There was a lot of positive energy during the few days that they were letting Waltz actually speak his mind. Then the Democrat consultant vampires got to him, and they focus tested all his opinions into oblivion. His debate performance was a reflection of that–they had gotten him to shift to the “they go low, we go high (and also everything is going great in America)” conciliatory language they love, and he looked like a fucking idiot being nice to Vance. It’s astounding that they keep listening to the exact same “strategists” who repeatedly lose elections for them.