'Hillbilly' to Capitol Hill? J.D. Vance Eyes Senate Bid in Ohio
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — Rodney Muterspaw figures J.D. Vance has already shown he’s got what it takes to be a U.S. senator. Vance, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author and a fellow Middletown native, broke out of poverty and family chaos and never forgot his Appalachian roots on his way to success. “I think he can talk in a way that the average person can understand,” said the retired police chief, who, like Vance, has eastern Kentucky roots. “I’m a hillbilly, and I understand him 100%.” Muterspaw’s view is at the heart of the fiercest political debate in Ohio. With his 2016 book,...
Source: realclearpolitics.com
