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Vance calls midterms a referendum on ‘common sense versus pure unadulterated crazy'

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Vice President JD Vance spoke in Iowa, criticizing Democrats for what he views as extreme policies that are a departure from traditional Democratic values. He argued that the midterm elections will be about choosing between "common sense" and what he terms as radical proposals. During his speech, Vance cited examples of Democratic candidates making statements he considers absurd, such as calling July Fourth about liberating Palestine and Puerto Rico. He urged voters to reject these views by supporting Republicans in the upcoming election.

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Vice President JD Vance visited Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Friday to campaign for Republican candidates in competitive Senate and gubernatorial races. The visit was organized by the Republican National Committee as part of efforts to support incumbents Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn who recently voted to restrict former President Trump's war powers regarding the conflict with Iran. However, Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA), a Senate candidate running to replace retiring Sen. Joni Ernst, did not attend the event due to scheduling conflicts despite Vance promoting her during his rally. Meanwhile, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rob Sand faced criticism from Vance who referred to him as a former "underwear model" and mocked his supporters as "out and out lunatics."

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Calling out Democrat Senate candidate Adam Hamilton of Kansas, Vance claimed he gave off a "kind of ‘gee whiz, I’m a nice pastor’ vibe," but he's a man that tells his congregation not about the gospel of Jesus Christ, but that they need to repent for their White privilege."

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🔮 Vice President JD Vance called out Democrats on Friday, saying that the midterms will be a referendum on "common sense versus pure unadulterated crazy."

2026-09-19 · Fox News

Vance calls midterms a referendum on ‘common sense versus pure unadulterated crazy' · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 2 hedged)

Vice President JD Vance called out Democrats on Friday, saying that the midterms will be a referendum on "common sense versus pure unadulterated crazy." asserted

midterms → call → crazy

While stumping in Iowa, Vance said Democrats are no longer "the party my grandparents grew up talking about." asserted

grandparents → stump → Iowa

Raised by a union steelworker, Vance said his father told him that "FDR’s Democrat party, that JFK’s Democrat party was the party of the workingman." asserted

party → raise → workingman

He added, "This is not FDR’s party, as much as we might wish it was. uncertain

it → add → ?

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s not even Bill Clinton’s party." asserted

it → ’ → ?

Vance said that today’s Democrats don’t believe the country needs to be "built upon" but "utterly transformed." asserted

country → say → ?

"In New York," he said, some of the midterm candidates are calling for the "total eradication of Western civilization. asserted

some → say → civilization

Somebody running for Congress in New York — and I promise I’m not joking about this — said that July Fourth is actually about the liberation of Palestine and Puerto Rico. asserted

Fourth → run → Palestine

To loud boos, Vance said, "you could almost laugh about" the idea of Thomas Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence and thinking about the liberation of Palestine and Puerto Rico. uncertain

Jefferson → say → Palestine

"But unfortunately, it’s not funny because those people are dead serious, and this election is a referendum on common sense versus pure unadulterated crazy. asserted

election → ’ → crazy

Let’s send the crazy packing and get them out of Washington, D.C." he said to cheers. asserted

he → send → cheers

Vance also claimed some Democratic candidates are "out-and-out lunatics" who have "lost their ever-loving minds." asserted

who → claim → minds

"These are the ones who will tell you that our history is evil and this country needs to be bulldozed and started over from the beginning," he continued. asserted

he → tell → beginning

But he said that other Democrat candidates are "smart enough to realize that the country hasn't lost its mind, and so they try to be just a little bit more subtle." asserted

they → say → mind

they → call → privilege

Recent polls have shown a tightening race between Hamilton and GOP incumbent Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall. asserted

polls → show → Hamilton

During the rally, Vance threw his support behind Iowa Republicans, including gubernatorial nominee Zach Lane, Rep. Ashley Hinson and congressional candidate Chris McGowan. asserted

Vance → throw → Lane