Trump’s connections
Ok yes sure that makes a whole lot of sense.
Republicans welcomed JD Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate on the same night devoted to blasting President Joe Biden’s leadership on the world stage.
Vance, the 39-year-old Ohio senator, offered his life story as a son of Appalachia to reaffirm Trump’s connections to Americans who feel alienated socially, economically and politically.
Oh those connections, right. Trump’s connections to Murkans who feel economically alienated – Trump with his palace in Miami and his palace overlooking Central Park and his satellite palaces in New Jersey and Scotland. I can totally see the connection, can’t we all?
Socially, well, sure, that’s a different story. Trump is “socially alienated” in the sense that he alienates people who prefer decent people to sadistic monsters, thoughtful people to bellowing idiots, generous people to greedy corrupt thieving cheats.
Politically is basically just socially all over again. Trump isn’t really political except in the sense that he wants to do whatever will piss off people who aim at fairness.
Once again, the GOP own the Dems with candidate selection.
Vance terrifies me, his views are repugnant, but he is exactly the candidate who is going to appeal to the MAGAHats, the Rusted ons, and the waverers. His origin story will appeal to all those former blue collar workers whose unionised, highly paid good healthcare jobs were exported to low wage economies. They have been taught to blame “Chynnaah” for this when it was their own bosses and politicians who cut the ground out from under their feet.
Meanwhile, win or lose, Vance will still be a young 44 year old next time around while the Dems are still looking in the Depends aisle at Walmart.