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\n\nIn today’s edition, Henry J. Gomez explains what Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio trip says about his midterm role. Plus, Kristen Welker breaks down the stakes for President Donald Trump’ in next week’s South Carolina runoff.
\n\nVice President JD Vance’s return to his hometown this afternoon was in many ways a preview of the heavy load he will carry for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party on the midterm campaign trail.
\n\nAgainst the backdrop of voters’ mounting affordability concerns, Vance emphasized an uptick in manufacturing jobs during a speech in Middletown, Ohio. He celebrated $1 billion in new investment, including a federal grant, that will help upgrade the Cleveland-Cliffs steel plant where he delivered his remarks. And he urged support for Republican candidates this fall, singling out Sen. Jon Husted, who is running to keep Vance’s old Senate seat, and Vivek Ramaswamy, the party’s nominee for Ohio governor.
\n\n“This is not, unfortunately, JFK or FDR‘s Democrat party,” Vance said. “Hell, it’s not even Bill Clinton‘s Democrat Party.”
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