Donald Trump chooses Ohio Senator JD Vance as 2024 running mate - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : "After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio," Trump wrote, citing Vance's credentials and appeal to Rust Belt states.
48% : In selecting Vance over more establishment-friendly contenders, such as North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, shows Trump is going all-in on motivating his core base of supporters rather than appealing to skeptical voters in the center.
44% : His youth is a stark contrast to Trump, who at 78 years old would be the oldest person ever inaugurated as president if he were to win another term in November.
38% : Author of the memoir "Hillbilly Elegy," Vance entered political life as a Trump apostate -- who once wondered in a leaked 2016 conversation with a friend if Trump would behave like Hitler -- before pivoting to becoming a Trump apostle and a hero of his supporters.
31% : Trump announced the news in a post on his social media platform "Truth Social" on Monday, as the Republican National Convention was kicking off.
30% : Since then, Vance has frequently defended Trump through the former president's legal battles and aligned with him closely in advocating for an America First isolationism and stridently right-wing positions on social issues.
14% : Vance also took a particularly charged stance after the attempted assassination of Trump on Saturday, blaming the left for their rhetoric (without any evidence of the shooter's motivations) in contrast with Trump's own more moderated response.

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