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For Republican Candidates, Media Hit Jobs Are a Fact of Life

Media outlets took J. D. Vance’s words out of context and made him look heartless as a result. Should we be surprised?

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Republican vice presidential nominee Senator JD Vance speaks at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Ariz., September 5, 2024.

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The press’s coverage of Republican vice-presidential nominee J. D. Vance has a peculiar quality to it.

Marc Caputo, national political reporter for the Bulwark, last week put it well: The reporting is not merely “negative” but “reliably” so.

Becket Adams

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Becket Adams

Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.

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