The Other J.D.: Meet the Candidate (and Pitcher) America Can Agree Upon
J.D. Scholten is a state representative from Iowa who went viral for the ultimate call to the bullpen: He left a music festival, a beer-and-a-half deep, to suddenly sign a minor-league contract and pitch into the seventh inning \u2014 at 44 years old. But that's just the beginning, because this J.D. might be the opposite of J.D. Vance. In fact,\xa0he's\xa0unlike most elected officials from either\xa0party: He fights punch-down politics. He is selling a real form of populism. Hell, he's running for re-election and says he doesn't even like politics. And, yes, he's still starting for the Sioux City Explorers.\nFurther reading:\n"You're Probably Getting Screwed" Substack \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices