His memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" convinces me that he is the real deal.

He writes conversationally like someone from this region who happens to be whip-smart would write and he makes astute observations about this region that only come from growing up here.

His book should be paid attention to because apparently it appeared around the time of the 2016 election and sort of contributed cultural energy to Trump's win. It made him famous. People are saying "who did he whore himself out to, to get famous" and the answer is he published a best selling book. That was the step that lead to congress et al.

I wish all of the dumbasses on Youtube calling Vance a Manchurian candidate and asking "who is this guy" would understand that he didn't hatch out of an egg in Klaus Schwab's lab and get made famous... he wrote a compelling tear jerking memoir that portrayed real life. People's lack of facts irritates me.

Hillbilly Elegy is like the good mirror universe version of Obama's "Dreams of My Father" evil universe astroturfed marxist drivel.

Yeah, his appearance in East Palestine was absolutely fantastic.

JD's main weakness in terms of campaigning is that he adds his own layer of shit talking on top of Trump's. It's like Trump just received a "political message amplifier" with Vance.

JD, like Trump is not very careful about what he says. His remark about liberal single childless women "cat ladies" was kinda cringy to read (but funny). He kind of needs to tone it down at least in the rhetoric that offends uninvolved people. He needs to focus that sarcasm on Kamala or whatever deep state douchebag is appropriate.

The Palantir connection concerns me.