{"id":2358119,"date":"2024-10-22T18:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T22:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-and-trump-divide-and-conquer-in-campaign-to-win-swing-states-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T18:10:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T22:10:26","slug":"vance-and-trump-divide-and-conquer-in-campaign-to-win-swing-states-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-and-trump-divide-and-conquer-in-campaign-to-win-swing-states-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance and Trump \u2018divide and conquer\u2019 in campaign to win swing states &#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\">30<\/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%2Fvance-and-trump-divide-and-conquer-in-campaign-to-win-swing-states-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=2358119&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>Senator J.D. Vance \u2064(R-OH) outlined his campaign \u200cstrategy \u200balongside former \u2062President Donald Trump as they target seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">key swing states<\/a> in the lead-up to the election. Despite being \u2062selected \u2063as Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">vice presidential candidate<\/a>, Vance\u200d highlighted their &#8220;divide and\u200c conquer&#8221; approach, meaning they often campaign separately to maximize\u200d their reach. He travels to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/census-bureau-drops-long-awaited-redistricting-data-setting-stage-for-new-maps-legal-challenges\/\" title=\"Census Bureau Drops Long-Awaited Redistricting Data, Setting Stage For New Maps, Legal Challenges\">pivotal states<\/a> like Pennsylvania, Arizona, \u200dGeorgia, North \u200bCarolina, Wisconsin, Michigan, \u2063and Nevada based on campaign needs. <\/p>\n<p>Vance discussed\u2063 their appearances, \u2063noting they \u2064occasionally unite for significant events, like a recent rally in Pennsylvania. The senator also addressed safety \u200bconcerns following an assassination attempt on Trump, emphasizing that some \u200cthings remain beyond \u200ctheir \u2062control. He mentioned \u2064his \u2062connection to Michigan, where he\u200b hopes \u200bto enlist musician Kid Rock for support.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, \u200bVance shared personal \u200binsights about his mother&#8217;s recovery from \u200ddrug addiction,\u200d which he finds inspiring as \u200cshe \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">approaches ten years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/groundbreaking-study-shows-acupuncture-beats-injected-morphine-for-pain\/\" title=\"Groundbreaking Study Shows Acupuncture Beats Injected Morphine for Pain\">drug-free<\/a><\/a>. He reflected on the current drug crisis, voicing concern over the increased dangers of substance use today and advocating for compassion for those affected \u200cby addiction. The dialogue includes references to past discussions on addiction with Trump, highlighting \u2063a shared interest in the topic.  <\/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\">Vance and Trump &lsquo;divide and conquer&rsquo; in campaign to win swing states<\/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_1841155\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) previewed how he and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> are seeking to win the seven swing states ahead of the election, as the two have been campaigning separately.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The former president and Vance have rarely campaigned together at rallies since Trump selected the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ohio<\/a> senator as his vice presidential candidate, largely because, as Vance explained, they are using a &ldquo;divide and conquer&rdquo; strategy. As the vice presidential candidate, Vance said he typically goes &ldquo;wherever the campaign needs you to go,&rdquo; which typically includes swing states, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So you got two people, and you can be in two places, so you might as well do it,&rdquo; Vance said on the <em>This Past Weekend w\/ Theo Von <\/em>podcast. &ldquo;But if we got a really big event, like, you know, the president got shot in Bucks County, or sorry, in &hellip; the first time. He got shot in Pennsylvania, and so we went out to Pennsylvania together to do a big rally, and then Elon Musk was there, in Butler, Pennsylvania. And then I was in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, like a week earlier, but that was just me. So you sort of go, some places you go together, but most of the time, we&rsquo;re sort of dividing and conquering.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vd8mmTDDqAs?si=URY2mSEiLyzMoc58\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>When asked about any safety concerns Vance has after the first assassination attempt against Trump, the Ohio senator said he tries not to think about it since &ldquo;it&rsquo;s one of these things you can&rsquo;t control.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vance also detailed how he will return to Michigan soon, adding that he is trying to get musician <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kid-rock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kid Rock<\/a>, a Trump supporter, to join him. Theo Von suggested he was sure the musician would accept Vance&rsquo;s request.<\/p>\n<p>During their discussion, Vance also delved into his mother&rsquo;s recovery from her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>drug<\/a> addiction, which included &ldquo;non-alcohol drugs,&rdquo; such as heroin. He added that it has been &ldquo;amazing&rdquo; to see his mother&rsquo;s recovery and that she will have been drug-free for 10 years in January 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the topic of drugs, Vance addressed how much more dangerous drugs have become in recent decades and that it is unfortunate how drugs can become &ldquo;a death sentence&rdquo; in some instances. He argued that while some can judge that overdose victims should not be taking drugs, he contended that &ldquo;everybody takes something at some point in their lives,&rdquo; and people should not die from &ldquo;stupid mistakes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3129264\/trump-connects-younger-voters-theo-von\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Von featured Trump as a guest on his podcast<\/a>. The podcaster is a favorite of the former president&rsquo;s youngest son, Barron Trump. Similar to Vance, Trump discussed the topic of addiction, in which he revealed he learned from his brother, Fred Trump, not to drink alcohol or to smoke, a lesson he has passed on to his children.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the start of Vance&rsquo;s podcast appearance, Von revealed his team had contacted both Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> and Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN), her running mate, to offer them the opportunity to appear as podcast guests, as he would &ldquo;love to have them&rdquo; on.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, it was confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3198892\/donald-trump-joe-rogan-podcast-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump will appear Friday on <em>The Joe Rogan Experience<\/em><\/a>, the most popular Spotify podcast in the United States. It will mark the latest podcast Trump has appeared on in this election cycle, the first in which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3193261\/2024-election-trump-harris-campaigns-podcast-interviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>both presidential candidates have used podcasts to boost their outreach to voters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1841155\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1841155\"}});<\/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>Vance and Trump use a &#8216;divide and conquer&#8217; strategy in swing states<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2358121,"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\/10\/Vance-JD-Vance-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[35835,43509,32115,3634,15469],"class_list":["post-2358119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaign-strategy","tag-divide-and-conquer","tag-swing-states","tag-trump","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Vance-JD-Vance-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358119","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}