J.D. Vance’s convention speech, with a few moments of performative pugilism aside—a clenched fist, a set jaw, a raised voice—could appear anodyne and normal. It even tried to be sweet: They clearly wanted Vance to soften his image by his references to being a loving husband and dad. It was not nearly as steely or menacing as Pat Buchanan’s 1992 “Culture…
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