I'd call it sophomoric. Whitney Webb specializes in glorified gossip, spins tales of Guilt By Association. The mere fact that Person A associates with Person B who has had dealings with suspect Person C does NOT logically mean that Person A should be held in suspicion. I thought the RFK campaign wasn't going to participate in these kinds of gratuitous smear campaigns. You don't have to be a Trump-supporter to acknowledge that J.D. Vance is a populist, not a CIA plant, which is exactly why Trump picked him immediately post-assassination attempt: Vance is life-insurance for Trump, provides a clear disincentive to the Deep State taking Trump out, as his successor will not be an improvement for them. I hope RFK stops relying on Webb as some kind of authority. She's heavy into insinuations and very light on the evidence.
Please prove her wrong. Provide the facts that she is wrong. In our 24/7 world, please have very short memories. People were drooling and fawning over Mike Pence just like this in 2016.
Couldn't agree more about Webb. She's a classic "connection without consequence" type, who can make a giant chart of people w/all those lines connecting the different faces, but without any deep journalism to to tell us why any of it is bad. To her, they all are controlled opposition, giving us no choice but to despair over our powerlessness. She's the blackest of the black pills.
First, you are discrediting a reputable source by ad hominem attack. Anyone who calls Webb's work "sophomoric" has not really read Whitney Webb. You may disagree with her analysis, but largely she lays out facts in an open-ended manner, allowing readers to connect the dots -- or not. Her two-volume series, "One Nation Under Blackmail" is jam-packed with all the supporting references anyone could want. She does some of the best investigative journalism I've ever seen.
Second, you assume that the "Deep State" attempted to take Trump out. The fact that so many believe they did such a shoddy job means their false flag to make Trump appear as a "messiah" is successful. But contrary to popular belief, Trump is not a populist. The Phoenix is a double-headed bird, which means that both left and right—globalist R and globalist D—belong to the same Deep State creature. He's not going to drain the swamp; his whole life's purpose thrives on it.
I guess I'm not a fan of "journalism" that "lays out facts in an open-ended manner, allowing readers to connect the dots — or not." Like I said, sounds more like gossip. I prefer professionals like Matt Taibbi, who dives deep to collect the facts, lays them out, and shows exactly how the dots connect. Suggesting a story rather than clearly providing one is poor journalism, aka glorified gossip.
Also, I agree Trump is not a populist and won't drain the Swamp, as much because he doesn't know how as that he's too much of a pragmatist to stick with the goal. I think a lot of us supporting RFK Jr. are doing so exactly because we know the Duopoly isn't serious about providing us a true and functional democratic republic and he is our only true hope. That doesn't mean Vance is not a populist; in fact, I suspect he will pull Trump in that direction, which is better than a lot of his potential VP picks would have done. And while it's unclear at this point who just made an attempt on Trump, Vance is still life insurance against the Deep State trying to gain control like they did by dispatching JFK and RFK — which I can see happening. Trump, for all his multitude of faults, is hardly their boy. We wouldn't have had eight years of Deep State fomented TDS if they thought they could use him as a puppet.
My biggest objection to the kind of reporting in this article is that it is a gratuitous hit piece with a lot of inuendo. And I think that's likely due to relying to heavily on Webb as a source. Technically speaking, Jesus met with the Satan in the wilderness for over a month. Should that call into doubt His motives and allegiances...?
Your use of Taibbi is interesting. I too enjoy much of what he publishes, but he was curiously silent on COVID, which is arguably the biggest lie ever sold to the public.
True. Taibbi tends to stick to certain topics where he feels he has expertise. His Russiagate reporting was par none. If only we could have journalists like him for every facet of the political and cultural landscape.
And figuratively, most conservative evangelical outlets, while stopping short of using this term, nonetheless idolize Trump and are convinced he's going to MAGA; and if he isn't (s)elected, then America is doomed. They are blind to the fact that America is doomed either way. There is no turning back, because Bible prophecy must move forward.
Most evangelicals are also blind to the fact that both parties are owned/controlled by the Globalist powers that shouldn't be. If we didn't have a free and fair election in 2020, and nothing's changed, then what hope do we have in 2024?
