Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), the newly-minted running mate for former President Donald Trump, made a bizarre remark at a rally in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, on Monday, suggesting that Democrats will probably call him racist over his choice of soft drinks. “I had a Diet Mountain Dew yesterday and one today. I’m sure they’re gonna call that racist. It’s good,” said Vance in a clip flagged by the pro-Kamala Harris account Kamala HQ, which noted that the comment was met with “awkward laughing.” Vance, who previously caused controversy for implying that illegal immigration caused his mother’s dru…