frozen snapshot — 2026-09-01 · see today →

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

read fresh this morning at 6

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the El-Sayed offensive 30% · newthe Republican Jewish Coalition gala 24% the Michigan campaign stop 16% the data-center defense 9% · neweverything else 21%

Vance to El-Sayed: keep my wife's name out of your mouth

He called Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee 'very, very evil,' then made the whole thing about Usha.

JD Vance Called Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Evil’ in Speech

The New York Times · 2026-08-31

our translation

the wife line is the point. it turns a policy fight into a fight about family, and family is ground he never loses on. 'evil' is for the base; 'my wife' is for everyone who tuned in after.

new — Rally attack and rebuttal in one dayvery sure · 4 sources

Closed doors in Vegas, and the Tucker question left hanging

Closed-door speech leaked three waysvery sure · 4 sources

Sterling Heights: candidates endorsed, tariffs never mentioned

Macomb rally with James and Rogersvery sure · 4 sources

Defending the data centers while blaming the utility bill

new — Trump-Vance split flagged before Michiganpretty sure · 4 sources

tuesday, september 1

Work the room at the RJC summit in Las Vegas(on the schedule)

Watch today's Cincinnati vandalism plea hearing land(on the schedule)

Check whether El-Sayed says Usha's name again(safe bet)

Keep the Canada trade war out of every answer(reported)

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

The source

Republicans tout U.S.-Israel ties at Las Vegas summit; VP Vance to give speech

news.google.com · 2026-09-01

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