As someone who grew up in the Appalachian mountains (MD, not OH) and ran far away almost as soon as I could, I'm conflicted. I don't like JD Vance's tone throughout or his political persuasion (bleeding heart right here), and I don't particularly care for his recounting of his time at Yale--get to the point already!--but I think a lot of what he says in regard to personal, political, and religious attitudes in the region explain exactly why people voted for Donald Trump.