Posted on 11/13/2024 6:36:04 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
In the memoir that made him famous, JD Vance practically apologized for the book’s existence, writing that he had “accomplished nothing great” in his life — “certainly nothing that would justify a complete stranger paying money to read about it.”
Nearly a decade later, Vance, now 40, is the vice president-elect and potential heir to a political movement that has realigned the Republican Party.
History will remember him for more than “Hillbilly Elegy,” his bestseller that was made into a movie. What for, exactly, depends on the path Vance charts when President-elect Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office — and if it leads to his one day calling that office his own.
Vance, a first-term senator from Ohio, has said little about his vision for the vice presidency other than to mention a few areas of policy interest, like immigration. As a candidate, he stuck faithfully to Trump’s script, filling in the blanks when necessary but rarely overstepping the man whose endorsement lifted him out of a crowded GOP primary in 2022.
Those who have watched his rapid ascension expect that dynamic to continue, even if and when Vance prepares to run for president in 2028. Allies of Trump and Vance believe loyalty is Vance’s greatest attribute and his smartest play for the short-term future of their administration and for his longer-term political future.
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Vance needs to be working the Senate today for Scott.
There seems to be a shift today since Trump landed in DC; senators are posting their support for Scott all over twitter.
that is good news. I will amend and say both Trump and Vance should be working the Senate. I’m always all in for Texas since I’m a native, but when it comes to the Cowboys and Cornyn (aka Corncob) it’s a no.
I don't know what p*sses me off more, the commie leftist or the entrenched rino's.
A RINO, on occasion will vote correct, but mostly they just fold when the dems bark.
“There seems to be a shift today since Trump landed in DC; senators are posting their support for Scott all over twitter.”
That is good news.
Vance is not a leader at this point. He is one of Trump’s chief aides.
He has done fine work as a media representative, softening the team’s image without backing away from Trump or Trump’s statements.
This seems very impressive to me. His job now is to keep his image clean, stay away from any fights that he doesn’t need to fight and step up whenever Trump wants to point him at incoming anti-trump media personnel.
Presidential ambitions, if he has any, need to be nearly invisible in order for him to this job.
Vice Presidents have historically been mannequins. It would be good for Vance to focus on one or two structural changes that might affect Bill of Rights freedoms for a couple of generations.
well, that didn’t last long!
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