New York Times: “The rural Midwestern back stories presented by the two major-party vice-presidential candidates are strikingly different. One is a grim tableau of addiction and poverty in the once-thriving industrial Midwest, as recollected by the Republican vice-presidential nominee, Senator JD Vance of Ohio. Another is a glowing portrait of rural America offered by Mr. Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota who is Vice President Kamala Harris’s new running mate.”
“The rival campaigns are using these opposing depictions of rural life to make very different appeals to voters. The contrast captures the complexity of a region on which the outcome of the presidential election may hang.”
