'Four Seasons Landscaping': J.D. Vance laughed at for Michigan rally crowd
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) spent much of this week trying to preempt Vice President Kamala Harris's public events, turning up to speak in Philadelphia on Tuesday and Michigan on Wednesday before big Democratic Party rallies in the same locations.
But some are arguing the strategy is proving problematic.
In Philadelphia, Vance spoke to a group of people in front of a blue sign that was intended to be an attack on Harris, but had part of its messaging obscured by attendees. All that could be seen was the huge name KAMALA above Vance's head.
And in Michigan on Wednesday morning, the Republican spoke outside a police station where he attacked Gov. Tim Walz's (D-MN) 24-year military career as "stolen valor."
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The camera had tight focus on Vance as police officers stood behind him.
But Detroit News reporter Craig Mauger observed that there was no massive rally crowd. He shared a photograph taken shortly before he spoke which showed police officers mingling and one woman off to the side.
"Are we sure this isn’t Four Seasons Landscaping, Shelby County?" asked political consultant and former Joe Biden campaigner Cliff Schecter, referring to a much-ridiculed 2020 press conference held by Trump supporter Rudy Giuliani at the Four Season Total Landscaping business in Pennsylvania.
The Lincoln Project agreed, posting a photo of the Pennsylvania setup Giuliani had before his infamous event.
"Not a great sign of Republican enthusiasm when their VP candidate is holding events set up for a dozen people in a municipal parking lot," said Democratic pollster Matt McDermott.
The stage size was what struck influencer "Florida Chris," who has more than 38,000 X followers.
"Look at that itty bitty stage," he quipped.