J.D. Vance Pick Another Blow againt Reagan Republicanism

Last week, in a speech to the National Conservatism Conference, J. D. Vance, the senator (and now vice-presidential candidate), argued that he had growing confidence in America’s future because the movement was displacing the old guard of the Republican Party.

A NeverTrumper in 2016, Vance explained that when he became a “convert” to Trumpism by 2019 ahead of his Senate run in Ohio, Donald Trump had not yet fully seized control of the party.

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Last week, in a speech to the National Conservatism Conference, J. D. Vance, the senator (and now vice-presidential candidate), argued that he had growing confidence in America’s future because the movement was displacing the old guard of the Republican Party.

A NeverTrumper in 2016, Vance explained that when he became a “convert” to Trumpism by 2019 ahead of his Senate run in Ohio, Donald Trump had not yet fully seized control of the party.