The vice president was talking about Richard Nixon. Michelle Obama and Usha Vance were arguably more accomplished than their husbands were at the start of their political careers. Ultimately, Vance has erred in a way Obama was smart enough to avoid. The vice president tied himself to another politician whose stink rubs off on everyone around him. No amount of slang or smug chuckling will be able to get Trump’s stank off the vice president.