If enthusiasm and interest from voters are keys to successful political campaigns, then disgraced former president Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) are absolutely screwed.
For weeks now, Trump has been suggesting that Vice President Kamala Harris could never draw crowds as big as his, and yet she’s been doing exactly that (and then some) with her barnstorming political rallies in several key battleground states, suggesting that all the momentum is on the side of Democrats with less than three months until Election Day.
In contrast, the convicted felon ex-head of state has been largely secluded at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida while Vance has been doing most of the actual campaigning on behalf of the GOP ticket.
On Wednesday, Vance held a rally in Michigan, and based on the sparse crowd that showed up to hear him speak, Republicans should probably go ahead and start working on their concessions speeches, because they’re going to be needed soon after the polls close on November 5.
Multiple reporters who covered the Vance event said the number of audience members was sparse, to say the least, with dozens of empty seats and almost no applause from those who were in attendance.
Tech correspondent Chris O’Brien noted, “If I’m being generous, that looks like 10 rows of 10 seats across on each side. So about a total of 200 people potentially?”
Others also shared photos showing just how few people were there to see Vance speak, with Meryl Kornfield of the Washington Post trying to put a happy face on the photos that were circulated on social media.
Others who saw the photos were spectacularly unimpressed.
And then the internet took over, heaping mockery onto Vance and his pathetic excuse of a rally crowd.
Enthusiasm and interest are lacking when it comes to the Trump-Vance ticket. At this rate, they’ll be able to hold their upcoming rallies in a one-car garage with room left over for refreshments.
