Trump's biggest failure as a political leader is that he sees the worst in people, and he encourages the worst in people. — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
Undoubtedly, church fish fries and picnics help build social cohesion. It was at my dad's medium-size evangelical church - my first real exposure to… — J. D. Vance Copy Share
I almost failed out of high school. I nearly gave in to the deep anger and resentment harbored by everyone around me... Whatever talents… — J. D. Vance Copy Share
Liberals have to get more comfortable with dealing with the poor as they actually are. I admire their refusal to look down on the… — J. D. Vance Copy Share
I happen to be a conservative, but one need not accept the Right's theories wholesale to acknowledge the sometimes negative effects of government action… — J. D. Vance Copy Share
Trump's voters loathe Jeb Bush because their lives are falling apart, and they blame people like him. — J. D. Vance Copy Share
What unites Trump's voters is a sense of alienation from America's wealthy and powerful. — J. D. Vance Copy Share
The subsidy for employer-sponsored coverage has tethered health care to employment in a way that virtually no economist endorses. — J. D. Vance Copy Share
I don't think that 60-70 percent of working-class white voters would have supported a Muslim ban before Donald Trump said something about a Muslim… — J. D. Vance Copy Share
It would be great if people returned to areas of the country that need talented people with good economic prospects. Our country would really… — J. D. Vance Copy Share
My military service is the thing I'm most proud of, but when I think of everything happening in the Middle East, I can't help… — J. D. Vance Copy Share
I could never understand why our lives felt like a struggle while those living off government largesse enjoyed trinkets that I only dreamed about. — J. D. Vance Copy Share
I think running a small nonprofit to work on the opioid crisis and bring interesting new businesses to the so-called Rust Belt - all… — J. D. Vance Copy Share
People listen to what their political leaders are telling them, and my view is both that Trump is tapping into some racially ugly attitudes,… — J. D. Vance Copy Share
The most depressing part of the 2016 election is that the candidates often failed to show any cultural leadership: any recognition that the world… — J. D. Vance Copy Share
