One benchmark I’ve always applied in judging a public figure’s intelligence is their ability to speak extemporaneously. Ronald Reagan was good at it, as was Bill Clinton. George W. Bush was only fair, and off of the teleprompter, Barack Obama was pretty bad. Joe Biden never was any good at it, even before he went senile.
Kamala Harris, when she attempts to speak, is an absolute train wreck. Her word salads are legendary; her delivery is stilted and awful, interspersed with her annoying, nervous cackle. She attempts to come across as smart and well-informed but ends up sounding about as thoughtful as a plate of beans negotiating their way out of someone’s digestive tract.
JD Vance knows this. On Saturday, at a rally in Pennsylvania, the Republican vice presidential candidate claimed that the Trump campaign is hoping that Harris tries to speak more often, observing that they pick up…