Chuck Darwin<p>She doesn’t eat meat <br>-- an admission she gave in her RNC speech that reportedly drew gasps from the crowd</p><p>and perhaps most importantly, her political views, what was known of them, do not seem particularly MAGA. </p><p>Since her recent elevation to the national scene, many publications have tried to pick apart what <a href="https://c.im/tags/Usha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Usha</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a>'s political leanings are, <br>and when they might have changed. </p><p>She most recently worked for a law firm that is known for its commitment to DEI; </p><p>she told her friends she was outraged by Jan. 6, 2021; </p><p>and in her youth, those around her seemed to assume she was a left-of-center thinker. </p><p>There’s a specific kind of <a href="https://c.im/tags/cognitive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cognitive</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/dissonance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissonance</span></a> that comes from watching a woman of color<br> who seemed to have been intellectually reared in progressive circles<br> endear herself to this iteration of the Republican Party, </p><p>so it’s no surprise that the main question being asked of Usha Vance has ended up: </p><p>Is she actually a Republican, or what?</p><p><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/07/jd-vance-wife-usha-vance-politics-amy-chua.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slate.com/news-and-politics/20</span><span class="invisible">24/07/jd-vance-wife-usha-vance-politics-amy-chua.html</span></a></p>