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Star LedgerNews report · Jul 9, 3:25 PM
In slap to JD Vance, GOP megadonor champions rival 2028 contender
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He was the fifth largest GOP donor during the 2024 cycle.
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In slap to JD Vance, GOP megadonor champions rival 2028 contender
He was the fifth largest GOP donor during the 2024 cycle.
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What happened He was the fifth largest GOP donor during the 2024 cycle.
The headline split The left frames it as "In slap to JD Vance, GOP megadonor champions rival 2028 contender". The right frames it as "JD Vance Sucks. So How Did He Get This Far?".
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Left / center-leftIn slap to JD Vance, GOP megadonor champions rival 2028 contender
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Right / center-rightJD Vance Sucks. So How Did He Get This Far?
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The BulwarkNews report · Jul 9, 2:35 PM
JD Vance Sucks. So How Did He Get This Far?
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Sam Stein and Tim Miller take on JD Vance's rough day in Wisconsin: playing Fraud Czar while his Iran deal implodes, and telling a cookie story that accidentally describes Trump.
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