• dvoraqs@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    There were a lot of rumors and speculation about this possibility last week that I think did take a lot of attention away from the Republican convention.

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      5 months ago

      True, but rumors and speculation make people think that the party is in chaos. Announcements and press conferences would have made it seem like the Democrats were mobilizing. I’ve heard a couple of people say that it was smart to do this right after the convention to blunt any polling bump Trump might get, but I think the whole RNC just came across like a victory lap, and now it looks like it culminated in Joe Biden’s surrender.