[Zhang Fei]

[Simpson]

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I could see it. Simpson was quick on his feet and no one doubted his gravitas. When Quayle responded to media questions, you could almost visualize the gears clacking away. Not a good look.

It’s a bit unfair, but Quayle was simultaneously too youthful and good-looking, but lacked the kind of vocal timbre that Trump has either cultivated or comes naturally, that projects gravitas. It’s shallow, but voters are shallow - if he had Trump’s voice, Quayle might have caught fire. The way he came off, Quayle was a drag on Bush’s ticket.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Sorry to ramble on and on but I always wondered what a second Bush term would have looked like .If he never said read my lips I think he would have won.

[Albion Wilde]

Quayle...lacked the kind of vocal timbre that Trump has either cultivated or comes naturally, that projects gravitas. It’s shallow, but voters are shallow

The voice issue certainly didn't help Sarah Palin. She badly needed a vocal coach.

[dfwgator]

Television forever changed politics, and not for the better.

[MinorityRepublican]

Quayle might have caught fire. The way he came off, Quayle was a drag on Bush’s ticket.

VP candidates are overrated. Kamala Harris sucks. But Joe Biden won anyway (I know he cheated but he did receive a lot of popular support from the voters in 2020).