J.D. Vance, the venture capitalist and author of "Hillbilly Elegy," addresses a rally Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Middletown, Ohio, where he announced he is joining the crowded Republican race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat being left by Rob Portman. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)AP
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio – As a political pundit, J.D. Vance argued that an element of cultural isolation and “ugly racial attitudes” among poorer, white voters made them more susceptible to xenophobic appeals from politicians like former President Donald Trump.
As a Republican U.S. Senate hopeful though, Vance has made it a central theme of his young campaign to complain that using certain words or talking about specific issues can cause elites to label “normal people” racist.
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