{"id":2299920,"date":"2024-07-18T20:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T00:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-jd-vance-the-key-to-uniting-the-gop-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T20:51:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T00:51:44","slug":"can-jd-vance-unite-the-gop-washington-examiner-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-jd-vance-unite-the-gop-washington-examiner-4\/","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=\"&quot;\"><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-4%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=2299920&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>Vance, a\u2062 freshman senator with only nearly 18 months of office under\u2063 his belt, has been chosen\u2063 as the Republican vice presidential nominee. This unconventional pick has sparked\u200c discussions \u200don whether a political outsider like Vance could be \u2064the key to uniting not\u2063 only the\u200c Republican Party but also moderates. With trust\u2063 in career politicians \u2064eroding, some believe\u2064 that Vance&#8217;s fresh perspective could be \u2064what the party needs. Various Congress \u200bmembers have shared \u200ctheir views on the matter, with some\u2062 highlighting the changing dynamics within the Republican Party and the potential impact of selecting someone like Vance for the ticket. Vance&#8217;s nomination has raised questions about experience, leadership, and uniting the party&#8217;s diverse factions.  <\/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 career politicians, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-jd-vance-unite-the-gop-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"Can JD Vance unite the GOP? - Washington Examiner\">great job connecting<\/a> 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-jd-vance-unite-the-gop-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Can JD Vance unite the GOP? - Washington Examiner\">fully-formed politicians<\/a><\/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 considered by Congress as Vance, a relatively new senator at 39 years old, has been chosen as the Republican vice presidential nominee. Unlike past elections where experienced politicians were selected, Vance represents a shift away from traditional choices. Some believe that his outsider status could appeal to voters who are disillusioned with career politicians. Republican leaders like Rep. Kat Cammack and Rep. Byron Donalds argue that experience in Washington is not always necessary for success, pointing to President Biden&#8217;s long political career without significant results. Others, like Sen. Marco Rubio and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, see Vance as a strong candidate who can connect with voters, particularly in the Rust Belt. Donalds believes that Vance&#8217;s selection signals a departure from the old political games of grooming candidates, showing that the party values competence and effectiveness above all else<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2745,"featured_media":2299921,"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":[6203,32082,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2299920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gop","tag-jd-vance","tag-politics","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\/2299920","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=2299920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}