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Key takeaways
- Him being served a pickle-flavored birthday cake on a chat show because the host said fudge cake would be too gay is a pretty good metaphor for the state of Vance s quest for the presidency.
- Right now, the menu consists of negotiating a peace deal with Iran that is guaranteed, at least in the short term, to be unpopular.
- But here s the thing about Vance: He ate the cake.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Him being served a pickle-flavored birthday cake on a chat show because the host said fudge cake would be too gay is a pretty good metaphor for the state of Vance s quest for the presidency.
He keeps getting served up unappetizing fare. Right now, the menu consists of negotiating a peace deal with Iran that is guaranteed, at least in the short term, to be unpopular. Whatever Iran gets, hawks will say it is too much. Whatever the United States gets, doves will say it is less than we would have had if Vance s boss had never started the war. Or he may get nothing and please no one.
But here s the thing about Vance: He ate the cake. And he didn t just choke down what the bro-right was offering. Vance subjected himself to the hosts of The View with seemingly equal enthusiasm as he brought to his jaunt through the podcasts of the right wing. You may like or dislike Vance, but you cannot accuse him of being squeamish. He will grab a fork and dig right in.