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Jennifer Hewett

Donald Trump goes for broke with Vance

Vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance is more evidence of how confident the Trump campaign feels about its election prospects.

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Donald Trump’s choice of J.D. Vance as his running mate cements his success in remaking the Republican Party in his own image.

It also demonstrates Trump is so confident of winning in November that he feels no need to include a less extremist vice presidential candidate to appeal to more moderate Republican voters and independents.

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Jennifer Hewett is the National Affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter. Email Jennifer at jennifer.hewett@afr.com

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