Some Republicans are starting to seriously regret Donald Trumpā€™s vice presidential nominee, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance.

Itā€™s been only one week since Vance was nominated at the Republican National Convention, and already his own party members are expressing severe doubts about Trumpā€™s pick. The former presidentā€™s allies have acknowledged that nominating Vance was the product of Trumpā€™s absolute certainty that he would be able to defeat Joe Biden in November. While Vance wouldnā€™t do much for swing voters or independents, he would likely shore up support among Trumpā€™s base.

But ever since Biden passed the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Partyā€™s new presumptive nominee, Republicans have begun to sour on Vance.

ā€œThe road got a lot harder. He was the only pick that wasnā€™t the safe pick. And I think everyone has now realized that,ā€ one House Republican told Axios Thursday, under the condition of anonymity.

Another House Republican told Axios that Vance ā€œdoesnā€™t add much.ā€

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    2 months ago

    I do outside sales in Ohio and Iā€™m on the road a lot

    The amount of people who have Trump / Pence signs and have put white tape over the P and E to make a V and A is ā€¦ Surreal. Like why do you still have signs from an election 8 years ago? Their house is probably full of cats and hoard and bugs. Canā€™t wait to get updated signs?