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[–] [email protected] 92 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The best part is that it seems like the more people get to know him, the more gross they find him. Couch jokes aside, the guy's actual positions and beliefs are fucking abhorrent.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 months ago (4 children)

It was reported ^[1] he had lower favorability ratings in his home state than nationwide. The better you know him the more you hate him.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Given that Trump is from New York, you could also say the same about him.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Ashcroft, before getting appointed to the W cabinet or attorney general or whatever, lost a vote in his home state to a dead man. No joke. I only know because David Cross talked about it on Shut Up You Fucking Baby.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Reminds me of the time most of Paul Gosar's siblings* appeared in his opponents campaign ad to try and warn people about how awful he is.

*the other 3 decided to stay out of it, making him 0 for 9 when it comes to endorsements from his own freakishly large crowd of brothers and sisters.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

The fact that he was disliked immediately makes it wild that people only dislike him more as time goes on.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

The couch stuff tames him.

[–] [email protected] 87 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, ever seen a My Pillow ad pic? There's NO way he doesn't fuck those pillows.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

He likes 'em lumpy

[–] [email protected] 55 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Are they attacks? Or are they just reporting on the weird shit he says and does? Seems like Vance is his own worst enemy.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I guess it depends on how it's couched.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Sofa, so good.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They put out a news article stating that he is normal.

I cannot think of a less normal thing to do.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Like Ted Cruz, Jorkin Depeanus Vance (his real name, people are telling me) is definitely a real normal human being. Definitely neither one is a collection of organisms wearing a skin suit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

*Jance Dance Vance.

I've seen his long- form birth certificate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

This is all entirely false. He was born James Donald Bowman.

He changed it to Jorkin Depeanux Vance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's pronounced De-paynus.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's almost funnier than Frank providing a certificate that he doesn't have "Donkey Brains" in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT4vVLvvb2U

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

It's like writing a song about not diddling kids, to get people to think you don't diddle kids.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 months ago

New polling shared exclusively with Semafor shows Democrats’ attacks on JD Vance’s views on abortion, divorce and “childless cat ladies” are sticking with voters.

I mean, "democratic attacks" is not the right description when it's JD that's the problem and the "attacks" are pointing out that he's neither a good guy nor a good candidate.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago (2 children)

JFC, a guy fucks a couch and can’t run for veep. I guess times are changing.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That's what I likes about yous.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

"YOUR SISTER'S HOT, WAYNE! There! I said it!"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well to be fair, both he and his handlers doggedly refuse to deny it, so..

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

To be faaaair-uh

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago

Dude is just a genuinely weird guy. I'm not even trying to lean into the weird thing, he just is.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago

Semafor - News Source Context (Click to view Full Report)Information for Semafor:

MBFC: Least Biased - Credibility: High - Factual Reporting: High - United States of America
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Search topics on Ground.Newshttps://www.semafor.com/article/08/12/2024/poll-democratic-attacks-on-jd-vance-are-working
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[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago

Motion to prevent Polls articles.