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Trump may be vapid and substanceless but he is anything but bland.
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Did you just describe trump
You could compare Trump and Vance in that they both came to public attention through having a media profile rather than political talent. In Trump's case it was reality TV, and in Vance's case it was an autobiography so airbrushed it might as well have been a docu soap.
But the persona they have projected in these mediums are at complete opposites. Trump is infallible, super human, a never ending success story, almost god like. Vance plays on his vulnerabilities and speaks openly about the flaws in his family history, something I presume many potential voters will identify with. Mind you, Vance tells us how he overcame this challenging start in life through smarts and hard work, proving to us that for people of the right calibre the American dream is not dead.
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I bought and read J D Vance's book because it was on the Economist's recommendation list that year. Probably their worst of their recommendations ever. Vapid, bland and failing to deliver anything of substance. Now it turns out that the very same book may have been what secured him his VP nominee role.