Michael C. Bender
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From attacks on “childless cat ladies” to claims of migrants devouring neighbors’ pets, Senator JD Vance is providing many Americans with their first glimpse of an ultra-online, aggressively combative generation of rabble-rousing conservatism.
This younger generation has come of age by taking its cues from Donald J. Trump, but Mr. Vance is fast becoming its chief emissary — muscling its tactics and language into the national psyche and driving some of the key story lines of the 2024 election.
In this version of Trumpism 2.0, publicity is paramount...
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