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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders.

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[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is a pretty bad pick, I'm glad. I was worried he was actually going to pick somebody that independents like

[–] JCPhoenix@beehaw.org 6 points 4 months ago

Agreed. from an electoral standpoint, it's bad.

Of course, if Trump wins, then it's still a bad pick, but for completely different, terrifying reasons.