STATE OF THURSDAY: JD Vance Is Right About The War. That’s The Problem.

Vice President JD Vance responded to Tuesday's Republican losses by writing on X that the war was the reason his party lost. Daily Caller commentary argues the admission arrives late and looks politically convenient, since the conflict with Iran began in February and Vance spent much of the time since then defending it.

Before the fighting started, Vance said there was "no chance" of an extended conflict, and he later told Fox News that Donald Trump would not begin a war without a clear mission. Reports said he had opposed striking Iran, but Trump described him as quite enthusiastic once the decision was made. By September, Vance was resisting the word war, observing that no one was actively shooting even as the U. S. and Iran had traded days of attacks.

Democrats took both chambers of Congress, winning seats in Kansas, Iowa and Montana by campaigning against the Iran war, big tech, AI data centers and wealthy interests close to the White House. Vance himself linked defecting 2024 supporters to the war, cost of living, inflation and policy toward Israel.

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