What ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ can tell us about JD Vance and his right-wing beliefs
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ can tell us about JD Vance and his right-wing beliefs

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Not since a young lawyer called Barack Obama – with ambitions for reaching the Illinois state senate – published Dreams from My Father in 1995, has a memoir served to propel a political career quite like Vance’s 2016 book, Hillbilly Elegy. But while the liberal establishment was still using Hillbilly Elegy as a rubric for comprehending Trump’s victory, Vance’s politics were drifting towards the right. “It was Greater Appalachia’s political reorientation from Democrat to Republican that redefined American politics after Nixon,” Vance wrote in Hillbilly Elegy. “And it is in Greater Appalachia where the fortunes of working-class whites seem dimmest.” Current polls give Trump a 10-point lead in Ohio, with that gulf likely to increase with Vance as his running mate.

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JD Vance will become president after Donald Trump if Democrats fail to do this
1 month, 4 weeks ago

JD Vance will become president after Donald Trump if Democrats fail to do this

Hindustan Times  

One particular former aide under Obama, Brett Bruen, noted that should the Democratic party not regroup soon, JD Vance could be a potential successor to the presidency after holding the mantle of Vice presidency. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trumpgreets Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention …

Even on Vance's big debate night in New York, Trump is still center stage for MAGA's faithful
3 months, 1 week ago

Even on Vance's big debate night in New York, Trump is still center stage for MAGA's faithful

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I’m glad that Donald Trump finally started asking to do some grass roots rallies, …

J.D. Vance: The controversy even Donald Trump’s pick for vice president wants to avoid.
3 months, 1 week ago

J.D. Vance: The controversy even Donald Trump’s pick for vice president wants to avoid.

Slate  

Vance went into his Saturday afternoon campaign stop in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, well aware of the potential for controversy. Wallnau also periodically makes headlines for incendiary proclamations, most recently that Kamala Harris performed well at the debate because of “witchcraft.” Vance’s willingness to campaign with Wallnau—who preaches that Trump is prophesied by God to be president so that Christians can take …

In JD Vance’s home state of Ohio, an ongoing fight against opioid addiction
4 months, 1 week ago

In JD Vance’s home state of Ohio, an ongoing fight against opioid addiction

Al Jazeera  

The Republican running mate has made his family history with addiction a key talking point in the US presidential race. But in Vance’s home state of Ohio, addiction experts and advocates say they have yet to hear policy proposals in this year’s presidential race that would adequately address the complex nature of the opioid crisis. “There are so many obstacles …

Vance tries out new defense in scramble to 'deflect unfavorable attention'
5 months, 1 week ago

Vance tries out new defense in scramble to 'deflect unfavorable attention'

Raw Story  

Buffeted by past comments and low approval numbers in key states needed to win back the White House for Republicans in November, Sen. J.D. According to a report from Politico's Jared Mitovich, the embattled GOP vice presidential candidate has been attempting to push back on attacks against him centered on his previous demeaning comments about so-called "childless cat ladies" and …

Opinion: JD Vance, Much Like Trump, Is A Media Creation
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: JD Vance, Much Like Trump, Is A Media Creation

Huff Post  

Much as I can’t stand a hypocrite, I have never found the hoopla over JD Vance’s evolution on Donald Trump to be all that particularly compelling a topic. Then there are fancy folks like Larry Summers, former treasury secretary under Bill Clinton and president of Harvard, who tweeted: “Anyone wanting to understand Trump’s rise or American inequality should read it.” …

CNN Data Reporter Spots How JD Vance Is 'Making History In The Completely Wrong Way'
5 months, 2 weeks ago

CNN Data Reporter Spots How JD Vance Is 'Making History In The Completely Wrong Way'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CNN’s senior political data reporter Harry Enten explained why he believes Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance is currently “making history in the completely wrong way.” “Frankly, I don’t really understand the pick,” Enten told “Outfront” anchor Erin Burnett on Tuesday of Donald Trump’s decision to run alongside Vance instead of a more moderate figure. “Because, we …

