{"id":1047862,"date":"2024-09-06T17:22:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T21:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1047862"},"modified":"2024-09-06T17:22:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T21:22:32","slug":"as-jd-vance-alienates-the-voters-the-gop-needs-to-win-hes-rubbing-elbows-with-weirdos-and-extremists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/as-jd-vance-alienates-the-voters-the-gop-needs-to-win-hes-rubbing-elbows-with-weirdos-and-extremists\/","title":{"rendered":"As JD Vance Alienates the Voters the GOP Needs to Win, He\u2019s Rubbing Elbows With Weirdos and Extremists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"341\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1038290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png 1500w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?resize=300,100 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?resize=768,256 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?resize=1024,341 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>As JD Vance fundraises with extremists like RFK Jr. and ultra-wealthy megadonors in California this weekend,<\/em> <strong><em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJD Vance is striking out with the voters that the GOP will need to win in November and continuing to drag down the Trump ticket with the lowest approval ratings of any VP candidate in recent history. He\u2019s more comfortable spending time with Trump\u2019s inner circle of extremists and weirdos like RFK Jr. who want to carry water for the Trump-Vance ticket\u2019s radical Project 2025 agenda to rig the economy for billionaires and big corporations, give Trump unprecedented power over our lives, and gut our basic freedoms. But the American people aren\u2019t fooled \u2013 Vance is running to his extremist buddies because he can\u2019t talk to voters about issues that actually matter to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THIS WEEKEND: JD Vance is fundraising in California with ultra-wealthy and special interest megadonors and dangerous extremists like RFK Jr.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/davidsacks\/status\/1831411891115356193?s=46&amp;t=AS_9Em6lWUsoQ0WyLZq4ig\">Sunday<\/a>: <strong>Vance will fundraise with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/2024\/08\/26\/jd-vance-to-stump-for-trump-at-fundraisers-in-los-angeles-san-diego-county\/\">Long Beach Press-Telegram<\/a>: <strong>\u201cJD Vance to stump for Trump at fundraisers in Los Angeles and San Diego County\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSacks, one of the hosts of the upcoming Los Angeles event, is a close friend of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and part of a growing group of Silicon Valley executives backing the Trump campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVance also has a strong connection to the tech community and previously worked in San Francisco as a venture capitalist. During this time, Vance became a prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Peter Thiel, who helped found and lead PayPal alongside Musk and Sacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ei3KaryenPA\">Forbes<\/a>: <strong>\u201c&#8217;He&#8217;s A Smart Guy&#8217;: JD Vance Expresses Interest In Having RFK Jr Play A Role In Trump Administration\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OLtr1VGtnvQ\">Vance<\/a> on if he has any hesitation accepting RFK Jr.\u2019s endorsement: \u201cI don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vance also has deep ties to other extremists, including architects of Project 2025, Tucker Carlson, and Steve Bannon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/article\/2024\/aug\/28\/jd-vance-far-right-aide\">The Guardian<\/a>: <strong>\u201cRevealed: top Vance aide worked for far-right consultancy with extremist links\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/politics\/360283\/jd-vance-trump-vp-vice-president-authoritarian\">Vox<\/a>: \u201cKevin Roberts, the president of the right-wing Heritage Foundation and the driving force behind Project 2025, told Ward that \u2018<strong>[Vance] is absolutely going to be one of the leaders \u2014 if not the leader \u2014 of our movement.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/03\/us\/politics\/jd-vance-donald-trump-2024-campaign.html\">New York Times<\/a>:<strong> \u201cFor years, Mr. Vance has appeared entirely comfortable in far-out-there corners of his party,<\/strong> embracing thinkers and proposals on the so-called New Right\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople whom Mr. Vance has cited to explain his worldview or detail who helped shape his thinking include Patrick Deneen, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame <strong>who has suggested that conservatives must harness the power of the state to counter \u201cliberal totalitarianism\u201d<\/strong>; Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist for whom Mr. Vance worked; and Curtis Yarvin, <strong>a prominent voice on the New Right who has argued that American democracy has devolved to the point that the country needs a monarchical leader.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/16\/politics\/how-trump-chose-vp-pick-vance\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>: <strong>\u201cA day before Donald Trump\u2019s deadline to pick a running mate\u2026 the former president took a call from a new voice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThat person, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, was one of several people urging Trump in the final moments to select Ohio Sen. JD Vance.