{"id":2299871,"date":"2024-07-18T20:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T00:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-jd-vance-the-key-to-uniting-the-gop-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T20:05:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T00:05:47","slug":"can-jd-vance-unite-the-gop-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-jd-vance-unite-the-gop-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Can JD Vance unite the GOP? &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcan-jd-vance-unite-the-gop-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2299871&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>D. Vance, a relatively new \u2063senator, is being considered as a potential unifier for the\u2064 Republican Party. Despite his lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-says-he-would-hire-trump-as-adviser-or-mentor-if-elected\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy considers hiring Trump as advisor or mentor if elected.\">political experience compared<\/a> to President Joe Biden, many believe \u2062that Vance&#8217;s outsider status could be beneficial\u200d in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-threatens-to-oust-speaker-mccarthy\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz vows to remove Speaker McCarthy.\">changing \u200cpolitical landscape<\/a>. Some members\u2063 of Congress have expressed support\u200c for Vance,\u2064 highlighting the shifting dynamics within the Republican Party. \u2063The potential impact of Vance as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-says-arizona-gop-wanted-her-out-of-senate-race-because-she-is-an-america-first-candidate\/\" title=\"Kari Lake claims Arizona GOP ousted her from Senate race for being an &#039;America First&#039; candidate\">vice presidential\u2063 nominee<\/a> is being \u200bclosely \u200bwatched as the party navigates\u200d its path forward.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Is JD Vance the key to uniting the Republican Party? Congress weighs in<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1706917\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Since Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3087897\/jd-vance-charm-offensive-vp-acceptance-speech-rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3083641\/jd-vance-met-applause-handshakes-rnc-trump-vp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican vice presidential nominee<\/a>, people have commented on how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>President Joe Biden<\/a>, 81, has been in politics longer than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vance<\/a>, 39, has been alive. In 2016, Donald Trump became president without ever running for office but picked a seasoned politician, Mike Pence, to be his running mate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3084001\/trump-secures-his-legacy-with-vance-vp-pick-republicans-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>This time is different<\/a>. Vance, a freshman senator with only nearly 18 months of office under his belt, is not a traditional pick. As voters&rsquo; trust is eroding in the government and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-blues-gets-worse\/\" title=\"Blue State Blues Gets Worse\">career politicians<\/a>, could a political outsider such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3088757\/jd-vance-makes-case-evangelicals-morning-after-introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vance<\/a> be what unites not only the Republican Party but also moderates to this ticket?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) attend the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Experience in Washington isn&rsquo;t necessarily a recipe for success,&rdquo; Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rep-kat-cammack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kat Cammack<\/a> (R-FL) said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our party has shifted away from everybody waits their turn, and it&rsquo;s now your turn.&rdquo; Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/byron-donalds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Byron Donalds<\/a> (R-FL) said.<\/p>\n<p>Donalds believes paying your dues in politics is a dated notion and is the reason the Democratic Party is struggling. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3089146\/obama-allies-biden-needs-reconsider-campaign-path-slims-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>President Joe Biden<\/a> ran his first campaign saying he would be a one term president; now he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3088923\/harris-support-if-biden-drops-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>facing calls to step down<\/a> due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3088885\/rumors-swirl-biden-opening-up-to-exiting-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>age and mental acuity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sen. Marco Rubio<\/a> (R-FL), who was in the running for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3088496\/who-is-jd-vance-not-all-trump-supporters-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vance<\/a> was a really good choice.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Think about the talent we have in our party that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3082224\/trump-im-not-supposed-to-be-here\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> gets to pick from to fill out his administration,&rdquo; Rubio said. &ldquo;And the Democrats don&rsquo;t even know who the nominee is yet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cammack compared Vance with Biden&rsquo;s numerous years of experience. &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3089121\/biden-to-earn-more-in-retirement-than-as-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden<\/a> had 40 years in the Senate, and he hasn&rsquo;t exactly delivered results that he&rsquo;s promised.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think J.D. Vance will be a great complement to the president,&rdquo; Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sarah-huckabee-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sarah Huckabee Sanders<\/a> (R-AR) said. &ldquo;Vance is a powerful story, and I think he&rsquo;s going to do a really great job connecting with Americans, particularly in the Rust Belt, and really fighting for the American worker, something that&rsquo;s going to be really important for the November election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The reason why we&rsquo;re a more diverse party, and a younger party than the Democratic Party is because we&rsquo;re not playing the old political games of waiting your turn,&rdquo; Donalds said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Donalds added Trump&rsquo;s picking of Vance signals the party no longer needs to &ldquo;groom&rdquo; people into &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3086837\/rnc-day-three-five-takeaways-from-the-republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fully-formed politicians<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, our party&rsquo;s done with that,&rdquo; Donalds said. &ldquo;If you can do the job, and you can excel, we want you. Period. Full stop.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1706917\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1706917\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could JD Vance be the solution to bringing together the Republican Party? This question is being debated in Congress as Vance, a relatively young and inexperienced senator, has been chosen as the Republican vice presidential nominee. Some believe that his outsider status could be what unites not only the Republican Party but also moderates. The traditional idea of waiting your turn in politics is being challenged, with some arguing that experience in Washington does not guarantee success. Others, like Sen. Marco Rubio, see Vance as a strong choice and believe that the party&#8217;s diversity and youthfulness are assets. The selection of Vance by former President Donald Trump is seen as a signal that the party is moving away from grooming politicians and towards prioritizing those who can excel in their roles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2745,"featured_media":2299872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-Vance-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6203,32082,5894,5017,32076],"class_list":["post-2299871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gop","tag-jd-vance","tag-politics","tag-unity","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-Vance-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2745"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2299871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}