I normally don't watch these State of the Union speeches. As a kid, I can remember two or three by Nixon, a couple by Reagan, maybe one of Clinton's eight speeches, and maybe bits and pieces out of the last twenty years.
From the Trump speech yesterday, there were three things that I kinda noticed. First, it was a direct and blunt statement to socialism.....which I think he's going to label the 2020 election about socialism. Those Democrats showing up in the primary in early 2020....have a script already written out to hype socialism....which I have doubts that the bulk of Democratic voters outside of metropolitan areas will sign up to. If Trump's team just runs ads of Venezuela and what socialism is all about.....then their candidate probably won't even cross the 60-million vote point.
Second, as much as Pelosi tried to appear focused and busy in the background.....I just kept looking at her as he spoke. I suspect a lot of people did.
Third, it just seemed like every paragraph to his speech....had some honored guest of Trump in the background and getting mentioned. An agenda to each single person? Yes. You can't help but notice that angle.
As for the short opposition speech from the Georgia candidate for governor? Meaningful....but it just wasn't as dramatic. And the forty-odd people behind her? I would avoid that in the future when you do another opposition speech.
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