You’re being naive, thinking people are nice, where there is tremendous power and money to be had while serving people with no love for country or people! Both the Democrats & Republicans, have shown weakness to the “top” elites, acting and thinking for the better of themselves!! America is falling behind in everything we hold personal, because of these so call Elites!
Seems a lot of people are refusing to vote for Kennedy because they’re applying your logic about elites and their untrustworthy associations to Nicole Shanahan. RFK Jr, for that matter, is also an elite who was very recently a committed lifelong Democrat with a long history of working with elites in and outside of D.C.. The fact is, people in the real world have all sorts of connections and just because they rise to positions of influence or power doesn’t mean they are automatically corrupt and self serving. You may call me naive, but I regard your argument as cynical and inconsistent given how you seem to selectively apply it.
What about Bobby and his mother's friendship with Fidel Castro? Are we expected to pretend that JFK wasn't secretly negotiating with Fidel when he was murdered? The Kennedys have a long history of being friendly with the Communist mass murderer. Bobby's mother named her dog Che because she was smitten with mass murderer/rapist Che Guevara. Those are facts.
If you listen carefully to RFK Jr., you'll discover that he's forever a lifelong Progressive, he's pretending to be an Independent. He still uses his Progressive vocabulary, it slips out when he's not scripted. Mary Holland does the same thing- Progressive vocabulary.
My biggest issues with RFK Jr. is that he's pretending to be an Independent when he's obviously a Progressive. I'd have more respect for him if he were honest. He's running on transparency while hiding the financials of CHD and the multimillions they receive in dark money. He talks about independence while pushing blockchain. His and his mother's love for Communists Fidel Castro & Che Guevara are the final nails in the coffin, as the Gringos say.
I’m interested to know your sources for these criticisms. I don’t need direct quotes; I’d like to know where you have gotten the information that has shaped your views. Can you provide names, titles, websites? I can do my own research from there.
I have published this data with links to sources on my Substack. I have a database on RFK Jr. and his uncle's actions with Fidel Castro. I'm Cuban, JFK set up my compatriots to be slaughtered by Castro, he wasn't a hero. When he was murdered there was a Cuban sniper in the crowd. But we're not supposed to discuss this topic. I always have receipts when I publish my posts, don't rely on other people's work.
Whitney Webb is on RFK Jr.'s payroll through CHD, it's an important point that should be mentioned. She came back to the US, after an 8 year hiatus, to attend RFK's campaign announcement and to attend Crypto event with him. You know, he's all about transparency, that's why he's the Prince of Dark Money - CHD receives millions in dark money. And his relationship with Fidel Castro was very special.
From the high ground of discussing what needs to be done to fix this country....we are now spreading doubts/concerns about some other candidate's life. IntetestIntetesting but just opinions meant to slander. A book was once written that claimed you could connect just about anyone to anyone else in the world through just 5 points of connection.
"It is difficult to draw conclusions" .... and then "quite possibly." This is the sort of conspiracy garbage people associate with RFKJ's campaign, and to have this nonsense go out over the official Beacon email is disappointing and counter-productive.
Most conspiracies turn out to be true. This one is definitely worth paying attention to. Vance is too good playing the good "Christian" Catholic. And some people eat it up. And I guess he was pushed on Trump by Tucker for votes from Evangelicals and Catholics.
He seems to be. But Kenedy's Campaign Manager, his daughter in law, is Ex-CIA and there is no such thing as Ex-CIA. Trump and Kennedy are clearly Zionist Mossad controlled and Harris seems to be CCP controlled. There are no solutions in politics at this stage just one or the other Psychotic/Predator/Parasite Group working through a controlled puppet who may or may not have good intentions.
TiredCitizen, some of us are tired of having that tired epithet thrown around as if -- somehow -- Israel and the topic of Zionism have been granted dispensation from criticism. They have not.
Please show me where I wrote that “Israel and the topic of Zionism have been granted dispensation from criticism.” Where have I EVER written that? Guess what? I haven’t. I as a Christian am a Zionist as every Christian should be.
Here is the definition of “zionism” for you: “A movement for (originally) the re-estabilishment and (now) the develpment and protection of a Jewish nation in what is now Israel.”
And I didn’t throw around “that tired epithet.” Since you seem to have problems with know definitions of words, here is the definition of “antisemitism:” “Hostility to, prejudice towards, or discimination against, Jews. This sentiment is a form of racism, and a person who harbours it is canned an antisemite.”
