What Vance sees in the French riots

Two weeks out from the midterm elections, JD Vance finds himself at the lowest point in his career so far. A war with Iran that he privately opposed — how vigorously is debatable — has turned into a genuine quagmire. Tehran's (predictable) closing of the Strait of Hormuz has spiked gas prices, putting inflationary pressure across the economy and making a mockery of the Trump administration's affordability agenda. Democrats are way ahead in the polls, and competitive in places, like Texas, where they shouldn't be. The podcast bros have soured on him, the populists accuse him of being too close to Big Tech, the Groypers point out that he's (literally) in bed with Big Hindu. And Donald Trump still withholds his endorsement for 2028.