The GOP needs to convince voters that Donald Trump and JD Vance are regular guys, and, manifestly, they are not.
It would be strange for Democrats to attack the Republican presidential ticket for being āweirdā if it werenāt true. But those men are getting weirder by the day.
Former president Donald Trumpās running mate, Sen. JD Vance (Ohio), isĀ off to a wobbly start. AĀ Harris 2024 campaignĀ email sent on Friday was headlined, āJD Vance Is a Creep (Who Wants to Ban Abortion Nationwide).ā The statement continued, āJD Vance is weird. Voters know it ā Vance is the most unpopular VP pick in decades.ā
It was bad enough when footage resurfaced of a 2021 interview in which Vance called Democrats āa bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that theyāve made.ā Things got worse last week whenĀ Vance offered a non-apology, blaming āpeopleā for āfocusing so much on the sarcasm and not on the substance of what I actually said.ā
Uh, okay, but that doesnāt help at all. The substance ā which Vance said he stands by ā is asserting that adults without childrenĀ do not deserve an equal sayĀ in the nationās affairs. Another unearthed clip of VanceĀ showed him arguing that parents, when they vote, should be able to cast an extra ballot for each child in their family who is under voting age. He didnāt take that back, either, going only so far as to claim it was a āthought experimentā and not a firm policy position.
Iām not sure how much of that is the joke or how much Lemmy gives us a glimpse of Ohioansā attitudes. I visited Ohio recently and I came away thinking āgood God this is basically Northern Florida!ā
Edit: oh maybe you meant in Ohio by āhereā. If so, Iām wondering if youāre in a city in Ohio.
I work in a factory in rural Ohio. Iāve been an Ohioan for most of my life. Yeah itās basically Florida, but as it stands Senator Vance is being seen as increasingly clown shoes. I donāt think heās going to shift Ohioan values, I think heās going to be unable to maintain the enthusiasm necessary to hold his seat. Ohio is north Florida, except we were a swing state longer.
Thanks for your perspective here. I hope what youāre seeing reflects the rest of the rural parts of the state!