That word was not an accident. Because he used it more than once to hammer it in:

“I frankly just think it’s hysterical how much the media is overreacting to it,” Vance said while traveling to a campaign rally in Arizona.

“So what he said, I thought it was hysterical. I think he pointed out the fundamental chameleon-like nature of Kamala Harris,” Vance said. “She’s flip flopped on every issue. She’s fake. She’s phony. And I think our whole campaign is going to have a very fun time pointing that out. And it sounds like the president kicked us off in stride.”

For those unaware: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysteria

The Appalachian hillbilly from suburban Ohio knows what that word means. He went to Yale.

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    Did I say that? No, I said a degree didn’t imply competence or intelligence.

    Neat, totally irrelevant to my point but neat I guess.

    I don’t have to pretend he’s an idiot, he is. He’s just an idiot that can pass tests.

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      I don’t have to pretend he’s an idiot, he is. He’s just an idiot that can pass tests.

      Underestimate your opponents at your own peril.

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        He’s not my enemy, he’s a pundit and a real fuckin goofy one at that. Similarly being an idiot doesn’t mean I’m not taking them seriously, many many idiots have effected history in negative ways they are and were still in fact idiots though.

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          He’s not my enemy

          Well, he’s a fascist, so he fucking should be. Says a lot about you that you don’t see him as a threat.

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            Sure he’s a fascist, he needs to be stopped so he’s my opponent. He isn’t my enemy, enemies are moved against in certain ways, opponents entirely separate ways.

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          He’s not my enemy

          Someone trying to bring a genocidal fascist dictator into power should be your enemy. I’m not sure why he isn’t.

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            The movement sure, this weird couch fucker is an issue that needs to be stopped, he’s not my enemy. He’s an opponent, fascists phase shit as their opponent being an enemy of the state.

            Couching things as enemy v friend isn’t really helpful and only serves to push away the middle. He’s a shit heel for sure, he’s not someone I think needs to be drug out and hung as an enemy of the state as you imply.

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              Again, a genocide fascist enabler should be your enemy. Because they want a fascist genocidal government.

              And again, I have no idea why you wouldn’t consider an enabler of genocide to be an enemy.

              Also, no one needs to be hanged as an enemy of the state because capital punishment is barbaric.

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                He’s an opponent, he’s someone I stand against, he isn’t my enemy.

                Because when I say enemy I mean someone who needs to be removed from society by any means possible. You seem to use it as someone you don’t appreciate.

                Enemy:

                a person who hates or opposes another person and tries to harm them or stop them from doing something:

                Opponent: a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it:

                I’m fairly sure by news rules calls for violence are specifically against the rules and I’m not sure why you would call for violence given that is the only difference in meaning between the two words.

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                  Would Nazis be your enemy if this was the 1940s?

                  Also, when did I call for violence? Please quote me.

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                    During WW2 but before the us entered? What a dumb question, of course but that time they were already running concentration camps.

                    Are you implying jd Vance is literal Hitler and runs concentration camps in his backyard I guess?

                    I sourced you the definition. I say he’s my opponent which does not imply violence, you say he is your enemy which does imply violence and you’re also berating me because I agree with you but refuse to use violent vitriolic language.

                    Neat, logic that one out yourself.