C: I haven’t talked to you since April. A lot has happened since then. How do you see the state of the race?
S: Great! We’re going to win!
M: Slightly improved, but leaving a lot to be desired.
C: Mark, let’s start with you. What do you mean by “slightly improved?”
M: Well, first of all, Biden is gone, so we don’t have to worry about having a president who can’t do the job. Second, Harris has proved that she is up to the task. Third, she sounds pretty reasonable. She doesn’t want to raise taxes on me as much as Biden did. That’s an improvement.
C: But why only a slight one?
M: She still wants to raise my taxes. If she gives up on the tax increase, we’re left basically with the status quo. I could live with that. It would be better than having a guy who wants huge tariffs and the economy of the past. Not to mention the dog eating thing.
S: I always knew you were a RINO.
C: Sebastian, why are you so confident? The polls say Trump is slightly behind.
S: The American people love Trump. The polls never accurately reflect that. He’ll outperform his polls, just as he did in 2016 and 2020.
C: Anything else?
S: America is never going to make a black and Asian female president. It’s just not going to happen. Harris has no chance unless the Democrats cheat even more than they did in 2020. That’s always a possibility, of course. Just changing the ticket after Biden’s bad debate was a form a cheating.
C: How do the two of you feel about J.D. Vance? In some ways, he’s the public face of the campaign, and he doesn’t poll well.
M: He’s a disaster. He wants to turn America into a theocracy. He has no respect for businessmen. He terrifies my wife.
S: I have mixed feelings. On the positive side, he’s a good surrogate for Trump, because he always fights. That’s the biggest part of the job. On the other hand, I’m not keen on the theocracy stuff. He needs to stick to talking about the border and inflation and shut up about cat ladies. That doesn’t help.
C: What did you think of the debate?
M: Trump reminded everyone he’s not fit to be president. The only remaining question is whether Harris is even worse. I’m somewhat reassured on that point, but not completely.
S: Trump kicked ass! He was very aggressive. He attacked most of the time. He mobilized the base. That’s what his campaign is all about.
C: Do you really think that Trump can win just with the support of the base?
S: Mostly, yes. People like my RINO friend here will have to vote for him because he’ll cut their taxes, and the only thing they care about is money. That plus the base is enough to win.
M: Don’t be so sure that I’ll vote for him. He scares the crap out of me.
C: I’ll see you both in about a month. Thanks for your time.