Posted on 07/07/2021 4:13:45 PM PDT by RandFan
These days, Vance’s persona is more right-wing provocateur than establishment darling. But it’s his stance toward Trump that seems destined to dominate his campaign in a primary that could be a bellwether for the post-Trump GOP. As his rivals strain to outdo one another with displays of fealty to the former President, Vance’s past opposition has been cited as proof of an all-too-convenient conversion.
Vance admits it took him time to come around, but points to his book and commentary as evidence he understood Trump’s appeal before most. “I sort of got Trump’s issues from the beginning,” Vance says. “I just thought that this guy was not serious and was not going to be able to really make progress on the issues I cared about.”
But as the longtime Democrats he grew up with, including his family, embraced Trump, Vance, who voted for independent candidate Evan McMullin in 2016, reconsidered. Once he looked beyond the hysterical media depictions of Trump, he claims, he saw someone changing the debate around issues like China and immigration. In March, the two men held an hourlong meeting brokered by Vance’s friend and former boss Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley titan who has seeded a $10 million super PAC on Vance’s behalf.
Trump is “the leader of this movement,” Vance tells me, “and if I actually care about these people and the things I say I care about, I need to just suck it up and support him.”
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
Suck it up and support him? Don’t do him any favors, jackwad, espeially since all you care about is his endorsement..
“Anti-Trump Author Turned Pro-Trump Candidate”
just like very other RINO ... are we really going to trust someone like that no to stab us in the back like all the rest of the flip-flopers who simply say whatever they think they need to say to get elected? Do people like that really have any principles other than do and say whatever it takes to get elected?
I’ll support whoever President Trump supports. Here, not a good look to do an interview with Time magazine which is the most irrelevant of fake news publications. Completely unnecessary.
His wife clerked for Roberts.
He does say some strange things but I think he’s interesting.
As a senator you need some independence. I’m not sure if he would be a reliable vote for McConnell and co.
I’d say he’s more of a wildcard.
If people in Ohio want that then that is what he is offering.
There were a lot ofconservatives who were skeptical of Trump, but his performance as President convinced most people.
Yeah I don’t live in Ohio, but the warning flags are everywhere on this guy. Time? big strike against
Yeah we’ve discussed it may times.
I think this guy Vance should run for a lesser office than go for U.S. Senate.
It’s not easy unless he really connects with voters and they want to embrace an outsider.
Rand, Lee, Johnson are the only ones I can think of who have gone for it in recent times without holding another office..
Just like McConnell, like so many Senators etc who suddenly become the Conservative Pillars of hope right about election time. Then like vapor in the morning that disappears with the warming sun, they slink back to Washington and play footsies with the Democrats. Sickening. J.D. Vance’s roots are democrat through and through. His grandpa voted Reagan. Before and after he voted democrat. I don’t trust this guy at all.
He’s running for Senate so of course he’s going to claim he didn’t mean it.
'I don't know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!'
I held my nose and voted Trump.
Now I’m a broken glass fan.
Not sure about Vance yet.
You have to be a special kind of dense to vote for McMuffin.
GFY douchebag.
Bought his ‘Hillbilly Elegy’......
.....but I haven’t read it yet
Stick it up your McMuffin, pal.
I noticed, and disliked that too.....
....do we know if that is a genuine correct quote
It is according to the article. But who knows...
Really good book!
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