Posted on 07/15/2024 11:00:48 PM PDT by Cronos
Former president Donald Trump’s ambition of remaking the Republican Party in his image just took a major leap forward with the selection of Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, a Catholic convert, as his vice-presidential nominee.
...News of Trump’s choice prompted a range of reactions from Catholic observers.
In response to the pick, Elbridge Colby, the Catholic former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development, posted his jubilation on X: “An absolutely superb, visionary choice by President Trump of @JDVance1. America could not be more fortunate. We are finally primed for putting Americans first again — for real! It can’t come soon enough.”
According to Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, Vance’s greatest attribute is his deep commitment to the Catholic faith.
“Vance is an extremely serious Roman Catholic,” Roberts told the Register. “That should excite Catholics and other people of faith. Of all the things that strike me about his attributes, his authenticity is at the top of the list. The vast majority of Americans will really come to love him and his family.”
...“He is young, intelligent and keen on policies that help working-class families,” said Brownback, a Republican and a former Kansas governor and U.S. senator, by text. “He will be a big help in winning the industrial states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan. The old Democrat ‘Blue Wall’ is gone.”
Vance’s youth is also thought to be a potential benefit for a Trump campaign seeking to capitalize on recent polling that shows an uptick in support for Trump among voters between the ages of 18 and 29. A recent New York Times/Siena poll found Trump leading this cohort by 8 points
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Immigrants from India are highly educated and one of the fastest growing groups in USA
Republicans better understand this and court them.
They are also having same problem with Muslims as many around the world are having
Courting the Indians is a smart move going forward
His Mawmaw would have made a good Secretary of Slapping Some Sense into Dumbasses. Too bad she is not here to see this.
If your dentist needs six hands, I think you’ve got some major dental issues. LOL.
A move away from globalism. A good thing.
It is totally traditional. Go back and read the Republican party platforms from the early 20th century.
Kill H-1B or we are doomed. Indo's vote democrat/repub 95-5. There is no hope there.
Like I said, she’s a damned good dentist. A lot better than the younger white chick I had previous to this one.
Not sure I like that analogy!
“Courting the Indians is a smart move going forward”
Maybe. It might seem like pandering to them and they probably wouldn’t appreciate it very much to have that kind of special attention being paid to them.
“Immigrants from India are highly educated and one of the fastest growing groups in USA. Republicans better understand this and court them. Courting the Indians is a smart move going forward.”
New Jersey has a BOATLOAD of Indians now (5%) and the latest polling has that state practically as a toss-up. Needless to say, the state is a ‘must win’ for the Democrat, but if she goes there and starts working the Indians, the Dems could be in for a surprise there.
I can remember all the angst about JFK being Catholic
Shift from Traditional Conservatives?
The ones who say less govt., less tax, etc.,
then do the exact opposite?
A shift from that?
These days, 4 of the 6 hands are filling out Govt. forms to keep practicing.
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