{"id":2306994,"date":"2024-07-23T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-vance-doing-really-well-despite-democratic-candidate-swap-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T17:18:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T21:18:26","slug":"trump-says-vance-doing-really-well-despite-democratic-candidate-swap-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-vance-doing-really-well-despite-democratic-candidate-swap-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Vance doing &#8216;really well&#8217; despite Democratic candidate swap- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-vance-doing-really-well-despite-democratic-candidate-swap-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2306994&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200c article \u2064discusses former President Donald Trump&#8217;s comments about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-ron-desantis-becoming-major-voice-for-gop\/\" title=\"Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis becoming major voice for GOP\">vice presidential pick<\/a>, \u2062J.D. Vance, \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-google-removes-parler-from-app-store-amid-reports-that-trump-is-joining-the-platform\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Google Removes Parler From App Store Amid Reports That Trump is Joining the Platform\">amid reports<\/a> of second-guessing. \u200cTrump stated that he would still choose Vance even if \u2063he knew he would face Vice President \u2062Kamala\u200b Harris\u2063 instead of President Joe Biden. Some pundits suggest that Trump may have picked someone else if he\u2062 had known. The article also mentions criticism from Trump allies about the selection of Vance, with some suggesting it was made out \u200bof cockiness rather than strategy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says Vance is &lsquo;doing really well&rsquo; amid reports of second-guessing<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1710695\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Would former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, GOP presidential nominee, pick a different running mate if he knew he&rsquo;d face Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> rather than President Joe Biden? He says no, at least publicly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I would do the same thing,&rdquo; Trump said when asked by a reporter on a Tuesday afternoon conference call. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s doing really well. He&rsquo;s really caught on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/j-d-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" J.D. Vance\"> J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) was selected as Trump&rsquo;s vice presidential pick less than one week before Biden exited the race, and some pundits suggest he might have picked someone else if he&rsquo;d known. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Most striking thing I heard from Trump allies yesterday was the second-guessing of JD Vance&mdash;a selection, they acknowledged, that was borne of cockiness, meant to run up margins with the base in a blowout rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-many-democrat-party-officials-have-no-faith-in-biden\/\" title=\"NY Times: Many Democrat Party Officials Have No Faith in Biden\">persuade swing voters<\/a> in a nail-biter,&rdquo; <em>The Atlantic <\/em>writer Tim Alberta <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TimAlberta\/status\/1815377270657237080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted\">posted<\/a> on X. <\/p>\n<p>Vance was seen as a nod to the Rust Belt that could help Trump win the states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Ohio, as a policy maven and, at 39 years old, a bridge to a new MAGA generation. But his ability to bring in new voters to the Trump campaign, such as suburban women, has been questioned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some were hoping Trump might pick a woman such as Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) or former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, but in the end, he chose the young acolyte in Vance. During his first solo rally, Vance suggested that Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3094634\/vance-accuses-harris-lacking-gratitude-first-solo-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"lacks gratitude\">lacks gratitude<\/a> for the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No politician is perfect, certainly not me,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;But you deserve to be led by people who are grateful, who are grateful for the community they came from, who are grateful for this country and its boundless opportunities, who are grateful for the service of our vets, and the people who put their lives on the lines from police and firemen on down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1710695\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1710695\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u200c article \u2064discusses former President Donald Trump&#8217;s comments about his vice presidential pick, \u2062J.D. Vance, \u2064amid reports of second-guessing. \u200cTrump stated that he would still choose Vance even if \u2063he knew he would face Vice President \u2062Kamala\u200b Harris\u2063 instead of President Joe Biden. 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