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2024\/09\/05\/jd-vance-will-join-tucker-carlson-on-stage-after-the-ex-fox-news-anchor-hosted-a-pro-nazi-historian\/\">Salon<\/a>: \u201c<strong>JD Vance will join Tucker Carlson on stage after the ex-Fox News anchor hosted a pro-Nazi historian\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/interactives\/2024\/jd-vance-inner-circle-guide\/\">Politico<\/a>: \u201cVance\u2019s inner circle already bears the imprint of Trump\u2019s influence, with a handful of advisers and staffers who have one foot in Vance\u2019s camp and one foot in Trump world\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201c[Project 2025 architect Russell Vought] told POLITICO Magazine that he is in \u2018regular contact\u2019 with Vance\u2019s Hill office and that \u2018we probably have one of the closest relationships with [Vance\u2019s] office that we do with any Hill office.\u2019 \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe former Fox News superstar<strong> [Tucker Carlson] used his prime-time show to promote Vance\u2019s Senate candidacy in 2022 and has remained one of his most ardent public supporters.<\/strong> Vance is a regular guest on Carlson\u2019s new platform\u2026 and Carlson reportedly personally lobbied Trump to pick Vance as his vice presidential candidate in the days leading up to the Republican National Convention\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe former Trump strategist <strong>[Steve Bannon] is another of Vance\u2019s key allies in the conservative media ecosphere<\/strong>, frequently hosting Vance on his show, War Room, and promoting him to his sizable social media following.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Trump-Vance ticket is pushing an extreme Project 2025 agenda that would rig the economy for billionaires and big corporations on the backs of working families, explode the deficit, and risk supercharging inflation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1HV089UsGldNxZOnj37vXTwyyQMkh48Lj\/view?usp=sharing\">Vance<\/a> on Trump\u2019s plan that would raise tariffs and raise costs for hardworking Americans: <strong>\u201cThis is a fascinating proposal<\/strong> and we could talk for a while about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/08\/25\/us\/harris-trump-election\">New York Times<\/a>: \u201cSenator JD Vance of Ohio, former President Donald J. Trump\u2019s running mate, <strong>denied in an interview with NBC News on Sunday that tariffs had caused higher costs for Americans, as economists have documented.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogressaction.org\/article\/former-president-trump-proposes-an-up-to-3900-tax-increase-for-a-typical-family\/\">Center for American Progress<\/a>: <strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong>Former President Trump Proposes an Up to $3,900 Tax Increase for a Typical Family<\/strong><strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/project-2025-tax-trump-economy-heritage-foundation-how-it-works\/\">CBS News<\/a>: <strong>\u201cMillions of low- and middle-class households would likely face significantly higher taxes under the Project 2025\u2019s proposals.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/project-2025s-tax-plan-would-raise-taxes-on-the-middle-class-and-cut-taxes-for-the-wealthy\/\">Center for American Progress<\/a>: <strong>\u201cProject 2025\u2019s Tax Plan Would Raise Taxes on the Middle Class and Cut Taxes for the Wealthy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-09-04\/trump-tax-cuts-would-cost-more-than-almost-all-federal-agencies\">Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cThe combined cost of the Trump plans is so big that if Congress were to try to pass the tax cut proposals and keep spending flat, it means they could continue to fund the military, federal benefit programs, like Social Security, pay interest on the debt \u2014<strong> and nothing else.<\/strong> <strong>That means eliminating major federal agencies that handle duties such as law enforcement, border security, air traffic control, tax collection and international relations.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/06\/25\/nobel-prize-winners-biden-economy-trump-inflation\">Axios<\/a>:<strong> \u201cSixteen Nobel prize-winning economists are jumping into the presidential campaign with a stark warning: Former President Trump\u2019s plans would reignite inflation and cause lasting harm to the global economy if he wins in November.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/economy\/trade\/donald-trump-tariff-trade-policy-election-2024-80907f85\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>: <strong>\u201cA drumbeat of reports from Wall Street economists have warned that Trump\u2019s plans could substantially slow economic growth while driving up consumer prices.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2024\/06\/trump-plan-supercharge-inflation\/678566\/\">The Atlantic<\/a>: \u201cTrump\u2019s Plan to Supercharge Inflation\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/08\/28\/trump-harris-national-debt-election\">Axios<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump plans would add $5.8 trillion to national debt\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2023\/09\/11\/trump-tax-cuts-2024\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cTrump and his advisers have discussed deeper cuts to both individual and corporate tax rates that would build on his controversial 2017 tax law \u2026 <strong>Further cutting corporate taxes \u2026 would primarily benefit large firms.