Vance Choice

Rodney Clough
3 min readJul 20, 2024
Milwaukee, July 18, 2024. Screenshot by author. Photo image courtesy New York Times

If we accept the future President as one of two octogenarians, which VP would you want running the country?

The selection of JD Vance should embolden Democrats. Why isn’t this happening?

Spoiler alert: there is not much to satirize about JD Vance being tapped to run on the Trump ticket. Nothing to smirk about. JD Vance makes Dan Quayle (1) look like graduate school veep. Sarah Palin look “dazzling.” (2)

Consider this choice: The eighteen-month autocrat-in-waiting or the eighteen-year chief prosecutor-women’s rights activist? Don’t even mention the fact that, if elected, Kamela Harris will be the first two term black woman VP in American history.

For Democrats, the nomination of JD Vance is a gift, not a threat. Ask yourself, non-declared independents, would you want him running your country?

The 2024 is an election between JD Vance and Kamela Harris. If this doesn’t get you over to ActBlue, consider the “why isn’t this happening” part of the teaser. ‘It hasn’t happened’ because Democrats have hidden a racist, misogyny carbuncle in their ranks, quiet but easily enflamed.

The Republicans just say it out loud. White male voters.

JD Vance is now their mouthpiece. Trump needs another Trump. His ability and stamina won’t last 4 years.

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Rodney Clough

Refuses to nap. Septuagenarian. Cliche’ raker. Writes weekly.