Cannon: Should Republicans be urging VP nominee to ‘go, J.D., go’?

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance is definitely on track to fulfill his role as “attack dog” for Donald Trump, even after he called Trump an “idiot” and compared Trump to Adolf Hitler before the 2016 election.

So far, Vance has begun to alienate thinking females by doubling down on his previous, insulting “childless cat women” remark(s). If he keeps this up, J.D. may be able to alienate many more women. This “strategy” seems ignorant of the facts that eligible female voters have outnumbered eligible male voters for years, and in recent years, a higher percentage of women than men have turned out to vote in the U.S.

And J.D. hasn’t just attacked women; he has gone after Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s military service record. While not a military person, I can/do recognize the extreme difference(s) in career responsibilities of a four-year Marine corporal (Vance) and a 24-year Army command sergeant major (Walz).

Most people with military experience are likely disgusted/disappointed by J.D.’s rather petty attacks on a fellow military veteran. And, given the choice, would these military veterans choose to put their trust to make decisions as vice president of the United States in the hands of a former corporal rather than a former command sergeant major?

Vance’s attacks seem likely to translate into more votes for Democrats and fewer for Republicans. Should Republicans continue to encourage the “go, J.D., go” ideology if they want to win?

Dan Cannon

Seaford

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