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Call it the Vance Effect

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Ginny Hogan
Sep 12, 2025
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“Call it the Trump Effect.”

- White House X Account, 3/17/25, 3/21/25, 7/15/25, 4/25/25, and more.

  • Serving in the government has been undesirable for years, but now it’s just uncool. Call it the Vance Effect.

  • Yale Law School applications way down. Call it the Vance Effect.

  • The Naval Observatory had to lay off half its staff because no one wanted to tour the VP’s residence. Call it the Vance Effect.

  • Men who would otherwise be totally fine making their wives quit their jobs are now rethinking it. Call it the Vance Effect.

  • Couch sales plummeting nationwide. Call it the Vance Effect.

  • GOP donors wondering if Ron DeSantis was really that bad of a candidate. I mean, he was. And still is. But they’re wondering it nonetheless. Call it the Vance Effect.

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