How J.D. Vance went from calling Trump 'reprehensible' to MAGA heir-apparent

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : On the first day of the Republican National Convention, Trump ended his dramatic veepstakes and selected Vance as his running mate.
57% : In his first interview as the GOP nominee for Vice President, Vance proved why Trump chose him above all others -- he spoke confidently and cogently on all things MAGA, from specific policy initiatives to Trump's fitness for office.
56% : "2020Vance supported Trump's bid for reelection and cast a vote in his name.March 2021In a radio interview, Vance said that he came to support Trump because he was pleasantly surprised by the former president's policies.
46% : By this point, Vance's attempts to endear himself to Trump appeared to pay off -- the former president endorsed Vance's Senate bid.January 31, 2023The next year, Vance offered an endorsement of his own.
40% : He will seemingly be a loyal running mate and eventual vice president should Trump win.
34% : Cementing his loyalty to Trump, Vance told an Ohio newspaper that he doubted the legitimacy of the 2020 election.
32% : At the time, Vance self-identified as a "Never Trumper."July 4, 2016Writing for a magazine he now conflates with elitism, Vance said in The Atlantic that Trump is "cultural heroin.
27% : Just a few months after Trump announced he was running for president, Vance texted a former roommate from Yale Law School that he feared the political hopeful might be "America's Hitler.
24% : "October 9, 2016After the "Access Hollywood" tape, in which Trump brags about groping women, surfaced, Vance sent off a fiery Tweet: "Trump makes people I care about afraid.
23% : He told the Financial Times that Trump "recognizes the frustration that exists in large parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky and so forth," and called the former president the "least worrisome" part of the GOP's problems.March 9, 2019
17% : "August 17, 2016In an interview with NPR, Vance said that he "can't stomach Trump" and that the former president "is leading the white working class to a very dark place.

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