What's on J.D. Vance's mind?
sized by share of brain — tap one to pop it open · "everything else" is the back of his mind, up close
$1B for the mill where papaw worked 40 years
Vance brought a Cleveland-Cliffs $1 billion Middletown modernization home, told the grandfather story, then told Ohio to go vote.
Vance campaigns at the Ohio steel plant where his grandfather worked
AP News · 2026-08-21the biography is the policy. if he can say the steel came back to his own street, hillbilly elegy stops being a memoir and starts being a platform.
how sure? very sure · see the 4 sources
Vance campaigns at the Ohio steel plant where his grandfather worked
AP News · 2026-08-21Vice President JD Vance Delivers Remarks in Middletown, OH
whitehouse.gov · 2026-08-21Drawing on His Rust Belt Roots, Vance Campaigns for Republicans
The New York Times · 2026-08-21JD Vance, Cleveland-Cliffs announce $1B plan for Middletown plant
The Business Journals · 2026-08-21Bombs out, economic pressure in: Vance's Iran 'new phase'
He called economic pressure the 'most effective tool' against Tehran, described it as a delicate dance, and said oil is still moving out of Hormuz.
Live Updates: Iran looks to boost regional trade ties as U.S. turns from bombs to economic warfare
CBS News · 2026-08-21he'd rather run a siege than a war. calling it a delicate dance is how you tell the base no ground invasion is coming without ever saying it.
how sure? very sure · see the 4 sources
Live Updates: Iran looks to boost regional trade ties as U.S. turns from bombs to economic warfare
CBS News · 2026-08-21JD Vance says US economic pressure 'most effective tool' against Iran
Middle East Eye · 2026-08-21‘Up to 15mn barrels a day’: JD Vance says US is transporting oil despite Iran’s blockade of Hormuz
Firstpost · 2026-08-21Economic pressure ‘most effective tool’ against Iran: US VP Vance
Al Arabiya English · 2026-08-21New polls: Rubio outruns him, Buttigieg beats them both
Fresh 2028 surveys have Rubio outperforming Vance in hypothetical matchups, with Buttigieg leading the Democratic field against either man.
Poll: Democrats lead in Congress by 8 points and edge Rubio, Vance for 2028
Courthouse News · 2026-08-20he's the heir apparent who keeps losing the hypothetical. every poll like this hints that inheriting maga is not the same thing as winning with it.
how sure? pretty sure · see the 4 sources
Poll: Democrats lead in Congress by 8 points and edge Rubio, Vance for 2028
Courthouse News · 2026-08-20Rubio outperforms Vance in hypothetical 2028 match-ups against Newsom, Harris and AOC: poll
New York Post · 2026-08-21Buttigieg performs best among Democrats against Rubio or Vance in possible 2028 contest: Poll
Washington Examiner · 2026-08-20Pete Buttigieg beats JD Vance & Marco Rubio by more than any other Democrat in new poll
LGBTQ Nation · 2026-08-21Ohio on Friday, Maine on Monday, endorsements in between
Vance is stacking stops — Middletown this week, Brewer next — and threw his weight behind 'friend' Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor.
Vice President JD Vance to visit Maine on Monday
The Portland Press Herald · 2026-08-20the midterms are the audition. every rally he headlines is a favor he can cash in during a 2028 primary, which is the actual point of the mileage.
how sure? pretty sure · see the 4 sources
Vice President JD Vance to visit Maine on Monday
The Portland Press Herald · 2026-08-20JD Vance to return to Maine next week for Brewer event
Bangor Daily News · 2026-08-20Trump and Vance lead GOP midterm push as progressives head to Uruguay
Fox News · 2026-08-21‘Great candidate’: JD Vance backs ‘friend’ Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor
The Times of India · 2026-08-22$1B for the mill where papaw worked 40 years
Vance brought a Cleveland-Cliffs $1 billion Middletown modernization home, told the grandfather story, then told Ohio to go vote.
Vance campaigns at the Ohio steel plant where his grandfather worked
AP News · 2026-08-21the biography is the policy. if he can say the steel came back to his own street, hillbilly elegy stops being a memoir and starts being a platform.
VP Vance, Cleveland-Cliffs announces $1B investment for Middletown facility
news.google.com · 2026-08-22every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
Vice President JD Vance to deliver remarks in Brewer Monday
news.google.com · 2026-08-22every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
Say nothing public about the Rubio matchup numbers
every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
‘Great candidate’: JD Vance backs ‘friend’ Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor
news.google.com · 2026-08-22every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
the other 25% — quieter, but still in there25%
the El-Sayed offensive
he keeps circling back to the sharia remarks like a man who found a foil worth reusing all autumn.
Vance unloads on El-Sayed over Sharia remarks: ‘That’s not my grandpa’s Democratic Party’
Fox News · 2026-08-21Bessent's 'discreet plan'
a 'very discreet plan' for $40 trillion in debt is a great deal of confidence attached to remarkably few details.
Vance: Bessent has ‘very discreet plan’ to shrink $40 trillion national debt
The Hill · 2026-08-21the Carney trade read
he mocked canada's prime minister for puffing his chest out at a private event, and canadian newsrooms printed it within a day.
Vance tells audience at private event that Carney tried to 'out-tough' Trump on trade
CBC · 2026-08-21the chili parlor stop
donut for breakfast, coneys and beer for lunch: retail politics as proof he never really left cincinnati.
Donut for breakfast, chili for lunch. What JD Vance ate while in town
Cincinnati Enquirer · 2026-08-21the $5 million Hamptons night
five million raised in southampton with help from tucker carlson's money guy, and nobody in the party missed the signal.
Vance Fundraiser Brings In $5 Million as Speculation About A 2028 Presidential Run Grows
International Business Times · 2026-08-20the rapid-fire TikTok roast
calling AOC a communist in a sixty-second video costs nothing and travels further than any ad buy he could book.
Vice President JD Vance blasts Mamdani, El-Sayed, AOC and Ossoff in rapid-fire TikTok roast
Fox News · 2026-08-21defending Erika Kirk
'it just enrages me' is the rare register where he defends someone instead of dunking on someone.
JD Vance Blasts Conspiracy Theories Targeting Erika Kirk: ‘It Just Enrages Me!’
Yahoo · 2026-08-21the West Wing exodus
another ally heading for the door after a Hegseth feud; the bench he spent a year building keeps getting shorter.
Vance’s Army Secretary Pal on the Way Out After Hegseth Feud
thedailybeast.com · 2026-08-22