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Proud Liberal Dem

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16. I never actually saw that happening
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:58 AM
Aug 2020

For one thing, they know that they're not fooling anybody, so they aren't even trying to expand their voter base. They seem to be doubling down on their rich WASP supremacy base and hoping that they can smear, lie, and cheat their way to a second term (basically going for the EC even though Trump probably wishes he would win the PV but the EC is all that he needs to stay in office and ahead of the law). For another thing, whatever "enthusiasm" or boost he might get from dumping Pence and adding somebody like Haley would probably be superseded by the anger and potential (likely) loss from the right-wing Evangelical crowd. Pence is staying right where he is and, hopefully, going down with the ship.

I had worried about that for a while. Chemisse Aug 2020 #1
Yes, I suspect they were thinking that but.. honest.abe Aug 2020 #4
You could have just said KatyMan Aug 2020 #8
Yes. At this point it would be perceived as a desperate "copy cat" move. Tanuki Aug 2020 #5
No matter who, it would be too little, too late. n/t Chemisse Aug 2020 #19
if we all do OUR part we can make Nov 3 a monumental moment in election history for democrats beachbumbob Aug 2020 #2
I hope he sticks with Pence. honest.abe Aug 2020 #6
evangelicals are the majority of trumps/gop base and its not a match made in heaven, lol beachbumbob Aug 2020 #12
The biggest reason he will keep Pence is so that Pence exboyfil Aug 2020 #3
I think Trump fears one thing about Pence -- that he would promise NCjack Aug 2020 #7
They have enough dirt on each other to keep the other one in check. GreenPartyVoter Aug 2020 #9
I could see a scene where Trump's private security exboyfil Aug 2020 #10
I bet it WOULD go down like that - well, minus the gun - lol. n/t Chemisse Aug 2020 #20
Trump has given up winning the election fairly Johnny2X2X Aug 2020 #11
Yep, I think you are correct. honest.abe Aug 2020 #13
Do not underestimate them Johnny2X2X Aug 2020 #15
Indeed. honest.abe Aug 2020 #18
the RW would freak out if he dumped Pence for a brown woman. radius777 Aug 2020 #14
I never actually saw that happening Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2020 #16
+1 crickets Aug 2020 #17
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