JD Vance Is in a Bind

Matthew Schmitz: “His name may not have been on the ballot, but the biggest loser of the midterms was Vice President JD Vance. President Trump will never face voters again. Mr. Vance, by contrast, doesn’t have the luxury of ignoring public opinion. If he hopes to win the presidency in 2028, he will need to sell voters on the tarnished Trump brand…”

“Mr. Vance will have a harder time putting daylight between himself and an unpopular president. Many Republicans have expressed fealty to Mr. Trump, but Mr. Vance has gone further. In both style and substance, he has presented himself as an avatar of the MAGA movement, more Trumpist than Mr. Trump.”