I’ll repeat myself…
There is a basic reality in terms of the Presidential candidacy, and by proxy Veep.
Over the years, The Presidency went from a job where the nation wanted a guy who had ideas and leadership qualities, to sort of like the slot for lead singer in Van Halen.
You can have a killer frontman like David Lee Roth, who excites and slays live and propels the band creatively, but who is a trainwreck in terms of everything else.
You can get Sammy Hagar, who is ultra competent but not terribly motivating and not your primary pick for frontman.
Then there is Gary Cherone, who is great in Extreme but lost in VH.
Trump is Diamond Dave. Bidet is Cherone. DeSantis is Sammy.
Personally, I would rather we get a Sammy president. DeSantis was Sammy, but he sort of flopped once he moved out of 2,000-seat venues to Madison Square Garden.
Reagan was Sammy, with a touch of DLR like when he joked about bombing the Soviets and “there you go again…”
That was then.
In 2024, America isn’t voting for competency. We are voting for the Frontman of America. And maybe that’s ok - maybe we NEED a Frontman more than a vocalist right now.
In this contest, the nation and populism want Diamond Dave. And Dave is unifying people like nobody-look at the rappers with Trump in The Bronx. It’s stunning.
But we need to be honest with ourselves. Trump is a train wreck in terms of personnel choices, and he can get carried away with social media. True, we got solid SCOTUS picks and abortion overturned, a cranking economy, and no wars. But after Eat ‘Em & Smile, Dave jumped the shark. Let’s hope he retains Steve Vai, Gregg Bissonette, and and Billy Sheehan in 2024.
Trump will win the Diamond Dave vote, which will be drawn to a guy who just lost a case. Bidet will get the Gary Cherone vote (and again, Cherone is awesome with Extreme; Bidet was never awesome, but work with me).
As for Veep, it’s the same deal…we want a red meat Frontman or Frontwoman. Not a policy wonk, not a businessman, etc.
The closest Veep candidate meeting that need, is Elise Stefanik. She’s got TWO Ivy League scalps, and she hasn’t wiped the blood off her mouth. Experience? RINO? That’s what they said about Trump in 2015.
That is why as qualified as the other Veep candidates may be, like it or not Elise Lee Roth is what will garner votes. And perhaps Elise is Wolfgang, and can let us get two tours with Eddie and Roth before the band terminates.
Make her VP, Trump wins, and Elise Lee Roth clobbers whatever jack wagon the Dems put up in 2028, like Kamala or some Dixie Chick.
Ultimately, regardless of who gets into the WH, never forget….the American People are Eddie, Michael, and Alex-a monster band that is invariant to the guy in the singer slot. WE run the nation.