Having a good debate is a good thing. At least come armed with education and not just hatred and being uninformed. Feel better now that you know the definitions? Thanks
Please re-read what I said. Nowhere did I say that you said Israel and Zionism have been granted dispensation. I said "as if..." How did you ever take that to mean that you said it?????
The point within the context of the thread is that any negative comment -- any negative comment -- about Israel or Zionism or Jews -- is "anti S." That is -- ready? -- 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒇 the latter have been granted dispensation from criticism...This is a description of the current environment, TiredCitizen.
As for being Christian and Zionist, I agree with Pastor Chuck Baldwin's determination: It's oxymoronic.
You are the True Anti-Semite because Arabs/Palestinians are the True Semites who it seems you support the Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing of in the tens of thousands of mostly Defenseless Women and children who have No Army, No Navy, No Air Force, No US Taxpayer Paid Iron Dome by self admitted Sadist Psychotic Racist Zionist Supremacists of an Illegally Occupied people, who as the Occupied Palestinians have the rights by International Law for the past 120 years to fight back against their Oppressors by almost any means. Are you denying Trump and Kennedy are not Zionist Controlled? Their words and actions prove it. Fewer and fewer people are falling for the Zionists BS Anti-Semitic Canard and BS Talking points. I hope the good Jewish people get out of Israel before the obvious reactions to Israel's horrendous actions happen.
I agree with this statement, but I still find the continuing investigation of Vance' possible ties to the "club" to be important to wake people up that both R and D's are one big Uniparty.
None of these fools are qualified for anything. They are not even really the true decision makers, whoever is in office will always just be a figurehead.
This is important. The power of the presidency is spread among his cabinet and deferred throughout the executive branch - not to mention the undue power held by the world's financial institutions, so on and so forth. If we get stuck on just the man or woman in office, we miss the point.
Sadly NONE is; a diplomat to be doesn't start by insulting the leaders of other countries.
How many times have you heard President Putin or Lavrov referring to Biden a "senile", "demented", "decrepit" or even "war criminal" - even though he is all the above?!
We have ZERO diplomats, we are lead by murderous imbeciles who think that everything can be solved through military force.
Be careful what you say. Whitney Webb, a journalist who has culled her views from many sources, accurate or not, presents them in a rather glib manner that presumes absolute truth. Do we want to be left with Kamala and everything Californian, high taxes, rigid control, high crime rate, and the restrictive AB5 labor laws. See Jim Manley’s opinion Contributor article 0f 10/10/22 0n thehill.com, currently on line.
Thanks, Gio. The article is not meant to be a be-all, end-all on Vance, but rather a starting point in sifting through the primary concerns as they stand now. It will be important to follow Vance as the campaign continues.
This is definitely important information to be aware of.
I'd call it sophomoric. Whitney Webb specializes in glorified gossip, spins tales of Guilt By Association. The mere fact that Person A associates with Person B who has had dealings with suspect Person C does NOT logically mean that Person A should be held in suspicion. I thought the RFK campaign wasn't going to participate in these kinds of gratuitous smear campaigns. You don't have to be a Trump-supporter to acknowledge that J.D. Vance is a populist, not a CIA plant, which is exactly why Trump picked him immediately post-assassination attempt: Vance is life-insurance for Trump, provides a clear disincentive to the Deep State taking Trump out, as his successor will not be an improvement for them. I hope RFK stops relying on Webb as some kind of authority. She's heavy into insinuations and very light on the evidence.
Please prove her wrong. Provide the facts that she is wrong. In our 24/7 world, please have very short memories. People were drooling and fawning over Mike Pence just like this in 2016.
I don't recall anyone in my sphere drooling about Mike Pence.
I certainly was not!
Ditto.
Couldn't agree more about Webb. She's a classic "connection without consequence" type, who can make a giant chart of people w/all those lines connecting the different faces, but without any deep journalism to to tell us why any of it is bad. To her, they all are controlled opposition, giving us no choice but to despair over our powerlessness. She's the blackest of the black pills.
