Of all the analyses I’ve written in the past few years, probably nothing has generated as many angry emails as my pieces first criticizing the J.D. Vance pick, and then criticizing the Tim Walz pick. There can be little doubt that the respective party bases loved both picks.
Lots of people hated Trump in 2016, but not enough liked Hillary Clinton for her to win. Four years later, Joe Biden beat Trump. On the ground here today, it feels a lot like 2016.