Vance’s Faith-Fueled Tour Highlights a Fading 2028 Bid

Salon columnist Amanda Marcotte argues JD Vance’s memoir Communion and his book tour reveal an out-of-touch, self-promoting politician more interested in virtue signaling than governance. The piece ties his Catholic conversion and praise of Charlie Kirk to a broader pattern of pandering, notes controversial Epstein/Maxwell references and Trump-era alignment, and suggests his 2028 bid is weakening as Rubio and others appear more appealing; even his TV appearances risk amplifying perceived inauthenticity.