MILWAUKEE­—Former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), bridges the chasm between dirt-poor Appalachian families and Ivy League, Silicon Valley, and political circles.
While some GOP voters and leaders had favored a female, black, or Hispanic VP to project an image of diversity, others say Mr. Vance fits the bill in another way.
Mr. Vance “already does ‘check a box’ that people kind of overlook … socioeconomic diversity,” Marc Clauson, professor of history and law at Ohio’s Cedarville University, told The Epoch Times on July 16, a day after the former president announced his running mate….