# Mike Pence in 2024-- please tell me it's not happening **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 5, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826 "2020-11-05T10:33:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/262 "2023-05-16T19:13:58Z")
Still not happening, though, at least not successfully. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/263 "2023-05-17T02:01:41Z")
I wonder how Pence is going to deal with it when the only questions the media ever want him to answer are about Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/264 "2023-05-17T02:28:27Z")
Pence has no real chance of being nominated. People who don’t like Trump might indelibly associate Pence with him despite Jan. 6, and people who do like Trump might consider him a traitor for upholding the law. This is independent of whatever experience and skills he may or may not possess. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/265 "2023-05-17T02:42:39Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > Still not happening Yeah, really. Never lost sleep over it. Then again we can always consider this something of a thought puzzle: Mike Pence _**[what]**_ in 2024? ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/266 "2023-05-17T05:28:47Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > people who do like Trump might consider him a traitor for upholding the law. People who like Trump _already tried to murder_ Pence. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/267 "2023-05-18T11:05:26Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > People who like Trump _already tried to murder_ Pence. Not _ **all** _ of them, although that may have been due to lack of opportunity. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/268 "2023-05-18T11:15:50Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Here’s a thought: If Pence calmed down the Trump Shitstorm by using the 25th Amendment, might it not improve his future political chances? I’ve felt that way all along. He’s someone that the right wingers can accept as one of their own, but he is also someone who can say to the swing voters, “Hey, when it came down to it, I supported the Constitution and your democracy.” I consider him more dangerous than Trump, however, because he is far smarter and far more devious than Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/269 "2023-05-18T11:35:48Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > I consider him more dangerous than Trump, however, because he is far smarter and far more devious than Trump. He doesn’t have the carnival barker pizazz that Trump carries. I don’t know how much the religious part would balance that out. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/270 "2023-05-18T11:39:03Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > He doesn’t have the carnival barker pizazz that Trump carries. This is very true. It’s amazing how far theatrics and oily bullshit can carry one, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/271 "2023-05-18T13:31:13Z")
In America, hard work and talent can make dreams come true. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/272 "2023-05-18T13:49:08Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > He doesn’t have the carnival barker pizazz that Trump carries. I don’t know how much the religious part would balance that out. - He doesn’t have the pizzaz of sand. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/273 "2023-05-18T17:08:39Z")
C’mon, man. What has sand ever done to _you?_ ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/274 "2023-05-18T17:19:53Z")
I don’t know about @running_coach, but I don’t like sand. It’s coarse, and rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere. Actually a lot like Trump, now that I think about it. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/275 "2023-05-18T19:06:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > C’mon, man. What has sand ever done to _you?_ It’s coarse, and rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/276 "2023-05-19T00:21:57Z")
Is there an echo in here? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/277 "2023-05-19T08:33:43Z")
Yep. Apparently I missed that. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/278 "2023-05-19T14:53:10Z")
Pence gets a boot in (about halfway down here): > **[Disney rocks DeSantis ahead of expected White House bid announcement | CNN...](https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/19/politics/desantis-disney-feud/index.html)** > > “DeSantisland” was likely not the happiest place on Earth on Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/279 "2023-05-19T17:36:28Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Pence has no real chance of being nominated. People who don’t like Trump might indelibly associate Pence with him despite Jan. 6, and people who do like Trump might consider him a traitor for upholding the law. This is independent of whatever experience and skills he may or may not possess. I agree Pence has no real chance of getting the nomination but I feel there are some evangelicals who are or have become uncomfortable with Trump who would support a Pence run. I also think he would be a preferred choice for some of the more traditional Republicans, not that there appear to be many of them left in the party. It’s possible someone like Romney and maybe McConnell would prefer him over the others. But I don’t see this getting him above 15% or so of support in the primaries. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/280 "2023-05-20T00:19:59Z")
Oh, the headmovies… DeSantis and tRump, fighting tooth and nail for the Republican nomination. After a protracted, bloody, disgusting battle, the loser (don’t know who it is yet) decides to go independent. Meanwhile, Pence, having correctly surmised he had no chance in hell of winning the GOP nom, has already gone third-party with a sizable backing of evangelicals who are trying to make up for backing tRump and want to get into heaven someday. Meanwhile, Joe sleeps in till 8:30, munches on a croissant, and discusses how to redecorate the Oval Office for his second term. **The preceding prediction/hallucination was made possible by an entire bag of spice drops and donations from viewers like _you_.** ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826/281 "2023-05-21T05:14:41Z")
There was recently a “Doonesbury” column where an insurrectionist says, “We meant to say ‘Hang WITH Mike Pence’!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826.md?page=15)