Will the Real JD Vance Please Stand Up?

Three Opinion writers share their views on “Communion,” the vice president’s new book.

By E.J. Dionne Jr.Carlos Lozada and Michelle Cottle

Produced by Vishakha Darbha

In JD Vance’s second memoir, “Communion,” the vice president reveals himself to be a deeply anxious person searching for certainty, the Opinion national politics correspondent Michelle Cottle argues. In this conversation with the contributor E.J. Dionne Jr. and the columnist Carlos Lozada, the three discuss the ways in which Vance is courting potential constituencies and positioning himself as the next Republican presidential nominee.

Will the Real JD Vance Please Stand Up?

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