Vance?

[George K]

@Mik said in Vance?:

As far as I can tell he’s been a rather undistinguished senator.

He's only been senator for two years. That's no place for a jumping-off spot to the #2 in the country, right?

[Mik]

One would think, despite history.

[kluurs]

Vance may be the most loyal and controllable of the potential candidates. His alleged referencing of Trump as the "American Hitler" may haunt him a bit, but a lot of potential candidates expressed similar disparagements before they saw the light.

[jon-nyc]

@kluurs said in Vance?:

Vance may be the most loyal and controllable of the potential candidates. His alleged referencing of Trump as the "American Hitler" may haunt him a bit, but a lot of potential candidates expressed similar disparagements before they saw the light political opportunity.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Vance?:

@kluurs said in Vance?:

Vance may be the most loyal and controllable of the potential candidates. His alleged referencing of Trump as the "American Hitler" may haunt him a bit, but a lot of potential candidates expressed similar disparagements before they saw the light political opportunity.

Funny and accurate edit.

Not unusual however.

[Mik]

That's my firm position, but if you don't like it I have others.

[Horace]

The politics of the right are changing, while the politics of the left have been directionally fixed for generations.

[Jolly]

@Horace said in Vance?:

The politics of the right are changing, while the politics of the left have been directionally fixed for generations.

I don't know about generations, but you're right.

[Copper]

Mr. Vance was a Marine.

That's enough.

[Doctor Phibes]

@kluurs said in Vance?:

His alleged referencing of Trump as the "American Hitler" may haunt him a bit

Maybe he meant it as a compliment.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jolly said in Vance?:

What does Vance bring to the ticket?

J.D. Vance is a good-sounding name. It has a nice ring to it. Not as good as Cyrus, admittedly, but still pretty cool sounding.

You probably think I'm kidding, but I'm not. Well, OK, maybe I am.

[George K]

@Copper said in Vance?:

Mr. Vance was is a Marine.

Got there before @jolly....

[jon-nyc]

@George-K said in Vance?:

Mr. Vance was is a Marine Yale Law School graduate.

[kluurs]

I enjoyed Vance's book. He has street cred.

[Jolly]

@George-K said in Vance?:

@Copper said in Vance?:

Mr. Vance was is a Marine.

Got there before @jolly....

Yes, you did.

[George K]

[George K]

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Vance?:

@George-K said in Vance?:
Mr. Vance was is a Marine Yale Law School graduate.

He became a Marine before going to Yale.

Born in Middletown, Ohio, Vance served in the Marine Corps before studying political science and philosophy at The Ohio State University and earning a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.

[Mik]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Vance?:

@kluurs said in Vance?:

His alleged referencing of Trump as the "American Hitler" may haunt him a bit

Maybe he meant it as a compliment.

Hitler was good at first. Marge Schott told me.

[George K]

WaPo: It's Vance

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/15/jd-vance-trump-vice-president-announcement/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert

Donald Trump has chosen Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate, selecting a rising star in the party and previously outspoken Trump critic who in recent years has closely aligned himself with the former president.

Trump announced his pick Monday on Truth Social. “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio,” Trump wrote. He praised Vance’s education credentials and business experience.
If elected in November, Vance, 39, would be one of the youngest vice presidents in history. He is a relative political newcomer, winning his Senate seat in 2022 after rising to prominence as an author who wrote a best-selling memoir. His selection adds a staunch defender of Trump’s movement to the ticket and, some Republican observers said, it could help Trump solidify his base of White working-class voters, particularly in the Upper Midwest.

Trump’s choice for a running mate was among the most closely watched decisions of his campaign and has taken on new significance in the wake of what law enforcement has called an attempted assassination against Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday in Butler, Pa. Even before the shooting, the decision was expected to arrive at a moment of upheaval in the presidential race. Trump kept the suspense going about who he would pick as his running mate on Monday, with news breaking in the hours before his announcement that Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and North Dakota Gov. Burgum would not be his vice presidential nominee.