But surely you can tell that putting him in a subordinate position does not produce the same emotional effect, if anything it amplifies the negative reaction by baking the problem into the ticket.

I've read in a few places that if Walz was the presidential pick and Harris the VP, he would have probably been able to beat Trump.

Nobody gives a shit about the VP.

Vance Rogan interview got 15 million views compared to Trump's 45 million. Not overwhelming, saying nobody gives a ship about VP is kind of a stretch.

Especially since we had 3 assasination plots on Trump. It's quite possible he won't live the end of his term and not because of his age.