JD Vance asked voters for ‘another chance.’ The internet made it a meme

Read the original at The Independent ↗
The Independent · collected 2026-09-18 · by Owen Scott

Quick Summary

JD Vance appealed to voters on the All-In podcast for another chance for Republicans in the face of poor polling numbers ahead of the midterm elections. Polls show that 49 percent strongly disapprove of President Trump’s handling of his presidency and 50 percent strongly disapprove of his management of the economy, with only 15 percent and 11 percent respectively expressing strong approval. The internet mocked Vance's plea heavily, with social media users, comedians, and politicians criticizing him through memes and direct comments on platforms like X (formerly Twitter).
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-20, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

AI analysis runs on qwen2.5:14b, locally

Story summary

Vice President JD Vance recently asked voters for “another chance” on the All-In podcast as midterm elections approach in November, citing progress made by Republicans despite voter frustration over economic issues and President Trump’s leadership. This appeal was met with significant backlash online, with social media users, comedians, and Democratic politicians mocking his plea. For instance, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tweeted: "Vance to America: Republicans have failed but give us another chance." In response, he wrote, "Jeffries to Vance: Get Lost. It’s over for MAGA extremism in November." The criticism reflects growing dissatisfaction among voters with the Republican party's performance and highlights their diminishing chances ahead of the midterms.

Written for “JD Vance Campaign Memes” on 2026-10-14, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

Story

📰 JD Vance Campaign Memes
Politics · 2 article(s) covering the same event. See how they differ ↓

Compared with similar articles

This article reads leans strongly left and hedges 0% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
CBS News · 0.88 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 3 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe Vice President JD Vance's appeal for voters to give Republicans another chance, referencing the same recent interview and timing of the midterm elections.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 2 📰 publisher trust 63
“Article A describes VP JD Vance's appeal on a podcast, while Article B reports on his campaign visit to Iowa for midterm rallies.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 12% hedged 2 of 17 📰 publisher trust 70
“The articles describe different speeches or interviews by Vice President JD Vance on separate occasions, with distinct themes and contexts.”
Washington Examiner
⚖️ Leans strongly left 🔴 6% hedged 2 of 33 📰 publisher trust 68
“The articles describe different aspects of JD Vance's political activities and public statements, but do not report on the same specific incident or occurrence.”
Washington Examiner
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 6% hedged 2 of 36 📰 publisher trust 68
“Article A discusses Vice President JD Vance's role in addressing disenchanted voters during a midterm convention, while Article B focuses on Vance appealing for another chance after being interviewed on a podcast and the subsequent internet reaction.”
Washington Examiner
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 8% hedged 2 of 25 📰 publisher trust 68
“The articles describe different interviews where VP Vance discussed similar themes but at distinct times with different media outlets.”

Cite this article

Scott, O. (2026, September 18). JD Vance asked voters for ‘another chance.’ The internet made it a meme. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/vance-memes-another-chance-trump-b3052330.html

Dated when The Aporia collected the article, usually within hours of publication. Check the original for its exact date and byline.

How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 19 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans strongly left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
59/100
The Independent's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Analyzed 2026-09-20 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability
Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

The Independent · 2232 article(s) · 5 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 5 correction(s)

Who wrote this

Owen Scott
56 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The commissioner of the Social Security Administration says that the program will last for another 90 years.
🔮 Xu is set to appear in Alameda County Superior Court on October 12, over seven years after the two recorded poisonings took place.
🔮 “This coordinated withdrawal of news coverage is exactly the kind of concerted action a serious antitrust division at the DOJ would examine: whether competing news organizations agreed among themselves to withhold a product the public expects to see,” she wrote on X. However, on Sunday, Jose Zamora, the regional Americas director at the Committee to Protect Journalists, slammed the DOJ’s announcement.
🔮 Now, District 3 Commissioner Rolando Escalona has confirmed to CBS News Miami that all of the city’s enclosed slides will close.
🔮 Responding to Trump’s post, Talarico wrote on X that he was willing to debate Paxton.
🔮 The plan would see a portion of the Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach designated as a U.S. Presidential Golf Course to be used by past, present and future commanders-in-chief.
🔮 The force reiterated that Phoenix is not from Cleveland and noted that he could be “traveling on foot.”
🔮 President Donald Trump says he will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the death of a plague research lab technician in Siberia.
🔮 Newsom’s attack, the latest in the long-running feud between the two politicians, comes after Trump flippantly suggested Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego.
🔮 “A fellow runner immediately stepped in to help, and EMTs and medical staff did everything they could, but John could not be revived. “
Also by Owen Scott
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 56 articles by Owen Scott →

