CAN WE HOLD THE DEMAGOGUERY AT LEAST UNTIL WE KNOW THE SHOOTER’S MOTIVES?: I guess this is now Vance’s brand, which would make him an unfortunate choice for vice-president.
UPDATE: Before we assume motive, let’s recall Ronald Reagan was hated by the left, and was seen as a real threat by the USSR. And John Hinckley, his attempted assassin, tried to kill Reagan because… he thought it would make Jodie Foster like him.
SECOND UPDATE: If I had to put odds on it, I’d say some combination of Trump-hatred and mental illness. But I’d rather it turn out to be just mental illness. If you *want* it to turn out to be solely or primarily ideologically motivated, let me point out it would be better for the country if it were not. And I’ll go with “better for the country” over “feeds my partisan rage.”
