So Max, when I think of the great duos, I think of, you know, Batman and Robin, Simon and Garfunkel, Kirk and Spock.

Bert and Ernie.

Burton Ernie, two complementary figures who uplift one another's strengths and compensate for

each other's weaknesses. I take issue with the idea that Ernie has weaknesses

Aaron but continue. Well there's a duo in the news right now whose two halves are

not adding up to a greater hole, although they are adding up

to a kind of hole.

Donald Trump and his recently selected running mate Ohio Senator J, Senator JD Vance.

Oh, yeah, Vance has, I believe, the lowest favorability rating of any VP candidate

ever at this point in the race.

Only one in three look at him favorably.

Yeah, Vance, it turns out, is a cornucopia of unpleasantness.

From his sinister stare to creepy comments about childless cat ladies and agreeing with a podcaster who said that post-menopausal females only purpose is to take care of grandchildren.

The rollout has not gone well.

To give you a sense of the reception a month in, here's a recent clip from the

podcast today in Ohio put out by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The question I come

away after all of this discussion about JD Vance over the last month is did the Trump people do any vetting?

Right, I had the same thought.

It's like, how do you not find all of the wacky stuff he said

and this kind of exposure.

Ohio is J.D. Vance's home state.

When you lose the home team, you are in trouble.

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