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/static.project2025.org\/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-22.pdf\">Project 2025<\/a>: \u201cThe corporate income tax rate should be reduced to 18 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HeartlandSignal\/status\/1811494802665394616\">Vance<\/a>: <strong>\u201cI\u2019ve reviewed a lot of [Project 2025]. There are some good ideas in there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vance has praised Trump\u2019s failed tax scam even though it gave massive handouts to billionaires at the expense of working families, caused the deficit to skyrocket, and created new incentives for companies to ship jobs overseas.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/video\/6360000255112\">Vance<\/a>: <strong>\u201cThe left attacked Donald Trump for those tax cuts said they would make the deficit worse<\/strong> when in reality we took in more revenue because the government got out of the way on the regulatory side and the tax cuts spurred a lot of growth which means more people working, which meant more economic production which meant the entire economy was healthier \u2026 <strong>I think we have a pretty common sense regulatory and tax agenda.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/06\/us\/politics\/trump-super-tuesday-fact-check.html\">New York Times<\/a>: <strong>\u201cThe 2017 corporate tax cuts signed into law by Mr. Trump have not increased government revenue \u2026 In fact, they have had the opposite effect.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2019\/10\/08\/first-time-history-us-billionaires-paid-lower-tax-rate-than-working-class-last-year\/\">Washington Post<\/a>:<strong> \u201cFor the first time in history, U.S. billionaires paid a lower tax rate than the working class last year\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/two-years-after-trumps-tax-reform-the-middle-class-is-struggling\/\">CBS News<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTwo years after Trump tax cuts, middle-class Americans are falling behind\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2019\/oct\/09\/trump-tax-cuts-helped-billionaires-pay-less\">The Guardian<\/a>: <strong>\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s $1.5tn tax cuts have helped billionaires pay a lower rate than the working class for the first time in history.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2021\/01\/14\/trump-legacy-national-debt-increasee\/\">Washington Post Analysis<\/a>: <strong>\u201cOne of President Donald Trump\u2019s lesser-known but profoundly damaging legacies will be the explosive rise in the national debt that occurred on his watch.<\/strong> The financial burden that he\u2019s inflicted on our government will wreak havoc for decades, saddling our kids and grandkids with debt. The national debt has risen by almost $7.8 trillion during Trump\u2019s time in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/economy\/trump-promised-america-first-would-keep-jobs-here-but-the-tax-plan-might-not\/2017\/12\/15\/7b8ed60e-df93-11e7-bbd0-9dfb2e37492a_story.html\">Washington Post<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump promised \u2018America First\u2019 would keep jobs here. But the tax plan might push them overseas.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vance has opposed legislation to protect unions and defended Trump\u2019s comments about firing striking workers, standing firmly against working people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/03\/15\/mr-maga-goes-to-washington-00147054\">Politico<\/a>: <strong>\u201cVance has consistently opposed the PRO Act, the \u2018holy grail of pro-union labor reform\u2019 that organized labor and its allies on the Hill have been fighting for over two years to get passed. \u2026 Vance\u2019s skepticism of the PRO Act is part of a more fundamental skepticism that he harbors toward organized labor.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91157177\/j-d-vance-says-he-is-pro-worker-heres-what-he-really-believes\">Fast Company<\/a>: <strong>\u201cVance also voted in favor of a resolution to strike down the NLRB\u2019s updated joint-employer rule, which would have given workers more leverage when organizing at companies<\/strong>\u2014like Amazon\u2014that rely heavily on third-party contractors, by forcing both employers to participate in labor negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/vance-trump-union-x-strike-00174099\">Politico<\/a>: <strong>\u201cVice presidential candidate JD Vance defended Donald Trump\u2019s comments about firing striking workers during a rally in Michigan.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As JD Vance fundraises with extremists like RFK Jr. and ultra-wealthy megadonors in California this weekend, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp; \u201cJD Vance is striking out with the voters that the GOP will need to win in November and continuing to drag down the Trump ticket with the lowest approval [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1047862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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