First, you are discrediting a reputable source by ad hominem attack. Anyone who calls Webb's work "sophomoric" has not really read Whitney Webb. You may disagree with her analysis, but largely she lays out facts in an open-ended manner, allowing readers to connect the dots -- or not. Her two-volume series, "One Nation Under Blackmail" is jam-packed with all the supporting references anyone could want. She does some of the best investigative journalism I've ever seen.
Second, you assume that the "Deep State" attempted to take Trump out. The fact that so many believe they did such a shoddy job means their false flag to make Trump appear as a "messiah" is successful. But contrary to popular belief, Trump is not a populist. The Phoenix is a double-headed bird, which means that both left and right—globalist R and globalist D—belong to the same Deep State creature. He's not going to drain the swamp; his whole life's purpose thrives on it.
I guess I'm not a fan of "journalism" that "lays out facts in an open-ended manner, allowing readers to connect the dots — or not." Like I said, sounds more like gossip. I prefer professionals like Matt Taibbi, who dives deep to collect the facts, lays them out, and shows exactly how the dots connect. Suggesting a story rather than clearly providing one is poor journalism, aka glorified gossip.
Also, I agree Trump is not a populist and won't drain the Swamp, as much because he doesn't know how as that he's too much of a pragmatist to stick with the goal. I think a lot of us supporting RFK Jr. are doing so exactly because we know the Duopoly isn't serious about providing us a true and functional democratic republic and he is our only true hope. That doesn't mean Vance is not a populist; in fact, I suspect he will pull Trump in that direction, which is better than a lot of his potential VP picks would have done. And while it's unclear at this point who just made an attempt on Trump, Vance is still life insurance against the Deep State trying to gain control like they did by dispatching JFK and RFK — which I can see happening. Trump, for all his multitude of faults, is hardly their boy. We wouldn't have had eight years of Deep State fomented TDS if they thought they could use him as a puppet.
My biggest objection to the kind of reporting in this article is that it is a gratuitous hit piece with a lot of inuendo. And I think that's likely due to relying to heavily on Webb as a source. Technically speaking, Jesus met with the Satan in the wilderness for over a month. Should that call into doubt His motives and allegiances...?
Your use of Taibbi is interesting. I too enjoy much of what he publishes, but he was curiously silent on COVID, which is arguably the biggest lie ever sold to the public.
True. Taibbi tends to stick to certain topics where he feels he has expertise. His Russiagate reporting was par none. If only we could have journalists like him for every facet of the political and cultural landscape.
Recognized Alex Berenson had that totally covered!
Who sees Trump as a Messiah? That title belongs to Barack Obama.
Literally, Jewish rabbis and many Orthodox Jews are convinced Trump is a Gentile Messiah: https://odysee.com/@I-Rabbi-T:3/Rabbi-Says-Trump-Is-Anointed-As-God's-Messiah-To-Serve-Israel.:9
And figuratively, most conservative evangelical outlets, while stopping short of using this term, nonetheless idolize Trump and are convinced he's going to MAGA; and if he isn't (s)elected, then America is doomed. They are blind to the fact that America is doomed either way. There is no turning back, because Bible prophecy must move forward.
Most evangelicals are also blind to the fact that both parties are owned/controlled by the Globalist powers that shouldn't be. If we didn't have a free and fair election in 2020, and nothing's changed, then what hope do we have in 2024?
Nonetheless, I predict Trump is the elite's man of the hour to bring "order from chaos" (or at least more chaos), as do these sources: https://www.stridentconservative.com/project-2025-and-agenda-47-donald-trumps-plan-for-a-police-state/ and https://rumble.com/v59fqn1-is-trump-the-trojan-horse-for-techno-fascist-plans-for-bio-surveillance-and.html
You don't speak for Conservatives or Evangelicals but you're good at regurgitating BS.
I'm not taking your bait. You're an agitator, not a truth-seeker. Go to the sources. God bless you!
Excellent analysis, and indeed common sense.
You’re being naive, thinking people are nice, where there is tremendous power and money to be had while serving people with no love for country or people! Both the Democrats & Republicans, have shown weakness to the “top” elites, acting and thinking for the better of themselves!! America is falling behind in everything we hold personal, because of these so call Elites!
