JD Vance’s plea to ‘give us another chance’ spectacularly backfires online

WorldPolitics
18 Sep 2026 • 9:44 PM MYT
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JD Vance’s plea to ‘give us another chance’ spectacularly backfires online

  • Vice President JD Vance urged voters to give Republicans "another chance" in the upcoming midterm elections during an appearance on the All-In podcast.
  • Vance's plea drew widespread online mockery from Democratic politicians, social media users, and commentators.
  • Former Vice President Kamala Harris's Gen-Z-focused account on X targeted Vance's comments, stating he was begging for midterm votes.
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries rejected Vance's plea on social media, writing that it is over for MAGA extremism in November.
  • The backlash comes amid grim polling for Republicans, with an Ipsos survey showing 49 percent of respondents strongly disapprove of President Trump's overall performance.

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