From Never Trumper to MAGA town crier, J.D. Vance evolves, ascends as Trump’s vice presidential pick
5 months, 3 weeks ago

From Never Trumper to MAGA town crier, J.D. Vance evolves, ascends as Trump’s vice presidential pick

LA Times  

Vice Presidential candidate J.D. That evolution hit 180 degrees at Monday’s Republican National Convention when Trump, 78, selected Vance, 39, as his vice presidential running mate. Vance attained international renown for his 2016 bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,” which details Vance’s childhood in Middletown, Ohio, a steel mill town in America’s heartland. …

How JD Vance became the new king of America
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How JD Vance became the new king of America

The Telegraph  

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch was said to have favoured Burgum. Political strategist James O’Brien, who runs the GreyRock strategies company, sees the logic in picking the author of Hillbilly Elegy: it’s the book that “helped shape the foundations of the 2016 Trump campaign, as it was a driver for Republican outreach to rural voters but also to black and Hispanic …

GOP vice presidential pick Vance revisits Appalachian roots as bitter divide over memoir lingers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP vice presidential pick Vance revisits Appalachian roots as bitter divide over memoir lingers

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Newly minted vice presidential nominee JD Vance built his Wednesday night speech to the Republican National Convention around his own Appalachian roots, but it wasn’t the first time he had shared his personal story. “That’s what Scots-Irish Appalachians do when people mess with your kid.” Ray Jones, the judge-executive of Pike County, Kentucky, and a former Democratic …

JD Vance introduces himself as Trump's running mate, makes direct appeal to his native Rust Belt
5 months, 3 weeks ago

JD Vance introduces himself as Trump's running mate, makes direct appeal to his native Rust Belt

New Indian Express  

Vance shared his story and introduced his family In his speech, Vance shared his story of growing up poor in Kentucky and Ohio, his mother addicted to drugs and his father absent. Vance says he was in fourth grade when “a career politician by the name of Joe Biden supported NAFTA, a bad trade deal that sent countless good American …

Why JD Vance Could Be The Most Influential VP In Modern History
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Why JD Vance Could Be The Most Influential VP In Modern History

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. And that’s to say nothing of “those beautiful blue eyes” that Donald Trump reportedly found so captivating when he was choosing Vance to be his running mate. Or maybe it was the time Vance told Tucker Carlson that the country was being run by “childless cat ladies.” Republican …

Hillbilly Elegy reveals JD Vance as a man of contradictions
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hillbilly Elegy reveals JD Vance as a man of contradictions

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I wrote this book because I’ve achieved something quite ordinary, which doesn’t happen to …

The divisive JD Vance has become Trump’s VP and America feels more dangerous than ever
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The divisive JD Vance has become Trump’s VP and America feels more dangerous than ever

The Independent  

Like so many millions of my fellow citizens, I watched in horror on Saturday as a would-be assassin came perilously close to murdering former president Donald Trump. From the 2011 attack on Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords to the 2017 shooting of Republican Steve Scalise to the attack last year on Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, to this weekend’s horrific …

Trump’s VP Pick Wrote a Bestselling Memoir. Rereading It Now Is Astonishing.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s VP Pick Wrote a Bestselling Memoir. Rereading It Now Is Astonishing.

Slate  

What I’ve always remembered most clearly from J.D. As Vance relates in his afterword, critics of Hillbilly Elegy from the left accused the book of being “a victim-blaming piece of anti-government libertarianism,” while those from the right swore that it prescribed “a massive expansion of government welfare programs.” At the time, before Vance launched his political career, his policy positions …

JD Vance, from ‘hillbilly’ to VP candidate: How an Ohio kid from a broken home rose to be a Republican star
5 months, 3 weeks ago

JD Vance, from ‘hillbilly’ to VP candidate: How an Ohio kid from a broken home rose to be a Republican star

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy JD Vance, the famed Appalachian memoirist turned pugnacious Republican senator, …

Column: Trump’s crowning of J.D. Vance, and what it means for the MAGA movement
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Trump’s crowning of J.D. Vance, and what it means for the MAGA movement

