Republican National Convention kicks off with a near spiritual devotion to Trump
And rather than talk about the president and the election with the same spiritual zeal as earlier speakers, when she reached the point in her speech where she endorsed Trump, Haley said simply, “President Trump and Vice President Pence have my support.”
Scott, likewise, spent most of his speech on more traditional themes of his own biography and the dangers of electing the other guy.
And while he was complimentary of Trump, when it came time for the endorsement line of his speech near the end, Scott, like Haley, did not go all in like earlier speakers did.
“Supporting the Republican ticket gives you the best chance of making [the American dream] a reality,” Scott said.
The difference between Scott and Haley, versus everyone else who spoke on Monday, is that Scott and Haley are the only two speakers who haven’t embraced Trump so tightly that they face no real political future without him.
But expect people like Haley and Scott to be exceptions this week, not the norm. The GOP is Trump’s party in every sense of the word, and Monday only proved that the convention will be, too.
Anyone who questions where the GOP is today need look no further than the party’s platform, or more accurately, it’s non-platform.
For the first time in recent memory, the Republican National Committee did not adopt a party platform this year, instead issuing a resolution about how much the party supports Trump.
It reads in part, “Had the Platform Committee been able to convene in 2020, [it] would have undoubtedly unanimously agreed to reassert the Party’s strong support for President Donald Trump and his Administration.”
Thereby, the committee resolved, “That the Republican Party has and will continue to enthusiastically support the President’s America-first agenda,” and “That the 2020 Republican National Convention will adjourn without adopting a new platform.”
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