JD Vance appeals to swing state and blue collar voters in inaugural convention speech

Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance, who until this week had never attended a national political convention, took to the stage to introduce himself to delegates and to the American people. On today’s episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Patricia Murphy, Bill Nigut, Tia Mitchell and Greg Bluestein play highlights from Vance’s speech that appealed to swing voters..

Democratic Georgia State Senator Josh McLaurin offers his take on JD Vance’s convention speech and talks about the relationship he had with Vance as his former Yale Law School roommate.

Georgia Republican Congressman Mike Collins also joins the podcast to respond to the Vice Presidential candidate’s speech, but also answers questions about the controversy he stirred up by writing a social media post calling for law enforcement to detain President Biden, who he claimed was responsible for the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Links to today’s topics

JD Vance appeals to swing voters in convention speech

Mike Collins feeds conspiracy theories after Trump assassination attempt

JD Vance's former roommate shares views of the man he knew well

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