Be ready. There IS a way for Trump to ditch J.D. Vance:

[skip fox]

Make up a bogus health problem (for him or his wife or one of his children) and have him drop out so he can attend to it.

The lying will be no problem, but getting him to go along with it might be somewhat problematic.

[Kid Berwyn]

1. Then how will Trampf quit?

Memory juices all dry. What remains say to TSF, “Get your own fugging escape plan!”

[skip fox]

7. He can't leave. Prison waits.

[Kid Berwyn]

13. Oh! Happy day! New audience for this Hannibal Lecter story, too.

America’s Favorite Inmate: Cannibal Lester

[TwilightZone]

10. There's no reason for him to quit.

Why do people keep insisting that he's going to quit? Winning the presidency may be the only way to stay out of prison.

[Kid Berwyn]

19. He is an unstable moron. And he may even see the cops surrounding the place.

But his Kremlin boss and kleptocratic handlers are the ones who tell the GOP what to do. If they see he can’t deliver, they’ll get rid of him.

Their plan became obvious in Pennsylvania when the latest “lone nut” was allowed gained access to a rooftop with direct line-of-site view to the podium.

Had Trump not turned his head, the race today might already be over, with every screen you can stare at aglow with unending coverage of the tragic, horrific, irreplaceable loss of Great Leader Pisswig der First 24/7 ad infinitum, with no commercial interruption.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

36. And it would be Biden s fault he's dead

Consider the revelations about the secret service that have come out in the past month. They'd say he ordered it.

[Hugin]

2. There's over 50 ways to leave...

[cojoel]

23. Learn a new con Don

[Hugin]

25. Good one!

[Sky Jewels]

34. Find a new chump, Trump

[Walleye]

3. I think they would have to threaten him to make him go, his ego is bigger than mango Mussolini

[ColinC]

4. I wouldn't be surprised too if the party could be looking to low-key push out Trump

And his idiot daughter in-law

[obamanut2012]

5. He is only going if Peter Thiel wants him gone

Period.

[dalton99a]

8. +1.

[Irish_Dem]

29. Thiel spent a lot of money for Vance.

He won't be too happy if Vance goes.

[LaMouffette]

6. I think this will happen! And he'll offer the VP slot to Nikki Haley, who will further debase herself by accepting it.

[Aristus]

27. Switching to Nikki Haley might seem a way to counterbalance the women of color vote.

But he’ll lose any no-compromise racists, and will be weakened by the switch itself.

[TwilightZone]

9. I think the claims that he's going to dump Vance are overblown.

They're mostly based on rumors and speculation, which we should know by now are pretty unreliable.

Vance still checks all the boxes that Trump wanted in the first place. Trump wants an attack dog who can say outlandish things and play multiple sides of the same issues. Vance doesn't really believe in anything, so he fits the bill.

[onenote]

14. +1

[Cosmocat]

32. I tend to agree, but

At the time I believed and have posted Vance was a good pick for further solidifying the base, which was the mode Trump was in with a lead and momentum growing.

It didn't matter that he's an abhorrent prick, they had so effectively negatively framed Joe that the "middle" was collapsing on him, so it wasn't hurting Trump all that much. It was just a mud wrestling match with Joe getting choked out.

But, the entire dynamic has changed, and (all of this through no fault of Joe) Kamala has made things much more palatable to "the middle" and Vance being a smarmy douchebag looks more out of place and women and minorities are more in play.

I can't say if he will dump him or nit, but Vance is clearly not as a good a fit today as he was a week ago.

[Wednesdays]

11. If that is so, they'll have to hurry. The clock is ticking.

There's only a few weeks left before the ballots are printed.

[skip fox]

12. Trump's in panic mode. Expect anything.

[onenote]

15. Who says he's in panic mode?

More rumor and speculation.

[liberalmuse]

16. Trump's large donors want Vance

I think they were planning on disposing of Trump if they won and once they were full swing into implementing Project 2025. Without elections they wouldn’t need MAGA anymore and the GOP leaders detest Trump. Peter Theil and his ilk aren’t going to let Trump ditch his guy before they find someone else just as bad, if not worse who is a little less creepy and awkward. They’ve brought their plans out into the open now and are so arrogant, well, they were before Sunday afternoon that they thought they could ditch the MAGA clown show.

JD Vance is the dark underbelly of who they really are. He’s not Trump lite. He’s Trump dark. Trump=bad sitcom with a laugh track. JD Vance=bad sitcom on a black and white TV with the laugh track removed and sinister music added.

[Prairie Gates]

17. All this "Vance is in trouble" stuff comes off as orchestrated PR

He's going to be on the ticket. Best to plan for that.

[Ocelot II]

18. McGovern ditched Eagleton, but Eagleton withdrew voluntarily.

It was at McGovern's request but nevertheless he was not removed procedurally. Vance would probably have to be dragged out kicking and screaming, and since he's Peter Thiel's toy that isn't likely to happen at all. Trump and the GOP in general react to badness by doubling down on it.

[Silent Type]

20. Think Thomas Eagleton. He was replaced as VP nominee in late July.

[comradebillyboy]

21. And that worked out so well for McGovern didn't it.

[Silent Type]

22. Hope it works out similarly for trump.

[debm55]

31. I remember that so well. Eagleton at one time was being treated for depression. Who took his place.?

[cloudbase]

33. Shriver.

[debm55]

35. TY

[ZonkerHarris]

24. Vance is bought and paid for. There's no mortgage payment. He's baked in now. If Vance were to fake a

health problem that makes him not run for VP he would be under a lot of pressure to resign his Senate seat.
Can't have it both ways.

[Srkdqltr]

26. If Trump wants him gone enough he will be gone.

Don't look back with these people . They don't do history. He will do what he wants and make up reasons why, or not.

[dobleremolque]

28. Wouldn't it be great if Trump waited until the guys who owned

the "Let's Go Brandon" stores get in their first shipments of Trump/Vance merchandise?

[EarthAbides]

30. Steal the election

Remember Trump is planning on stealing the election. His allies in key states will not certify the election and it will become a matter for the Supreme Court. With Harris now as our nominee and her rising tide of support stealing the election will be a lot harder, but it is still the game plan...

[keithbvadu2]

37. JD has found his 15 minutes of fame and he likes it. He would not go gentle into that good night