Beyond 'Childless Cat Ladies,' JD Vance Has Long Been on a Quest to Encourage More Births

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : He outlined the obvious concern that Social Security depends on younger workers' contributions and then said, "We want babies not just because they are economically useful.
37% : And sometimes it doesn't work out," Trump said in one interview.
31% : "Trump has come to his defense, accusing Democrats of spinning things and expressing empathy for people who don't get married or have children and are "every bit as good.
16% : His criticism then of Vice President Kamala Harris, now the Democratic presidential nominee, and other high-profile Democrats as "childless cat ladies" who didn't have a "direct stake" in the country have drawn particular attention since Trump picked him as his running mate.
11% : Democrats went from labeling Trump and his Republican allies as a collective "threat to democracy" to calling both men "weird," a strategy that coincided with Vance's comments coming to light.

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