Honestly, it just makes me like Vance more.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/02/17/jd-vance-ready-to-run-the-world-00785096
If this is the best swing to take at Vance, he is going to be a force to be reckoned with.
Politico says that he is:
1) More ideological than Trump. I think that this is meant to be a swing. It isn't. It is actually a good thing, and highlights the fact that Vance probably has more raw intelligence than Trump, and likely by a large factor.
2) Is very isolationist, and foreign leaders don't like dealing with him. Um, Good Vance, and Good Vance.
3) He is "determined to change the grand strategy of the US". This is America First, working class Americans at the front of that line.
Trump has that weird aura about him that, while he is a huge narcissist, he can relate day-to-day with the everyman. He called his gardener for crying out loud to talk about whether or not to name Vance as VP.
But, Vance IS the everyman. The Rolling Stones tried to depict him as upper middle class, but, the reality is, most of the money that Vance had growing up came from Grandma's government checks. He made a name for himself with hard work, determination, and some daring (to write his first book). He relates to the working man because that is where he grew up.
And he's really freaking smart.
And he is eloquent.
And he successfully makes fun of people for saying stupid things.
And he successfully talks down to people that ask stupid and / or loaded questions.
Policy wise, I think that Trump and Vance are likely close, with maybe less worry about the trade deficit from Vance.
And if this Politico piece is any indication on how to try and attack him, it's not looking good for the Dems in 2028.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/02/17/jd-vance-ready-to-run-the-world-00785096
If this is the best swing to take at Vance, he is going to be a force to be reckoned with.
Politico says that he is:
1) More ideological than Trump. I think that this is meant to be a swing. It isn't. It is actually a good thing, and highlights the fact that Vance probably has more raw intelligence than Trump, and likely by a large factor.
2) Is very isolationist, and foreign leaders don't like dealing with him. Um, Good Vance, and Good Vance.
3) He is "determined to change the grand strategy of the US". This is America First, working class Americans at the front of that line.
Trump has that weird aura about him that, while he is a huge narcissist, he can relate day-to-day with the everyman. He called his gardener for crying out loud to talk about whether or not to name Vance as VP.
But, Vance IS the everyman. The Rolling Stones tried to depict him as upper middle class, but, the reality is, most of the money that Vance had growing up came from Grandma's government checks. He made a name for himself with hard work, determination, and some daring (to write his first book). He relates to the working man because that is where he grew up.
And he's really freaking smart.
And he is eloquent.
And he successfully makes fun of people for saying stupid things.
And he successfully talks down to people that ask stupid and / or loaded questions.
Policy wise, I think that Trump and Vance are likely close, with maybe less worry about the trade deficit from Vance.
And if this Politico piece is any indication on how to try and attack him, it's not looking good for the Dems in 2028.