LA Times  

Former President Trump and running mate J.D. Chabria: So J.D Vance, author of “Hillbilly Elegy” and a guy who once upon a time — like in 2016 — compared Trump to Hitler, is now crowned prince of a hoped-for Trump dynasty. Unlike the many false claims made Monday — such as the state of the economy under Trump vs. current …

Column: I know what a true hillbilly is, and it’s not J.D. Vance
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: I know what a true hillbilly is, and it’s not J.D. Vance

LA Times  

Vance, former President Trump’s running mate, is a classic example of a convenenciero — someone who goes through life with no principles other than getting ahead, and no loyalty to a community other than his own. Even Vance expressed admiration for our trajectory, writing in “Hillbilly Elegy” that white Appalachians wallow in pessimism, unlike Latino immigrants, “many of whom suffer …

Where J.D. Vance stands on key issues
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Where J.D. Vance stands on key issues

NPR  

Vance stands on key issues toggle caption Jeff Swensen/Getty Images For more updates from the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, head to the NPR Network's live updates page. Here's a look at where Vance stands on key issues: Vance on abortion Vance describes himself as “pro-life,” but during his 2022 Senate campaign said he would like the issue to …

Biden scorches JD Vance as VP pick: ‘A clone of Trump’ who is ‘proudly anti-choice’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden scorches JD Vance as VP pick: ‘A clone of Trump’ who is ‘proudly anti-choice’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement, Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said Trump selected the Buckeye …

JD Vance, who once called Trump 'America's Hitler' & 'idiot', is his running mate
5 months, 3 weeks ago

JD Vance, who once called Trump 'America's Hitler' & 'idiot', is his running mate

Firstpost  

JD Vance, a freshman senator from Ohio, has transformed from a critic of former US President Donald Trump into a superfan perfectly aligned with his policies Ending months of suspense, former US President Donald Trump on Monday named JD Vance as his running mate. Trump’s announcement of Vance’s vice presidential nomination coincided with his own formal election as the Republican …

Who is JD Vance, former Trump critic turned VP pick?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is JD Vance, former Trump critic turned VP pick?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump has announced Senator JD Vance — …

Who is JD Vance? Things to know about Donald Trump’s pick for vice president
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is JD Vance? Things to know about Donald Trump’s pick for vice president

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former President Donald Trump on Monday chose U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio to be his running mate as he looks to return to the White House. The book earned Vance a reputation as someone who could help explain the maverick New York businessman’s appeal in middle America, especially among the working class, rural white voters who …

Donald Trump picks J.D. Vance as running mate opting for a MAGA favorite in last-minute decision
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump picks J.D. Vance as running mate opting for a MAGA favorite in last-minute decision

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump picked Ohio senator J.D. The former president left it until the last possible moment, using all his showman skills to leave the world guessing, before opting for 39-year-old Vance Trump made his announcement on Truth Social, dropping it just as delegates were rubber stamping his nomination as presidential candidate at their convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Vance arrived on …

Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders. In his post announcing his pick, Trump said …

Who is JD Vance, Trump’s pick for US vice president?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is JD Vance, Trump’s pick for US vice president?

Al Jazeera  

The 39-year-old used to be a Trump critic, but later became one of the staunchest champions of the MAGA agenda. Vance was elected to the United States Senate in 2022 and has become one of the staunchest champions of the former president’s “Make America Great Again” agenda, particularly on trade, foreign policy and immigration. Bestselling author Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy …

Flip-flop: Remembering J.D. Vance's criticisms of Donald Trump
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Flip-flop: Remembering J.D. Vance's criticisms of Donald Trump

Raw Story  

Vance, the author of the acclaimed memoir "Hillbilly Elegy," has had a complex and evolving relationship with former President Donald Trump. However, in a surprising turn of events, Vance has since become a vocal supporter of the former president, even being considered as a potential running mate for Trump's 2024 campaign. Vance also argued that Trump's rise to power would …

Republican JD Vance journeys from ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ memoirist to US senator to VP contender
6 months, 1 week ago

