The Bulwark: No Matter How Hard He Tries, JD Vance Will Never Be Cool

[marmar]

May 24, 2026 Bulwark Takes

Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, Sam Stein, Van Lathan, Brian Tyler Cohen, Jon Favreau, Jane Coaston and Erin Gloria Ryan appeared on stage LIVE in Los Angeles on May 21, 2026.

The Bulwark hosted a live quiz pitting the two teams against each other on the most obscure—and embarrassing—chapters of recent political history. Plus: the DNC autopsy gets roasted, California goes on trial, and JD Vance receives the takedown he deserves.

[gab13by13]

1. Fuck one couch and he is branded for life.

[efhmc]

2. In my opinion, one has to be a human first in order to be cool.

[The Roux Comes First]

3. I Take Your Point, But Now That We Have Survived the Harrowing

Experience of Middle School (JHS, actually), haven't we learned how ephemeral and inconsistent the definitions of "cool" are, and hence what a foolish goal it is to strive for?

And most of us needn't bother!

But I guess that IS the message - JD is still striving.

[lame54]

5. You don't strive for cool...

You're either are or you aren't

Personal note
I'm not

[Midnight Writer]

4. If you have to "try" to act cool, then you aren't cool.

Cool is a natural thing. It comes from within. You either have it or you don't.

He don't.

[highplainsdem]

6. LOL at any suggestion Vance could ever be cool.