J.D. Vance - another cynical elite - Yale Law School. As Steve Schmidt said they look as this and say to themselves: "I can ride that tiger. I can manipulate these rubes who actually like this guy to my own advantage." Because at the core of an autocratic movement is no morality. In fact, it's immorality or amorality, because it's about power. And in the pursuit of that power, history teaches us terrible, terrible things happen.
@dauphin87
I still can't figure out what use Vance is supposed to be. Is there anyone was WASN'T planning to vote for Trump already who will be favorably swayed by Vance's beard being on the ticket?
That seems like a stretch to me. I mean, it's not as though he's terrific at "making friends and influencing people" or anything.