Republican vice-presidential nominee continues to face questions about comment as campaign speeds up

The Republican vice-presidential nominee, JD Vance, claimed that calling leading Democrats “a bunch of childless cat ladies” was merely a “sarcastic remark”, as he attempted to deflect charges of misogyny and redirect fire at Harris’s own running mate, Tim Walz, on Tuesday.

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    4 months ago

    To be honest, as a childless cat owner, a really charismatic candidate could probably have doubled down and we wouldn’t still be talking about it. Their voters don’t give a fuck, but to keep trying to pretend you didn’t say the thing you said is dragging it out unnecessarily

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      4 months ago

      yeah, that’s what i keep thinking about. Trump would’ve washed himself of this 3 seconds after he said it. i think the only winning move here would’ve been to double down. might not have won them anyone new, but their base would’ve eaten it up.