MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Rodney Muterspaw figures J.D. With his 2016 book, Vance helped explain to the nation Donald Trump's popularity among the white Appalachian working class of his upbringing. Some think Vance has, perpetuating backward regional stereotypes while making his millions in Silicon Valley. Strickland supports Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, who represents the northeastern part of Appalachian Ohio and is readying a Senate run. Among them is 10-term Rep. Mike Turner of Dayton, who shares Breathitt County, Kentucky, family roots with Vance.

Source: ABC News April 16, 2021 04:41 UTC