Seems a lot of people are refusing to vote for Kennedy because they’re applying your logic about elites and their untrustworthy associations to Nicole Shanahan. RFK Jr, for that matter, is also an elite who was very recently a committed lifelong Democrat with a long history of working with elites in and outside of D.C.. The fact is, people in the real world have all sorts of connections and just because they rise to positions of influence or power doesn’t mean they are automatically corrupt and self serving. You may call me naive, but I regard your argument as cynical and inconsistent given how you seem to selectively apply it.
Thank you for articulating this, Leah. You're right that it's a more nuanced situation than many give credit for.
What about Bobby and his mother's friendship with Fidel Castro? Are we expected to pretend that JFK wasn't secretly negotiating with Fidel when he was murdered? The Kennedys have a long history of being friendly with the Communist mass murderer. Bobby's mother named her dog Che because she was smitten with mass murderer/rapist Che Guevara. Those are facts.
If you listen carefully to RFK Jr., you'll discover that he's forever a lifelong Progressive, he's pretending to be an Independent. He still uses his Progressive vocabulary, it slips out when he's not scripted. Mary Holland does the same thing- Progressive vocabulary.
My biggest issues with RFK Jr. is that he's pretending to be an Independent when he's obviously a Progressive. I'd have more respect for him if he were honest. He's running on transparency while hiding the financials of CHD and the multimillions they receive in dark money. He talks about independence while pushing blockchain. His and his mother's love for Communists Fidel Castro & Che Guevara are the final nails in the coffin, as the Gringos say.
I’m interested to know your sources for these criticisms. I don’t need direct quotes; I’d like to know where you have gotten the information that has shaped your views. Can you provide names, titles, websites? I can do my own research from there.
I have published this data with links to sources on my Substack. I have a database on RFK Jr. and his uncle's actions with Fidel Castro. I'm Cuban, JFK set up my compatriots to be slaughtered by Castro, he wasn't a hero. When he was murdered there was a Cuban sniper in the crowd. But we're not supposed to discuss this topic. I always have receipts when I publish my posts, don't rely on other people's work.
Whitney Webb is on RFK Jr.'s payroll through CHD, it's an important point that should be mentioned. She came back to the US, after an 8 year hiatus, to attend RFK's campaign announcement and to attend Crypto event with him. You know, he's all about transparency, that's why he's the Prince of Dark Money - CHD receives millions in dark money. And his relationship with Fidel Castro was very special.
Superb Investigative journalism! Thank you! Kennedy is far and away America's best choice..
bias garbage as many have pointed out, actually pathetic
Many?! It was 2 people, Paul!
You might attempt commenting on the point instead of bean counting.
Many referred to the % out of the gate comments, which were brutal and accurate.
The point was that the "journalism" is pathetic, biased, and a low for the Beacon
for the reasoned mentioned. Very low level reasoning skills, Cindy.
People were drooling just like this over Mike Pence in 2016. We all know how that turned out.
Fab research big time kudos & thanks Liam.. can't have enough eyes on Palintir.. Who's watching the watchers? https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/29/2956566_palantir-the-war-on-terror-s-secret-weapon-.html
Thanks very much, Pamela!
That means a lot Pamela, thank you for the helpful link as well!! 🙏🏻
Definitely a forced pick
From the high ground of discussing what needs to be done to fix this country....we are now spreading doubts/concerns about some other candidate's life. IntetestIntetesting but just opinions meant to slander. A book was once written that claimed you could connect just about anyone to anyone else in the world through just 5 points of connection.
Follow the money.
"It is difficult to draw conclusions" .... and then "quite possibly." This is the sort of conspiracy garbage people associate with RFKJ's campaign, and to have this nonsense go out over the official Beacon email is disappointing and counter-productive.
Most conspiracies turn out to be true. This one is definitely worth paying attention to. Vance is too good playing the good "Christian" Catholic. And some people eat it up. And I guess he was pushed on Trump by Tucker for votes from Evangelicals and Catholics.
Trump already has the Evangelical and Catholic vote, it's common knowledge.
He seems to be. But Kenedy's Campaign Manager, his daughter in law, is Ex-CIA and there is no such thing as Ex-CIA. Trump and Kennedy are clearly Zionist Mossad controlled and Harris seems to be CCP controlled. There are no solutions in politics at this stage just one or the other Psychotic/Predator/Parasite Group working through a controlled puppet who may or may not have good intentions.
And the anti-semite always has to show up.