Topics

All-In America Democratic House Republicans

Subjects

Vance PERSON · 8× Republicans NORP · 4× Trump PERSON · 4× JD Vance PERSON · 3× All-In ORG · 1× America GPE · 1× Democratic NORP · 1× Hakeem Jeffries PERSON · 1× House ORG · 1× Jeffries PERSON · 1×

Narrative

With the midterm elections looming, the president and his party have been forced to contend with increasingly grim polling - including an Ipsos survey that found 49 percent of respondents strongly disapprove of Trump’s handling of the presidency, compared to just 15 percent who strongly approve.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-20
🔮 The Oversight Democrats account on X took a swipe at the Trump administration’s record in its own response to Vance. “Republicans couldn't deliver on lowering costs, draining the swamp, or releasing all the Epstein Files, so they went home early.
2026-09-20 · The Independent
JD Vance asked voters for ‘another chance.’ The internet made it a meme · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 0 hedged)

Vice President JD Vance’s appeal for voters to give Republicans “another chance” has been widely derided online. asserted
voters → give → chance
The VP’s pitch came after he was asked about the upcoming midterm elections on the All-In podcast this week. asserted
he → come → podcast
A slew of polls show that voters have become frustrated with President Trump’s handling of the economy as well as his own performance as commander-in-chief, putting pressure on Republicans with less than two months to go. asserted
voters → show → months
“There’s a lot of good that’s been done, but there’s a lot of work left to do,” Vance insisted. asserted
Vance → ’ → work
“Don’t give power to the people who cause the problems that we’re fixing. asserted
we → give → that
“Give us another chance, or give us another couple of years, to continue to work on the amazing things that we’ve been doing for the past two years,” he pleaded. asserted
he → give → years
The appeal to voters was quickly mocked, with a storm of social media users, comedians and Democratic politicians highlighting the “give us another chance” phrase in particular. asserted
storm → mock → phrase
“Vance to America: Republicans have failed but give us another chance,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote on X. “Jeffries to Vance: Get Lost. asserted
Jeffries → fail → Vance
“It’s over for MAGA extremism in November.” asserted
It → ’ → November
Journalist Philip DeFranco referenced the infamous moment that Vance criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House early in the second Trump administration. asserted
Vance → reference → administration
“JD Vance went from ‘HAVE YOU EVEN SAID “THANK YOU” ONCE?!” energy to ‘Guys...you've gotta give us another chance’ energy pretty damn quick,” DeFranco quipped. asserted
DeFranco → go → energy
“No greater pitch than having complete governmental power for two years and then going “Okay, yes, we’ve f***** everything up, but give us more time!,” he wrote on X. Influencer Hasan Piker was equally frank. “LMAO NO,” he commented under the video of Vance. asserted
he → have → Vance
Even Vance’s predecessor, former Vice President Kamala Harris, responded with a cutting remark posted via her Gen-Z-focused X account, Headquarters. asserted
predecessor → respond → account
“JD Vance begs for midterm votes,” a post uploaded to the account read. asserted
post → beg → account
The Oversight Democrats account on X took a swipe at the Trump administration’s record in its own response to Vance. “Republicans couldn't deliver on lowering costs, draining the swamp, or releasing all the Epstein Files, so they went home early. asserted
they → take → Files
Now their pitch is ‘give us another chance,’” the post read. asserted
post → give → chance
With the midterm elections looming, the president and his party have been forced to contend with increasingly grim polling - including an Ipsos survey that found 49 percent of respondents strongly disapprove of Trump’s handling of the presidency, compared to just 15 percent who strongly approve. asserted
who → loom → percent
Fifty percent of respondents said that they strongly disapprove of the president’s handling of the economy, while 11 percent said they strongly approve. asserted
they → say → economy
The poll was conducted between September 11 and 14 and involved 1,143 participants. asserted
poll → conduct → participants
💬Give feedback
🕘History 🎫Support