few years ago. i m a never trump guy. never liked him. in fact, back in 2016 vance wrote a facebook message to a friend. josh mcclaren in georgia shared the message last week saying i think most people are not very ideological and trump touches a legitimate nerve saying this but i m not surprised by the rise and the party has itself to blame. we are the party of lower income white people and i have been saying for a long time to offer them something and, maybe expand appeal to works class black people or a demagogue would. trump is the fruit of the party s neglect. trump was ready to forgive and forget on stage with vance last night. you know what?