Republican JD Vance journeys from ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ memoirist to US senator to VP contender

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was March 2022 and Senate candidate JD Vance was standing under hot lights in a Cleveland television studio debating four fellow Republicans on whether the U.S. should support a no-fly zone over Ukraine, not a month into its grinding war with Russia. But we have our own problems in the United States to focus on.” Vance …

Trump-backed JD Vance retains GOP’s US Senate seat in Ohio
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump-backed JD Vance retains GOP’s US Senate seat in Ohio

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance defeated Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan for an open U.S. Senate seat in Ohio on Tuesday in a blow to Democrats who viewed it as one of their best chances nationally to flip a seat. Vance and Trump successfully linked Ryan to the national economic climate he blamed on President Joe Biden, …

JD Vance accused of profiting from opioid epidemic in bitter Ohio Senate debate
2 years, 3 months ago

JD Vance accused of profiting from opioid epidemic in bitter Ohio Senate debate

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The same drug company Big Pharma, the big drug company that had all the …

J.D. Vance has a Big Pharma problem
2 years, 4 months ago

J.D. Vance has a Big Pharma problem

Raw Story  

Vance, the billionaire-backed U.S. Senate candidate in Ohio, has routinely positioned himself as an anti-opioid China-hawk, promising to rein in Big Pharma and bring jobs back to the U.S. Vance then hired an American Enterprise Institute resident who cited Purdue-funded studies to downplay the role overprescribing painkillers plays in the opioid crisis as the addiction specialist to Ohio's Appalachian region …

Takeaways from Trump’s backing of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author, a test of his sway in GOP
2 years, 8 months ago

Takeaways from Trump’s backing of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author, a test of his sway in GOP

LA Times  

Former President Trump greets the Ohio Senate candidate he endorsed, J.D. As such, the results of Tuesday’s primary were closely watched as a predictor of former President Trump’s grip on the Republican Party. Vance, whose memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” was made into a movie, scored the former president’s coveted backing, winning out over a crowded field of Trump acolytes. Politics Tracking …

Trump backs GOP's JD Vance in US Senate primary in Ohio
2 years, 8 months ago

Trump backs GOP's JD Vance in US Senate primary in Ohio

ABP News  

Ohio, Apr 16 : — Former President Donald Trump is endorsing "Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance in Ohio's competitive Republican Senate primary, ending months of jockeying in a race where his backing could be pivotal. The decision is a major blow for Vance's top rivals — former state treasurer Josh Mandel, investment banker Mike Gibbons and former Ohio Republican Party …

Trump backs ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author J.D. Vance in U.S. Senate primary in Ohio
2 years, 8 months ago

Trump backs ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author J.D. Vance in U.S. Senate primary in Ohio

LA Times  

Vance, a Republican running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Ohio, speaks to reporters following a debate March 28 in Wilberforce, Ohio. Former President Trump is endorsing “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. The decision is a blow to former state treasurer Josh Mandel, investment banker Mike Gibbons and former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken, who have been in a …

GOP candidate JD Vance just offered a startling description of modern Republicans -- are we listening?
3 years, 3 months ago

GOP candidate JD Vance just offered a startling description of modern Republicans -- are we listening?

Raw Story  

JD Vance is a bestselling author, Wall Street trader and senate candidate in Ohio. He said: "The basic way this works is that the Ford Foundation, the Gates Foundation, the Harvard University endowment — these are fundamentally cancers on American society, but they pretend to be charities, and so they benefit from preferential tax treatment." The most constructive way of …

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author JD Vance joins US Senate campaign
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author JD Vance joins US Senate campaign

Associated Press  

The venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy” officially joined the crowded Republican race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Rob Portman. JD Vance, whose book was widely seen in 2016 as helping explain Republican Donald Trump’s appeal to struggling white, working-class voters, made the announcement Thursday night at the steel fabricator Middletown Tube Works in his …

'Hillbilly Elegy' author JD Vance signals US Senate campaign
3 years, 6 months ago

'Hillbilly Elegy' author JD Vance signals US Senate campaign

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy” appears poised …

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