I’m reposting this from another thread, hoping to give it a bit more traction.
Originally Posted by I Love Me, Vol. I
Okay, I’m way overthinking this, but humor me, or preferably, slap me upside the head and tell me this could never happen.
What if trump starts foaming at the mouth, collapses at the podium, and has to be carried away, permanently incapacitated? Pence takes over. He’s no intellectual giant, no Churchill, no star, but he looks, acts, and talks like a normal person. Let’s say he listens to experts, puts some things in place, and tries to get a handle on this crisis like a normal person of average intelligence would. He becomes not wildly popular, but MILDLY popular.
Here’s the question: would that normalcy be enough to get him elected president in November?
Assuming the Pubbies nominated him, which they might if the answer to my question is even remotely yes . Tell me this can’t happen.
A couple of people said yes, they thought this could happen, that Pence’s inoffensively bland appearance makes him a welcome contrast to DJT, to which I replied:
Damn.
It occurs to me that Mitch may figure this out very soon and take behind-the-scenes steps to remove trump so that everyone can get used to President Pence in time to elect him for real in November. They don’t have time to groom a new candidate, and I don’t see how trump can physically last for eight more months.
Damn.
Could it happen? Four-eight more years of a Republican administration?