I am not surprised that Donald Trump picked J. D. Vance for his running mate on the 2024 presidential ticket. While he is just thirty-nine, married to a devout Hindu and the father of three children, Vance’s resume is complicated and accomplished. One only has to read his bio on Wikipedia to understand that he brings a sophistication and intelligence to Mr. Trump’s campaign that the RNC nominee himself lacks.
(I often recommend Wikipedia, because it attempts to be more objective than the media.)
Vance also does not have the baggage of some of the other applicants for the ticket. And, having been in Congress only a year and a half, he hasn’t made a lot of enemies. Yet.
I read his book, Hillbilly Elegy, when it first came out in 2016. Back then, I thought it helped explain why people in the Rust Belt found The Donald appealing.
But today, what Vance believes and what I believe are the far ends of the political bell curve. He is a mini-Trump in spite of his respectable resume, and I wouldn’t underestimate him. Unfortunately.
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