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jg10003

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9. I agree, Pence is a right-wing religious ideologue, but at least he is not a wannabe strongman.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 03:36 AM

Jan 2017

Trump is an existential threat to the republic. Pence merely has bad policy ideas. Trump wants to be the American version of Putin. Pence is just very conservative. The Republic can survive a President Pence. If Pence is president then we can elect Elizabeth Warren in 4 years and get the country back on track. But the constitutional republic that has endured for 228 years may not survive President Trump.

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I don't want Mike Pence as President! [View all] Chasstev365 Jan 2017 OP

Yes but elleng Jan 2017 #1

My concerns exactly drmeow Jan 2017 #7

I hear you. It's like we've been put in this crazy place where we have to gamble our future. kcr Jan 2017 #15

The upside for me is that Pence has no national following. DT's people pnwmom Jan 2017 #2

Well here's the thing... 2naSalit Jan 2017 #3

VERY good points! Chasstev365 Jan 2017 #5

There is ZERO chance of a new election Jim Lane Jan 2017 #11

There is no mechanism in the Constitution 2naSalit Jan 2017 #16

the one thing people thought was better with Trump was he would be better on social issues JI7 Jan 2017 #4

Pence has an older, loonier, creepier cult behind him. TygrBright Jan 2017 #6

As much as I don't like him I would rather have him in the Whitehouse than doc03 Jan 2017 #8

I agree, Pence is a right-wing religious ideologue, but at least he is not a wannabe strongman. jg10003 Jan 2017 #9

I disagree. I want Donald Trump politically crippled, so he is unable to do anything. Meldread Jan 2017 #10

Trump needs to stay President. StubbornThings Jan 2017 #12

perhaps the only one in the swamp worse than traitor trump dembotoz Jan 2017 #13

Pence would be worse hollowdweller Jan 2017 #14

As An Appointed President? ProfessorGAC Jan 2017 #17

Hard to rec, cause I really don't know which one is worse. But I definitely hear you. MoonRiver Jan 2017 #18