Using notes, not a pair of teleprompters. Good ad people are needed, and we wait for them to show up. Jon Steward sets the table well, and - how else to say it - we await more. Not super positive, not at all negative. Waiting. Already, style points. Finish prepared remarks, and walk out on the press corps. They are not friendly people, caring a lot about policy. Talk policy, exit. This is a good start.
UPDATE: No funny cap. More professional than that.
FURTHER: Digressing a bit. This has good clip material, but the guy talks too much, and stridently. Not a good style for any political ads.
FURTHER: This is more sound than other things online, while clearly critical of the Trump - Vance ticket.
Back on point. Harris talks, professionally, and briefly, doing well. Being clear. Staying on topic. Wrapping up, moving on.
FURTHER: Now let's get real. Via some DWT posting and a Bernie YouTube item. And a Jon Stewart YouTube item, to sew things up.
Start with JD Vance. Because he is the more interesting of two-party ticket people, so far. DWT, here. It speaks for itself, so go read it.
Next, another DWT item - after the analysis of Vance as more likely phony than not, with his by-his-bootstraps bio book, and criticisms of others poor and staying there for lack of gumption; this. It fits. Read it.
Anothrer DWT item. Telling a truth about Clinton, Biden, where Biden was better than expected by Crabgrass. That's admitted. Not especially good and having Manchin to veto real stuff so he'd not take the heat. A quote:
For all the bullshit about what a fabulous, transformative president Biden has been… give me a break. He has accomplished pretty much nothing other than passing some spending bills. Sure, sure… better than Trump— but so is a pile of dog shit in the gutter. Did Biden raise the minimum wage? Did he strengthen Social Security or Medicare? Did he raise taxes on the super-rich? He didn’t do shit for the American people, unless you want to count some good foreign policy, like withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan and helping to finance Ukraine’s resistance to Russian aggression. And most Americans would be hard put to find either of them on a map or tell you why Biden deserves a good mark for doing that.
Wealthy people aren’t monolithic, and their support can be influenced by social and cultural issues. Many of them in sectors like technology and entertainment are socially liberal and support Democratic positions on issues such as climate change, abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and immigration. Still, regardless of social policies, economic self-interest usually remains the single most powerful political motivator. The perception that Republican policies will be more beneficial for their financial bottom line drives support from wealthy individuals, including in Big Tech.
There's more at the start, so read it as it segues well from JD Vance's bootstraps to this item.
And Silicon Valley has a trusted Venture Capitalist now on the one ticket, the tax thing Trump delivered that one Christmas along with Paul Ryan is still there. No Biden rollback. And JD's got our backs. Or not? Read it and then - You decide.
Next, YouTube, Bernie saying Harris still has to show bona fides. Not Trump, and Bernie will campaign for her, but still. Show something, or be pedestrian mediocre used to be close to Willie Brown. It's open. The vista is broad and deep.
She could be special. Or basically a disappointment like Obama. Biden appointed people with varying skin color, but not basically any different from Obama's AG, Holder. Not different from Biden. Not different from Manchin. And Biden still has to own up to responsibility for Clarence Thomas, and submarining Anita Hill. Back then. Chairing the hearings. Some remember.
Last, Jon Stewart, subtle in showing Mayor Pete for who we'd not ever want a heartbeat away from White House occupancy. If that too clever McKinsey young man is the Harris pick for VP, she'd be giving away my vote. Let the election rest on others' voting in that case. She's got better options.