Holding Sarah Palin’s beer
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If the first principle of picking a vice presidential nominee is “do no harm,” initial data would suggest that picking Peter Thiel’s fake Appalachian messenger boy in a fit of overconfident own-the-libs hurbis was a (hilarious) mistake:
JD Vance is making history as the least liked VP nominee (non-incumbent) since 1980 following his/her party's convention. He's the first to have a net negative favorable rating.
Not surprising given how weak he ran in Ohio in 2022. Far worse than the average Ohio Republican. pic.twitter.com/hlZziePkKe— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) July 24, 2024
The electoral impact of even a terrible VP selection is still probably pretty marginal, but given the valence of the Electoral College Democrats need all the margin they can get. Perhaps Amy Chua will save the reputation of Yale Law by having inadvertently launched a long-term mission to save American democracy.