JD Vance has become hillbilly hypocrite

JD Vance has become hillbilly hypocrite

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Robert Klose lives and writes in Orono. His latest book is “Trigger Warning.” When now-Vice President JD Vance published his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” back in 2016, it became a New York Times bestseller. In rather matter-of-fact, if heartfelt, prose, Vance gave us the a…

From Bowman To JD Vance: Tracing The Evolution And Shifting Identities Of Trump's Vice President

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had as many names as chapters in his life. Born James Donald Bowman, the Ohio senator first introduced himself to America as J.D. Vance in his bestselling 2016 memoir, *Hillbilly Elegy*. The book explained not only his turbulent upbringing but also the evolution of his name — which, like his life story, includes multiple plot twists. As Vance hits the national stage alongside Donald Trump, voters…