The problem with overemphasis on the 2020 election is that without COVID Trump wins handily. Of course COVID did occur, but no one seems to be too happy with that period. This includes many in blue states who at the time were sure their Governors were guiding them through the dark.Trump lost in 2020. That's because folks despise him. Those same folks were going to bit the bullet and vote for Sleepy Joe rather than the crazy old Orange guy.
Now they have a young candidate who's almost certainly bright enough to learn her lines and will thump Trump toe-to-toe.
And there's Dodds.
And Vance is a disaster choice as Veep. (See my comments in the Vance thread).
It's gonna get ugly as fuck for the Pugs.
I don't pretend to know what should have been done. I just know people have mixed feelings about that time.
As far as Vance, surely you have heard how little VP choices impact the overall election result.