I agree. It was kind of a flop and not just for the empty seats. Trump basically says the same things at every rally, and the sidetrack about saluting and the slippery ramp was just goofy. Ed Rollins said as much on Lou Dobbs’ show. He said the Trump campaign is floundering somewhat, and he was critical of Parscale.
I thought he just needed a few more applause lines. Attack Biden then follow-up with an accomplishment. It went too long without getting the audience revved up.
What people REALLY want to hear Trump say is:
- I’m going to end the chaos in our streets
- I’m going to push back against this drive to destroy our culture.
- I’m going to get us out of COVID mode and back to normal as quickly as possible. This includes dealing with recalcitrant governors who won’t reopen and ending the mask culture.
- I’m going to see to it that China pays a price for what they did.
The story about the ramp at West Point, entertaining as it was, did not address any of that.