Cantankerous Cat Lady Claws JD Vance

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Effie hates to be interrupted when there’s electing Democrats to be done. Photo courtesy of Erica de Vries.

Last week as Donald Trump began queuing up support for his VP pick J.D. Vance, anti-Trumpers were busy piling the Ohio senator’s baggage up in plain view. One quote that made renewed rounds was this, from his 2022 Senate campaign — yes, way back in the days when Tucker Carlson still had a TV show:

“We are effectively run in this country…by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made. And they want to make the rest of the country miserable too.”

The quote may be bad, but the opportunity was too good to pass up for New Hampshire candidate for state representative Erica de Vries. Showing delightful media savvy and Wonkette-worthy sass, de Vries pounced on Trump’s pick, saying she was “not a fan” and then having the temerity to add up why, using receipts:

But what really got her back hair up was the “childless cat lady” comment. Predictably, she shredded him:

Translation: it’s another racist and homophobic dog whistle.

Childless cat ladies rock:

• We happily support public education for other people’s kids.

• We have the time to dedicate to community service.

• We embrace the cool aunt role.

The meming, in particular, was sure to rub Vance’s fur the wrong way:

While Vance himself is unlikely to notice, RawStory did, giving de Vries a chance to “[remind] Democrats that a cat in gloves catches no mice.” Though de Vries ran for the same seat unsuccessfully in 2022, her cats and her cat-lady humour are responsible for her best fundraiser so far.

Pervert Justice took a look through her positions on various issues, and found quite a bit to like:

Abortion:

New Hampshire Republicans have already made access to abortion illegal and criminalized doctors who provide critical, life-saving care. […] I will fiercely protect and defend Granite Staters’ reproductive healthcare rights, work to codify the right to abortion at the state level, and keep politicians out of private medical decisions.

LGBTQIA Rights:

I will never support any legislation that seeks to punish people for immutable characteristics. I will always support essential protections for marginalized communities. 

Local infrastructure:

Hampton residents are experiencing the impacts of climate change, especially with repeated flooding. Republicans oppose efforts to build a sustainable and resilient economy for New Hampshire, including moves to diversify and encourage and support renewable energy. In the House, I will fight for smart energy policies and investments in our infrastructure. 

There’s so much to like about this Vanderbilt law school grad, academic, and consultant that she’d already have me trolling for first dates with local Hampton, NH lesbians so I can vote for her this November. But of course we know who the real stars are, and they are named Effie (longer hair) and Ira (short hair, using Effie as his pillow).

When Pervert Justice contacted deVries4NH.com for further information, the pair immediately replied with more pictures of themselves.

Ira hides in tent, concerned there may be veterinarians about.

See? A vet! I must escape!

Safe. The vet would never think to look for Ira here.

Effie, pondering how to reduce military contractors’ influence while maintaining manufacturing capacity for laser pointers.

In a concerning development, Effie spies a Republican.

If Erica de Vries regains control of her computer and sends us any polling data or campaign information, we shall be sure to update you. In the meantime, you will have to make do with these cat pictures.