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It’s a weird summer for politics. Sure, the candidates are weird, but that’s nothing new. We’ve always had oddballs in office. In low information democracies, weirdos catch the eye of the voters. In New York and New Jersey, we only elect weirdos — that’s our brand — who can never win a national election. This election is different, because the process is weird, too.
The Biden-Harris Swap was weird, not politics as usual in America. The result of this unexpected move has upended politics in all sorts of other ways. The last minute scrambling has resulted in poorly vetted and prepped key people. Trump’s VP pick, JD Vance, seemed safe at first, but he’s getting more headlines than Trump himself. We don’t know which Harris we’re going to get yet — prosecutor Harris or defund the police Harris. Trump is suddenly losing in the polls and needs a whole new campaign strategy. Dirt is coming out about her husband, which needs to be handled.
Poor preparation opens the door to wonderful gaffs and news headlines. I haven’t had this much fun watching politics in ages. Highly paid consultants must be less happy; they’re surely freaking out, because months of carefully tested campaign slogans and polling was just thrown out the window.
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