Severe childhood trauma is not a trivial experience for anyone, even someone who "made it" to Yale Law School and may become the next vice president. Since became former president 's running mate, opponents have questioned his background, because it threatens their own messaging to the American working class. It's hard to portray your party as caring for vulnerable Americans when you're running a smear campaign against someone who used to be one.
Growing up amid drug abuse, fatherlessness, and domestic violence in the poverty-stricken Rust Belt, Vance's ascension to political nobility is a statistical miracle. Few holders of high political office come from working-class backgrounds due to the millions of dollars required to run a campaign. Those who experienced multiple traumas like Vance did growing up have even lower odds of getting there.
Despite his current professional credentials, Vance was shaped by the people and places of his past, including those detailed in his 2016 memoir . The book is back on the , but are working hard to diffuse any sway Vance's blue-collar background may have on voters. Democratic vice-presidential candidate sarcastically told a cheering crowd that Vance is just like the "regular people" he grew up with, who study at Yale and write best-selling books.
It's understandable Walz is concerned about Vance's appeal. The Minnesota governor has twisted the truth about his military service. In 2018, he was recorded about his combat experience and of aba.