TiredCitizen, some of us are tired of having that tired epithet thrown around as if -- somehow -- Israel and the topic of Zionism have been granted dispensation from criticism. They have not.
Please show me where I wrote that “Israel and the topic of Zionism have been granted dispensation from criticism.” Where have I EVER written that? Guess what? I haven’t. I as a Christian am a Zionist as every Christian should be.
Here is the definition of “zionism” for you: “A movement for (originally) the re-estabilishment and (now) the develpment and protection of a Jewish nation in what is now Israel.”
And I didn’t throw around “that tired epithet.” Since you seem to have problems with know definitions of words, here is the definition of “antisemitism:” “Hostility to, prejudice towards, or discimination against, Jews. This sentiment is a form of racism, and a person who harbours it is canned an antisemite.”
Having a good debate is a good thing. At least come armed with education and not just hatred and being uninformed. Feel better now that you know the definitions? Thanks
Please re-read what I said. Nowhere did I say that you said Israel and Zionism have been granted dispensation. I said "as if..." How did you ever take that to mean that you said it?????
The point within the context of the thread is that any negative comment -- any negative comment -- about Israel or Zionism or Jews -- is "anti S." That is -- ready? -- 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒇 the latter have been granted dispensation from criticism...This is a description of the current environment, TiredCitizen.
As for being Christian and Zionist, I agree with Pastor Chuck Baldwin's determination: It's oxymoronic.
You are the True Anti-Semite because Arabs/Palestinians are the True Semites who it seems you support the Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing of in the tens of thousands of mostly Defenseless Women and children who have No Army, No Navy, No Air Force, No US Taxpayer Paid Iron Dome by self admitted Sadist Psychotic Racist Zionist Supremacists of an Illegally Occupied people, who as the Occupied Palestinians have the rights by International Law for the past 120 years to fight back against their Oppressors by almost any means. Are you denying Trump and Kennedy are not Zionist Controlled? Their words and actions prove it. Fewer and fewer people are falling for the Zionists BS Anti-Semitic Canard and BS Talking points. I hope the good Jewish people get out of Israel before the obvious reactions to Israel's horrendous actions happen.
No proof here. Whitney Webb is not proof.
"Who’s Behind J. D. Vance? Is He a CIA Candidate?"
Better question yet:
"Who is behind Bobby Kennedy? Is he a Zionist rag"?
There is NO candidate with integrity in this election; this is why there is NO WAY OUT through elections!
I agree with this statement, but I still find the continuing investigation of Vance' possible ties to the "club" to be important to wake people up that both R and D's are one big Uniparty.
Vance is not even VP yet but calls President Putin and President Xi dictators... he is NOT qualified for the job!!!!!!!
None of these fools are qualified for anything. They are not even really the true decision makers, whoever is in office will always just be a figurehead.
This is important. The power of the presidency is spread among his cabinet and deferred throughout the executive branch - not to mention the undue power held by the world's financial institutions, so on and so forth. If we get stuck on just the man or woman in office, we miss the point.
Tell me, which is “qualified” for the job?
Sadly NONE is; a diplomat to be doesn't start by insulting the leaders of other countries.
How many times have you heard President Putin or Lavrov referring to Biden a "senile", "demented", "decrepit" or even "war criminal" - even though he is all the above?!
We have ZERO diplomats, we are lead by murderous imbeciles who think that everything can be solved through military force.
Whitney Webb has also smeared RFK Jr. That's when I realized she's full of it.
Be careful what you say. Whitney Webb, a journalist who has culled her views from many sources, accurate or not, presents them in a rather glib manner that presumes absolute truth. Do we want to be left with Kamala and everything Californian, high taxes, rigid control, high crime rate, and the restrictive AB5 labor laws. See Jim Manley’s opinion Contributor article 0f 10/10/22 0n thehill.com, currently on line.
Vance is one sick deep state operative
Did you guys mention that Nikki Haley was a member of WEF?
A certain professor mentioned that Vance is on his third name? Who does that if this is true and why would they?
Huh?
Brilliant article! I've been waiting for a more in-depth dive into this suspicious character. JD reeks too high heaven of being in "the club".
Thanks, Gio. The article is not meant to be a be-all, end-all on Vance, but rather a starting point in sifting through the primary concerns as they stand now. It will be important to follow Vance as the campaign continues.