Tucker Carlson fawns over ex-Trump critic J.D. Vance's populist campaign for US Senate

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Fox News primetime host Tucker Carlson aggressively promoted newly-announced Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance on his Thursday night program.

Carlson lavished praise on Vance, a venture capitalist and author of the best-selling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" who's mounting a populist-nationalist campaign to fill retiring Ohio Sen. Rob Portman's seat.

"I probably shouldn't say this, I'm really glad you're doing it," Carlson told Vance during the interview. "I admire you and I wish you luck, very much. Thank you for doing this. Congratulations."

Vance's campaign message is remarkably similar to former President Donald Trump's and also closely reflects Carlson's ideology and worldview. He's appealing to "normal" -- largely white, rural, working-class -- Americans with an anti-immigrant, anti-establishment message. The Yale Law educated Appalachia native paints himself as an outsider, underdog candidate who's under attack from the media and establishments of both parties.

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I read "Hillbilly Elegy". While I enjoyed the book the biggest takeaway I got from it was if you're lucky enough to graduate from an Ivy League school you can get hired anywhere.

Remember such geniuses as G DUHbya and Ted Cruz are Ivy League grads.

[patphil]

1. I always find it difficult to equilibrate Ivy League graduation with working class populism.

It's obvious he is looking to climb up the ladder both politicaly, and money-wise.
The working man schtick is just a means to an end.
Which goes to show you "there's a sucker born every minute".

[DBoon]

2. What that means is that he is fundamentally dishonest about who he is

That is one characteristic of power hungry opportunists

[Peppertoo]

3. An elegy for his soul.