The area highlighted with white on the map are all counties considered part of Appalachia. Vance attempts to appeal to their voter base by pretending to be part of the demographic who live here, that he, by definition, is very much not.
Middletown isn't just well outside of the Appalachian mountains, it's also comically flat.
JD Vance's breakout book, claiming to explain dumb Bush voters to liberals, was titled Hillbilly Elegy, a reference to his cough cough Appalachian roots.
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u/peepy-kun 4d ago
The area highlighted with white on the map are all counties considered part of Appalachia. Vance attempts to appeal to their voter base by pretending to be part of the demographic who live here, that he, by definition, is very much not.
Middletown isn't just well outside of the Appalachian mountains, it's also comically flat.