Trouble in paradise?
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talkpoliticsMike Pence Rejects Report That He Is Positioning for 2020
Mesays, of course he isn't getting ready to be POTUS in 2020. He's gearing up to be POTUS in 2018*. Ooooh snap!
Of course he'll deny it. He's got to. He's been around the Don long enough to realize he's got to show 110% loyalty to his lord, or else he'd feel the wrath of the Tweet-master.
* I may be wrong... I don't really put much stock into all this. Besides the fact that the above article probably had a target demographic of exactly one (the guy who came up with it, anyways), and though nothing is entirely implausible in the Trumpian era, I'd say it's still highly unlikely. But then again, this administration has defied any conventions in so many ways, so who knows... This could be another first: the first VP who ran against the POTUS for his chair.
On the other hand, the Don may've had a private talk with him, and told him he really hates the job and he's out after one term, so start getting ready now buddy. Or something like that. One only hopes (but is it really better to have prez Pence? IS IT?)
Whatever the case, the next election, whenever it may occur (HA!) is going to be one big COVFEFE!
Ps. Conspiracy hat on. Could it be, just maybe, that the VP is plotting behind the Don's back to get the POTUS impeached? I mean, just look at how Frank Underwood in House of Cards maneuvered the prez into resigning. The leaks, the infighting, the gaffes... Not that the Don isn't already helping this presumed task himself, what with all the stupid shit he's been doing and saying, but still. Could Pence be wanting to take the chair without an election? I mean, he would've never taken the top spot in a fair race. Hell, he even got a 40% approval rating in Indiana, a red state. Most GOPians there preferred to see him on the Don's ticket just so he wouldn't run for their guvnah. So again, are we REALLY sure we want a Pence in Trump's place?
Mesays, of course he isn't getting ready to be POTUS in 2020. He's gearing up to be POTUS in 2018*. Ooooh snap!
Of course he'll deny it. He's got to. He's been around the Don long enough to realize he's got to show 110% loyalty to his lord, or else he'd feel the wrath of the Tweet-master.
* I may be wrong... I don't really put much stock into all this. Besides the fact that the above article probably had a target demographic of exactly one (the guy who came up with it, anyways), and though nothing is entirely implausible in the Trumpian era, I'd say it's still highly unlikely. But then again, this administration has defied any conventions in so many ways, so who knows... This could be another first: the first VP who ran against the POTUS for his chair.
On the other hand, the Don may've had a private talk with him, and told him he really hates the job and he's out after one term, so start getting ready now buddy. Or something like that. One only hopes (but is it really better to have prez Pence? IS IT?)
Whatever the case, the next election, whenever it may occur (HA!) is going to be one big COVFEFE!
Ps. Conspiracy hat on. Could it be, just maybe, that the VP is plotting behind the Don's back to get the POTUS impeached? I mean, just look at how Frank Underwood in House of Cards maneuvered the prez into resigning. The leaks, the infighting, the gaffes... Not that the Don isn't already helping this presumed task himself, what with all the stupid shit he's been doing and saying, but still. Could Pence be wanting to take the chair without an election? I mean, he would've never taken the top spot in a fair race. Hell, he even got a 40% approval rating in Indiana, a red state. Most GOPians there preferred to see him on the Don's ticket just so he wouldn't run for their guvnah. So again, are we REALLY sure we want a Pence in Trump's place?
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Date: 9/8/17 20:01 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/8/17 20:16 (UTC)There is no way they believe they can screw Trump over, but somehow retain his supporters and not piss away their election chances for the foreseeable future.
They (should've) learned this lesson a year or so ago when there were rumors of a brokered convention.
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Date: 9/8/17 20:24 (UTC)(And yeah, I'm such fun at parties!) :)
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Date: 9/8/17 20:25 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/8/17 20:25 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/8/17 20:26 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/8/17 17:23 (UTC)Apart from the fact of his second term. I can't believe that the Cousins would elect Trump twice.