Dutch Uncle
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Trump has always been obsessed with personal loyalty rather than competence and, especially, loyalty to the Constitution, duty or anything else other than himself. I suspect he chose Vance based on those factors rather than on who would be helpful to his ticket.
Additionally, he picked Vance before Biden dropped out and his anger indicated the event upset the entire Trumpian campaign strategy.
Vance heavily underperformed in his 2022 Ohio Senate race, at least compared with how other Republicans performed in the state that year. Vance defeated his opponent, then-Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, by only 6 percentage points. In comparison, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine crushed his Democratic opponent, former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, by 25 percentage points in that same cycle.
"The JD Vance pick makes no sense from a statistical polling perspective," Harry Enten, a CNN political-data reporter, said.
Additionally, he picked Vance before Biden dropped out and his anger indicated the event upset the entire Trumpian campaign strategy.
JD Vance breaks polling records in the worst way
Vance is facing record-low approval ratings among vice-presidential nominees on the heels of the Republican National Convention.
www.businessinsider.com
JD Vance breaks polling records in the worst way
- JD Vance has a net-negative approval rating following the Republican National Convention, CNN found.
- Since 2000, VP nominees typically have had a net-positive rating of 19 points after a convention.
- Vance has long polled behind other Republicans, and some are questioning whether he was a wise pick.
Vance heavily underperformed in his 2022 Ohio Senate race, at least compared with how other Republicans performed in the state that year. Vance defeated his opponent, then-Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, by only 6 percentage points. In comparison, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine crushed his Democratic opponent, former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, by 25 percentage points in that same cycle.
"The JD Vance pick makes no sense from a statistical polling perspective," Harry Enten, a CNN political-data reporter, said.