There was a human crush on the floor of the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee when Donald Trump’s brand-new running mate arrived. Television cameras, reporters, random delegates all pressed together in a human swell barely held back by security to see J.D. Vance in person.
Accompanied by his wife, Usha, the freshman Ohio senator stepped towards the microphone at the front of his state’s delegation. Once there, his eyes watered as he listened to Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted’s speech nominating him from the dais, swelling with excitement and awkwardness as he heard himself praised. Bernie Moreno, the Republican running for Senate in their home state against incumbent Sherrod Brown, formally nominated Vance by reading off a notecard held by his daughter Emily. The chair asked for the Yays, which were loud and then asked if........