Attempts to understand her politics miss what is already plain.
I was all for representation in politics, until I had to think this much about a white guy’s wife. But here we are, a week and change away from yet another most-important-election-in-American-history, again wondering out loud about J.D. Vance’s wife, Usha Vance., which tries to untangle the mystery that is Vance. “She has largely kept her own beliefs—political and otherwise—inscrutable even to those close to her,” Irin Carmon writes.
If Vance wanted to stand apart politically from her husband, she’s certainly free to do so. But the reality is that she doesn’t, and likely won’t. There’s no greater protection in the world than marriage to a white man with an education, money, and political power. Even as Vance herself is highly educated and well connected, it’s nothing compared to what her husband carries into the world.
There is no need to perform intellectual gymnastics to understand Vance’s positions. There’s no riddle to solve here. Vance is intelligent and educated and thoughtful; she knows who she married. We do too. She isn’t leaving him, because she doesn’t want to. She isn’t speaking out against his policies, because she’s not interested in doing so. She isn’t coming to save anyone. She isn’t a mystery.
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