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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumssay the felon craps out before '28. what's a vance presidency look like
(missed it if it's been discussed)
bucolic_frolic
(55,840 posts)mental policy collapse should be expected.
underpants
(197,189 posts)Mayor Pete said he knew lots of people like that at Harvard (Ivy League).
hlthe2b
(114,692 posts)JD Vance may not be inherently stupid, but he remains insecure from his early years of dorkiness & bullying-- and is thus readily manipulated.
underpants
(197,189 posts)WarGamer
(18,860 posts)Justice Brandeis
(405 posts)On the one hand, Vance is more disciplined than Trump (that's not saying much), but has at least an average knowledge of public policy that Trump very much lacks.
Trump has tremendous charisma AMONG HIS OWN SUPPORTERS. Vance has nowhere near that same level of magnetism.
Dulcinea
(10,313 posts)He lacks the Fascist Felon's salesmanship and ability to sway a crowd. Plus, no one likes him. He'll never be able to win an election on his own.
IA8IT
(6,454 posts)TommyT139
(2,431 posts)Mostly because Vance won't make some of the stupid errors that Trump does. He has more self-control, which will help his image. His corruption prior to being VP has only barely come to light, and attention faded quickly. Of course, he had less baggage than Trump, because of his age, and the fact of Peter Thiel sponsoring him.
Finally, he is younger, healthier, with at least two terms legally possible...and all the illegal tactics already in his tool box.
underpants
(197,189 posts)Vance would bring no full Bro rhetoric too.
JD isnt anywhere near as flippant, erratic, and flat out stupid as Trump.
Srkdqltr
(9,943 posts)Question was asked.
hlthe2b
(114,692 posts)GoodRaisin
(11,057 posts)Yarvinism.
lame54
(40,099 posts)Jilly_in_VA
(14,624 posts)But will he have the cojones to get rid of Miller et al? That's the real question. I don't think he has a mind of his own.
Iggo
(50,059 posts)A spineless guy totally run by others.
Think Dubya, but dumber and less in charge.
chowder66
(12,514 posts)As for what happens next, I shudder to think.
proud patriot
(102,568 posts)would be that no one really likes vance .
Vance has no cult do to his lack of charisma.
allegorical oracle
(6,592 posts)Hekate
(100,133 posts)EarthFirst
(4,219 posts)Jack Valentino
(5,252 posts)if Vance were president rather than Trump. That's the best thing I can say about him.
Also, I think he'd be much more rational than Trump on tariff policies---
and quite possibly understand that a tariff is a tax on the American people,
which Trump continues to deny...
As for most everything else, he's your standard right-wing nightmare.
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