Republicans Have a J.D. Vance Problem.
His selection as running mate has done the GOP no favors.
In the weird, chaotic whirlwind that is this 2024 election season thus far, I feel like one thing most of us would be able to agree on is that objectively, the selection of J.D. Vance as the running mate for Donald Trump has proven to be about as disastrous as we could possibly imagine. I don’t think there has been a single positive thing he has brought to the discourse or the election itself, and I personally don’t envision that changing any time soon.
In fact, it’s only getting worse.
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling with The New Republic writes:
“But just moments later, Vance was back on his usual grind. He likened Harris’s social policies to a “path of slavery,” and even challenged an imaginary assassin to break into the convention center where he was speaking to face off against a crowd of Trump supporters.
“With close to 500 patriots in the state of Michigan in this building right now and outside, I’d like to see an assassin try to come in this room,” Vance said. “They’ve come to the wrong place if you try to walk into this place right now.”…”
Challenging an imaginary assassin?
