JD Vance: Yet One More Reason to Not Vote for Donald Trump

JD Vance, the newly elected senator from Ohio and staunch Trump ally, epitomizes the dangerous path our country could take if Trump regains the White House.

Libby Winkler
5 min readSep 14, 2024
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JD Vance: Yet One More Reason to Not Vote for Donald Trump

As America grapples with the implications of another possible Donald Trump presidency, the spotlight must also be on the people with whom Trump surrounds himself. These figures reveal much about the ideology a second Trump administration would seek to cement.

Among them, JD Vance, the newly elected senator from Ohio and staunch Trump ally, epitomizes the dangerous path our country could take if Trump regains the White House.

Vance’s Shift: From Trump Critic to Loyalist

JD Vance, author of *Hillbilly Elegy*, burst onto the national scene as a commentator on the struggles of working-class America.

At first, Vance appeared to be a critical voice, even warning about the risks Donald Trump posed to the country. But this version of Vance disappeared once the lure of political power came calling. During his 2022 Ohio Senate race, Vance fully…

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Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..