Thunderous Applause And A Prolonged Ovation July 20, 2024 Pete versus JD. A debate I think we’d all like to see. (Bill Maher – 3 minutes.) Don Jr.’s girlfriend thinks we stormed the beaches of Normandy to fight communism. And this was no unscripted slip-of-the-tongue (40 seconds). Fareed Zakaria explains how the parties have changed. “To understand how complete that transformation is, notice that not a single former nominee of the Republican Party for president or vice president is attended the Republican National Convention.” He goes on to say: Biden was a strong candidate against Trump in 2020 and has been an excellent president with major accomplishments in both domestic and foreign policy. His manner and tone have been dignified, decent and empathic. But for months now, it’s been clear that this would not be enough. In early May, I pointed out that polls had Biden headed for a loss and that the key number to look at was the question of who voters felt was more competent. In 2020, Biden led Trump by nine percentage points; earlier this year, Trump led Biden by 16 points — a 25-point shift. This is obviously a reflection of people’s sense that Biden was just too old for the job, a perception he could not change. And that was before the debate. Crime is falling, inflation is falling, mortgage rates are falling, we’re producing more oil and gas than any country in history — including in Trump’s best year — and the border crisis persists solely because Trump has willed it to. There’s still lots we need to do — starting with that border crisis he insists we not end until he can ride it back to power. But we’ve made real progress and are poised to make lots more. If I had to predict: Joe will get the thunderous, prolonged standing ovation he deserves next month as he takes the stage to support our nominee. That nominee and his or her VP will forcefully prosecute the case against Trump and — with our help, help, help — save America from fascism. Which someone should tell Kimberly Guilfoyle is what we stormed the beaches of Normandy to defeat.