One of the amusing features of this week’s U.S. election turbulence has been sudden media scrutiny of Ohio Republican Senator J.D. Vance, a former author and pundit newly named as Donald Trump’s running mate. Readers will know I’m a sadistic student of electoral reform crusades, and in 2021 Vance advocated for one of the myriad of utopian ideas that has never quite reached prime time: <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;parents should be given extra votes that they can exercise on behalf of their minor children&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://uk.news.yahoo.com/fact-check-jd-vance-truly-155100258.html&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://uk.news.yahoo.com/fact-check-jd-vance-truly-155100258.html">parents should be given extra votes that they can exercise on behalf of their minor children</a>.&nbsp;

The proposal is often endorsed by left-wing thinkers{ai:summary}This week, the political spotlight turned to Senator J.D. Vance, Trump's new running mate, a man once more known for his musings than his actions. His 2021 proposal to grant parents extra votes for their kids feels like a misguided fantasy plucked from a fever dream. Amidst electoral chaos, Vance’s utopian ideas resurface, leaving onlookers to wonder if this is a fresh take or a faded echo of distant promises. #politics

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