A feisty JD Vance cements his status as Donald Trump’s likely successor
Vice President JD Vance is increasingly adopting Donald Trump's combative political style, focusing on aggressive rhetoric against Democrats. His recent speech in Dallas emphasized a 'mainstream versus extreme' narrative rather than specific policy proposals.
Why it matters
Vance's shift in rhetoric signals a strategic consolidation of the Trump-aligned base as he positions himself as a key figure in the Republican party's future.
The vice president is showing that he too can deal in the kind of ugly, personal mud-slinging that Trump’s loyal audiences have delighted in for years.
Vice President JD Vance with President Donald Trump at the Republican convention. AP Photo/Alex Brandon Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
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Share A A A Dallas: A Republican TV advertisement played on the big screen at the party’s midterm convention cast the upcoming election in stark, simple terms.
“This is no longer simply Republican versus Democrat, or conservative versus liberal,” the baritone voiceover boomed. “Today the choice is unmistakable: extreme versus mainstream.”
That will be the crux of the GOP message for the next seven or so weeks: radical, America-hating communists have taken over the Democratic Party, and the only salvation is Donald Trump and his sensible Republicans.
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