For the first time since becoming vice president of the United States, JD Vance has returned to his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, with a goal of rallying Republican voters ahead of November’s pivotal midterm elections.Vance delivered Friday’s speech at a symbolic location: the steel plant where his late grandfather once worked.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHe used the appearance to tout a $1bn investment from the steel manufacturer Cleveland-Cliffs that was supported by $500m in government awards.That funding, he said, illustrated his party’s commitment to the manufacturing sector and reinvigorating the US economy overall.“I’m not saying it’s going...