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‘More Trump than Trump’: JD Vance becomes effective Maga messenger

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JD Vance thrives in elevating Trump ’s most combative campaign tactics, in particular, demonizing immigrants, discrediting the press and effectively riling up the crowd on both topics.

To many Trump supporters, the Ohio senator's hardcore nativist message and populist record make him an effective messenger for the campaign's biggest issues: immigration and the economy.

Media coverage of Vance has largely focused on his stunning pivot from wholeheartedly opposing Trump ’s rise in 2016 even comparing the former president to Hitler and his drift toward the new right” Vance has adopted a rally format that allows him to showcase this.

Many Republicans who support the ticket enough to attend in-person campaign events told the Guardian they liked what they saw in Vance .