What it takes

Heading off a hillbilly eulogy

[J.D. VANCE, wearing a white t-shirt, grey slacks, and black shoes, and campaign aide “GIZMO” FLUTCHINS, dressed in business casual and carrying a plastic shopping bag, are standing in a small TV studio with white walls, a couple of stools, and a green screen. VANCE is subtly nervous and hyped up; FLUTCHINS is, too, but he’s doing a slightly better job …