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#JDVance got a former professor to delete a blog post Vance wrote in 2012 attacking GOP over anti-immigrant rhetoric

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/17/politics/jd-vance-delete-2012-blog-post-attacking-gop-anti-immigrant-rhetoric?cid=ios_app

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2/ "Nelson told CNN that during the 2016 Republican primary he agreed to delete the article at Vance’s request, so that Vance might have an easier time getting a job in Republican politics. However, the article, titled “A Blueprint for the GOP,” remains viewable on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine."
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3/ "“A significant part of Republican immigration policy centers on the possibility of deporting 12 million people (or ‘self-deporting’ them),” Vance wrote. “Think about it: we conservatives (rightly) mistrust the government to efficiently administer business loans and regulate our food supply, yet we allegedly believe that it can deport millions of unregistered aliens. The notion fails to pass the laugh test. The same can be said for too much of the party’s platform.”
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4/ "When election was called for Obama, I remember thinking: maybe this will teach my party some very imp't lessons. You can’t nom people, like Palin, who scare away swing voters. You can’t actively alienate every growing bloc of the American electorate—Blacks, Latinos, youth—& u can’t depend solely on single shrinking bloc of electorate—Whites. &yet, 4 yrs later, I am again forced to reflect on a party that nom'd the worst kind of ppl..&tried to win an election by appealing only to White ppl”
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5/ "In the article he asked Nelson to delete, Vance argued the Republican Party would have problems if it did not adjust for the country’s changing demographics. He criticized the GOP’s adherence to supply-side economics, comparing it to supporting outdated policies like Soviet containment. He said during the Bush years this economic approach led to wage stagnation and concentrated growth, which alienated minority voters who found Democratic policies more relevant and appealing."
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#USpol #Election2024

Alas, CNN does not provide the link to that Page of #JDVance's original policy opinions, "A Blueprint for the GOP."
Moreover, the #WaybackMachine's (@internetarchive ) search didn't yield the deep link.

IMO, this telltale page should be widely distributed.

#uspol #election2024 #JDVance #waybackmachine @internetarchive
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