Opinion: The unnerving changeability of JD Vance

There is nothing inherently pathological about changing one’s political views. Vance, however, swapped out not just his beliefs but his entire public persona in just a few short years.

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican vice presidential nominee, center, walks through a walkway at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, on July 16, 2024. (Jamie Lee Taete/The New York Times)

Opinion: The unnerving changeability of JD Vance

There is nothing inherently pathological about changing one’s political views. Vance, however, swapped out not just his beliefs but his entire public persona in just a few short years.

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