Bad lies and worse jokes: JD Vance's rally schtick lands with a thud

On Tuesday, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance stopped in Michigan for another grin-and-bear-it rally, full of pained jokes and gross lies.

“I read a story this morning that her advisers are considering just copying all of Donald Trump’s policies,” he said. “They’re more popular. In fact, I’ve heard that for her debate in just a couple of weeks she’s going to put on a navy suit, a long red tie, and adopt the slogan ‘Make America Great Again.’” Hold for applause.

Of course, Trump’s 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy remain unpopular. And the same goes for most of his major policy planks, according to polling from YouGov. For example, only ​​25% of Americans support Trump’s policy to cut taxes on corporations, while 59% oppose it.