Noel King

The world of conservatism is vast and varied and more diverse than ever.

Traditional hawks, the Chamber of Commerce-style Republicans, there are still some Mitt Romneys, the MAGA populists, the tech guys in Silicon Valley are now on the right.

Do people think J.D.

Vance has what it takes to bring together all these different factions if he's going to be a viable candidate in 2028?

Do people like JD Vance?

What's your impression of the way your ordinary person who's kind of allergic to politics and says, I'm an independent, I'll vote for the person I think is going to do the best job.

What's your sense of what they think of Vance?

How do his politics align with the broader Republican Party on things like tech, things that are really top of mind right now?

You spent time talking to J.D.

Vance before he was vice president.

You watched him closely throughout the last year in this very high profile job.

Do you think the vice president is getting what he wants out of all of this?

And what does he want?

Ian Ward, he writes for Politico.

Ariana Espudu produced today's show.

Miranda Kennedy and Jolie Myers edited.

Patrick Boyd is our engineer.

And Laura Bullard checked the facts.

I'm Noelle King.

It's Today Explained.