J.D. Vance's hometown, Middletown, Ohio, reacts to his VP nomination
![Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3660x2440+0+0/resize/3660x2440!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F68%2F10%2F2a9c2a7d44eca0c317bfce1e00a4%2Fgettyimages-2162477175.jpg)
Some in Middletown, where Vance grew up with his grandparents, said he has never been an advocate for them. Even so, Vance’s roots could be enough for folks eager to see the “hometown kid” succeed.
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