was no mention of George Floyd, the Black man who died after a white officer knelt on his neck for several minutes. Pence also did not address Blake.
The evening featured a number of prominent women speaking out in support of President Trump, including outgoing White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. It was a jarring contrast from some of the President’s past crude comments about women.
Finally, the coronavirus pandemic, which has now killed more than 180,000 Americans, did not factor into the program at all until Pence, who leads the White House’s COVID-19 task force, took the stage.
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My succinct summary of the RNC FearFest?
Because Trump is speaking tomorrow night, whatever good these people do for Trump will be negated.
This is not a convention it is a con. Like most good con artist, Trump is now working hard to get the Republicans and Independents that are not in the cult of Trump to believe what he says and not pay attention to what he does. I have watch enough episodes of American Greed while waiting for a flight to board to get that the Art of the Con leverages the conned unwillingness/inability to accept they have been conned. To me that is one of the keys to the swing states (and turnout!), getting the conned to accept it and reject their con-man.
I sure hope so.
David Faris agrees: