# Who will be Trump's running mate? (J. D. Vance Has Been Chosen) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 22, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511 "2024-01-22T20:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 33
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/642 "2024-07-24T00:05:05Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I really hope Trump is stuck with Vance. Politically, I think he is. If he were to be replaced now, it would be a show of weakness by Trump; he _made a mistake_. Barring some unknown scandal (and we know how high the bar for a shocking Republican scandal has been raised), I just don’t see Trump replacing Vance. That would be admitting to a flaw in his thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/643 "2024-07-24T00:10:57Z")
Maybe Vance apologizes and then announces he’s checking himself into rehab. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/644 "2024-07-24T00:12:42Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Maybe Vance apologizes and then announces he’s checking himself into rehab But first, he needs to sing the national anthem. > **[Ingrid Andress checks into rehab after 'drunk' national anthem performance:...](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ingrid-andress-checks-into-rehab-after-drunk-national-anthem-performance-the-latest-211126951.html)** > > "I was drunk," the country singer wrote of her performance at Monday's Home Run Derby. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/645 "2024-07-24T00:13:26Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Maybe Vance apologizes That’s the go to move for Republicans who get shot in the face by the boss. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/646 "2024-07-24T00:19:41Z")
Or someone finds his laptop. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/647 "2024-07-24T00:20:55Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > Politically, I think he is. > > If he were to be replaced now, it would be a show of weakness by Trump; he _made a mistake_ So even if he did want to, could he actually fire him? I mean he was appointed by the GOP committee not by Trump? Can he be fired? In practice he can be asked to quit of course. But these are some selfish narcissists we are talking about here, every last one of them. There’s no guarantee Vance would actually quit if it wasn’t in his best interests. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/648 "2024-07-24T00:31:22Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > I mean he was appointed by the GOP committee not by Trump? It’s pretty clear by now that the RNC will under no circumstances deny Trump’s will. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/649 "2024-07-24T00:33:04Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > It’s pretty clear by now that the RNC will under no circumstances deny Trump’s will. Totally, but can they fire him either? Is there a mechanism to unappoint a POTUS or VP candidate after the convention? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/650 "2024-07-24T00:36:01Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > Totally, but can they fire him either? Is there a mechanism to unappoint a POTUS or VP candidate after the convention? As noted earlier today, [they already have a mechanism for filling a vacancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/629). The question is whether (a) they would be able to create a new rule to force out a VP nominee (anything is possible), and/or whether Vance would step aside if asked to (or if pressured to). ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/651 "2024-07-24T00:39:49Z")
FWIW the couch thing is false. Happy to let him deny it though! > **[No, JD Vance Did Not Say He Had Sex with Couch Cushions](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jd-vance-couch-cushions/)** > > A false online rumor about former U.S. President Donald Trump's running mate, a latex glove and couch cushions spawned a number of jokes and memes. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/652 "2024-07-24T00:41:54Z")
In my opinion, there needs to be a non-political reason for a national candidate to drop out. I realize that political people look at polls, but I think it looks bad for that to be the official reason. Biden dropped out for a heath issue. For that matter, so did Eagleton. Vance does not have a health issue. There is no reason for him to drop out except for a fear that swing voters will turn on him in the future. There’s no solid evidence that will happen. But even if it does, that would not be a politically acceptable reason to switch horses. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/653 "2024-07-24T00:56:08Z")
Here come the racists. > **[MAGA Fans Have Racist Meltdown After Discovering JD Vance's Wife Isn't White](https://www.comicsands.com/maga-fans-racist-usha-vance-2668763724.html#Echobox=1721770920)** > > Is anyone really surprised? ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/654 "2024-07-24T00:59:53Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > As noted earlier today, [they already have a mechanism for filling a vacancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/629). The question is whether (a) they would be able to create a new rule to force out a VP nominee (anything is possible), and/or whether Vance would step aside if asked to (or if pressured to We can hope. I can’t see it happening in practice tbh. But would be lovely end to the week ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/655 "2024-07-24T01:20:26Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > If he were to be replaced now, it would be a show of weakness by Trump; he _made a mistake_. > > Barring some unknown scandal (and we know how high the bar for a shocking Republican scandal has been raised), I just don’t see Trump replacing Vance. That would be admitting to a flaw in his thinking. Vance? Don’t know who that is. I think he might have brought me coffee before. Trump has, many times, demonstrated a willingness and ability to throw the people he’s chosen under the bus. He doesn’t admit he made a mistake when he does it; he just claims (and his base believes) that he never chose them at all. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/656 "2024-07-24T02:08:14Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > Yeah, but the VP’s name is in tiny font. Earl Schieb can fix it in an hour, and for only $29.95. Paint it. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/657 "2024-07-24T02:57:44Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > There’s really no leverage that compares with getting to sit in the seat one heartbeat away from the most powerful position in the world. One hamberder encrusted, exercise deprived, obese body living, 78 year old Heart away to be clear. 😉 It’s not a sure thing, but if I were Vance, I’d like them odds. > [@ekedolphin](#): > > Here come the racists. > > [MAGA Fans Have Racist Meltdown To JD Vance's Wife Usha - Comic Sands](https://www.comicsands.com/maga-fans-racist-usha-vance-2668763724.html#Echobox=1721770920) I believe this is where we mention leopards and faces? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/658 "2024-07-24T06:02:46Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Here come the racists. Nick Fuentes, the well-known white supremacist and Trump supporter, and weirdly chummy with Kanye West, is quoted in the article. > This guy has a non-white wife and a kid named Vivek. This guy is going to be a defender of white identity? I don’t think so. This guy is going to defend ‘American identity?’ If there’s any justice in the world this will turn into a groundswell of controversy on the right claiming that Vance is not a true ‘MAGA’. Come on Republicans, kick him out of the tent you know you want to. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/659 "2024-07-24T06:56:28Z")
Did I miss the “TFG should be required to carry Vance to full term with no exceptions” joke somewhere upthread? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/660 "2024-07-24T07:28:28Z")
I’ve seen it around already. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/661 "2024-07-24T16:42:41Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > Nick Fuentes, the well-known white supremacist and Trump supporter, and weirdly chummy with Kanye West, is quoted in the article. > > > This guy has a non-white wife and a kid named Vivek. This guy is going to be a defender of white identity? I don’t think so. This guy is going to defend ‘American identity?’ I’m glad to see that the ‘American Identity’ has now expanded enough to be defended by a guy named “Fuentes”… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511.md?page=34)