Is Usha Vance going to hell? That question is probably going to be asked to Vice President JD Vance at some point as he gears up for a potential presidential run in 2028. Is it offensive? Yes. Is it necessary to know before you can elect someone to run the country?

No. But, as the Republican Party continues to diversify while also courting Christian nationalists and (let’s be honest) white nationalists, those types of questions will probably be asked at Turning Point USA campus debates and candidate question and answers over the next few years.

The Republican Party needs to come to terms with the fact that it has done a wonderful job of diversifying its party to win elections. But at some point, it also needs to truly embrace how diverse it has become.

Over the last week, videos have been circulating of JD Vance explaining his interfaith marriage to a Turning Point crowd. We also see Vivek Ramaswamy give an impassioned defense of his Hindu faith and of our Founding Fathers devout secularism when questioned about religion in America. Republicans have given little pushback to the Islamophobic insults leveled at New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, with some of them (including Vance) even piling on.

But right across the Hudson River in New Jersey, a Muslim rally for Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack........

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