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J.D. Vance

What's on J.D. Vance's mind?

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the Middletown homecoming 26% the 'new phase' on Iran 19% · newthe Rubio problem 15% · newthe midterm travel blitz 11% · neweverything else 29%
#1
He goes back to the mill his grandfather worked

Vance speaks at Cleveland-Cliffs in Middletown today, alongside a Department of Energy announcement, with road closures already posted.

Vice President JD Vance Delivers Remarks on the President's Economic Agenda

C-SPAN · 2026-08-21
our translation

the biography is the policy argument. he can't out-argue the affordability numbers, so he stands in front of hot steel in his own zip code and lets the backdrop do the talking before ohio's races get ugly.

Speech happens today at Cleveland-Cliffsvery sure · 5 sources
#2
Bombs out, balance sheets in
new — New phase declared across wires todayvery sure · 5 sources
#3
The heir apparent keeps testing worse than the other guy
new — Emerson poll drops, Rubio aheadpretty sure · 4 sources
#4
Ohio Friday, Maine Monday, repeat until November
new — Brewer, Maine stop set for Mondaypretty sure · 5 sources
friday, august 21
Deliver the economic-agenda speech at Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works(on the schedule)
Let the Energy Department announcement land before the grandpa story(reported)
Read the Emerson crosstabs where Rubio beats him, then say polls are early(safe bet)
Sign off on Monday's Brewer, Maine stop before wheels up(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

JD Vance to speak at Middletown steel plant today

news.google.com · 2026-08-21

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