That's just it, Vance doesn't really expand the republican base. He doesn't hurt it, but no help.
Like you I want to see a massive turnout and only a really sharp contrast does that. The country needs to decide. Full on big government sugar daddy redistribution and all the bullshit that comes with it, or old school MAGA stay in your lane, you get what you get. The potential outlier is RFK. He could size the moment with a solid VP pick and message, this is way too important of an election to go with these two maniacs being offered by the establishment. Whatever the case the country needs to pick a decisive direction and do so in a big way with a huge turnout like we've never seen. The commies need to see it as their moment to change everything, the MAGA see it as a last ditch effort to save the country, or independents to say these fucks are crazy, the worm brain seems the safe and sensible choice.