Trump times vice presidential announcement for maximum impact
By
Naomi Lim
July 3, 2024 7:00 am
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Former President Donald Trump‘s vice presidential nominee used to be one of the only unknown variables in his 2024 election rematch against President Joe Biden, excluding Trump’s legal entanglements.
But with the first sitting congressional Democrat calling on Biden to stand aside as the party’s presumptive nominee before next month’s convention in Chicago, Trump may delay his vice presidential announcement so it does not step on Biden’s negative news coverage.
Delaying Trump’s vice presidential announcement “makes sense” because some Democrats are “in the process of burning down the Biden campaign,” with the “sad truth” that Biden is “not up to the job” after his debate performance last week, according to Republican strategist Cesar Conda, chief domestic policy officer adviser to former Vice President Dick Cheney and onetime chief of staff to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).
“VP picks generate positive buzz and excite the party faithful at the conventions, so it might make sense to roll out the pick during or just before the convention,” Conda told the Washington Examiner. “After the pick is made, the picks usually fade into the background until the VP debate.”
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