Continued Vance, Hillbilly Elegy

It is no accident that this book is at the top of the best seller lists, reviewed by everyone from the Times, to the Atlantic to NPR..to a conservative journal whose website had crashed because of over subscription.....I understand Vance himself has returned to Ohio to deal with these issues...a friend said she didn't need to borrow my copy..then checked with her local library and found herself 561 on the waiting list. She gets my copy in a couple days....

You see...Vance is in the very unique position to ask the hard questions of the folks he grew up with, whose values were bred into his bones and reinforced with life experience and while he certainly can grasp the points of view of the Trump Hillbilly voter ...he does not excuse the individual voter for the voters own failings.....which he sees as a critical piece of the election...

This really is useful piece of the puzzle and the first one I've seen that makes sense out of this rust belt vote....