He was supposed to be his master’s mini-me, his elevation as Republican vice-presidential nominee hailed as a virile celebration of Donald Trump’s near-total conquest of the GOP.
Now – days after receiving a rapturous response at the Republican national convention in Milwaukee – JD Vance is being lamented within party circles as a potentially fatal liability in Trump’s quest to recapture the White House.
Affirming the maxim – coined by the late British Labour prime minister, Harold Wilson – that a week is a long time in politics, Vance’s poll ratings have been dragged to record lows by a combination of his own past statements resurfacing on social media and embarrassingly awkward performances on the campaign trail.
The danger that Vance’s baggage will drag Trump down with him may already be giving the former president buyer’s remorse, commentators believe.
US Democrats have spent recent days trying out a relatively new attack line on Donald Trump:...
Kevin Roberts, the Heritage Foundation president and the architect of Project 2025, the conservative thinktank’s road...
