 J.D. is an excellent pick. There were actually a number of excellent picks. He could have picked one of about five, six, maybe even up to ten that would have been, I think, very, very satisfactory. Vance's strong defense of Trump in media appearances likely helped solidify him as the VP pick. A new report from Bankrate found that more than one-third of U.S. workers say they're living paycheck to paycheck. Bankrate analyst Sarah Foster says the study focused on workers because they're the group most impacted by the inflated cost of living.