"Rather than lining up behind Vance (or Rubio), smarter Republicans with some survival instincts might do well to look for a fresh face; a D.C. outsider (as Trump was in 2016!) with plausible deniability for the calamities that the Trump-Vance regime has visited on the party and on the country."
So...President Zuckerberg? President Bezos?
I can see these delusional oligarchs thinking they can buy the next election. But they refuse to recognize just how reviled they have become in the eyes of average Americans.
Hopefully they will try, and then fall hard into the oblivion of sizeable tax increases on their precious assets, and strict campaign finance reform that will no longer allow them to convert their wealth into a political stranglehold over the populace writ large.
Not to mention his incessant lying and his inability to control his big mouth. Vance is way too obnoxious (while he tries to sound intelligent). There's a reason he seldom appears at Trumper rallies.
It has the ring of a cracked bell. The man has too much baggage to win a a general election. He may have MAGA support, but that tent is beginning to shrink.
He's the most repugnant, vile, couch loving piece of excrement around. His attempt to buy donuts to match Tim Walz' buying Runzas, was so cringe worthy. He will never be president.
The bubble would never appear as he doesn't have an original or intelligent idea of his own. He's just a parrot who knows nothing more than what he's trained to say.
The important thing to remember, if we win, is too not get complacent. The fight is about a lot more then one election . Democrats and America need to fight for a better future. The forces arrayed against Democracy are not gonna just give up and they fight dirty.
There is a law school saying about evidence obtained from an illegal event or source called fruit of the poisonous tree. Trump is the tree and Vance is the fruit and unless he totally disavows MAGA and Trumps early, his political career is over. In the Mid-terms he is poison, just like Trump.
Perhaps. Consider though the possibility that a Dem led Congress will thwart his "in the oval office" grift and make his remaining time pretty untenable. He can quit and move back to Mar-A-Lago, using his SCOTUS gifted immunity (plus tax immunity), to keep the wolves at bay (with Blanche at his side) until he dies. The years of litigation involving his pardoned family and friends will continue for generations. No one is going to recoup the money, and America will necessarily have to move forward from this mess. Remember, we're talking Trump, and he is unpredictable. Not being cynical, just honest.
Resignation would serve his interests better than impeachment would. So while I agree he's deluded enough to want to stay in office to profit more, I wonder.
It is suspect that Vance's name is poisoned enough already, from his own words, to his association with the worst president the U.S. has ever had. He does little to endear himself to the majority of voters, who are tired of the chaos and lies that surround him.
This may not matter. Go back to Herbert Hoover who was such a bad president that America would not consider electing another Republican for 5 presidential cycles. It ultimately settled on Eisenhower in 1952 who was a war hero and who the Democrats would have liked on their ticket as well. The smart guys figured Ike would revert everything to traditional GOP policies pre-Hoover. But they were shocked when their guy proposed a very New Deal-ish and huge spending spree on a national highway system. The GOP never repudiated Hoover; it just waited for circumstances and a politician to come around who met their pre-Hoover need. That was Nixon and then Ronald Reagan. It has been 50 years since Reagan and we’re back in Hooverville. History does not repeat itself but personally, I look forward to what comes after Trump.
As we near the election and blue wave, I feel it needs to be more important that candidates make a stronger emphasis on how democrats will govern with their pledge of integrity and openess and have a clear message that real reform of government will take place. I am very proud and encouraged that the American people are showing the mettle needed to push back against the appalling corruption we have never seen before.
This is unlikely. Republican leaders don't elect women to high office, nor would they propose one. Their followers wouldn't vote for one; Misogyny is too strong with these folk.
Why write suggestions of ways the Republican party can win in 2028? And Clinton was not an "obscure governor." He and Al Gore were 2 young politicians with good ideas, at a time when Americans were tired of old, unimaginative men running the country. I remember their campaign and its upbeat, positive messaging.
I think you are missing a very possible alternative. If, as I continue to propose, Trump Quits/Resigns following the midterms (don't be so quick to dismiss this - it is Trump after all), guess what happens to J.D.? He will effectively have two years to perpetrate his own brand of chaos on American institutions and society. Perhaps a thoughtful article imagining this scenario would benefit your readers. I actually think it would have to be multiple articles considering the range of possibilities. A Vance administration presents an entirely different set of problems to society.
Not that the Republicans or the Democrats are likely ready to do this, despite all the rumblings of discontent in the nation, but we have a real opportunity here to take a look at developing an alternative to our two party dominant system by starting to pay attention to parties (or party wannabes) who'd benefit from a second or third look. Libertarians, "Independents," Greens and Progressive Socialists come to mind. As well, of course, as such unacknowledged 'parties' as Racial Bigots, Misogynistic Males and Overt Fascists. Sigh. But thinking about the possibilities for 'governing coalitions more responsive to a broad spectrum of ideas has some appeal, despite the messiness that will doubtless ensue.
That's been done and it failed, right? Smacks of elitism, even if it's a handy one-order. The problem with handy one-word description is that they lack specificity.
Lap dog to the worst president in US history. JD, that has a campaign ring to it.
"Rather than lining up behind Vance (or Rubio), smarter Republicans with some survival instincts might do well to look for a fresh face; a D.C. outsider (as Trump was in 2016!) with plausible deniability for the calamities that the Trump-Vance regime has visited on the party and on the country."
So...President Zuckerberg? President Bezos?
I can see these delusional oligarchs thinking they can buy the next election. But they refuse to recognize just how reviled they have become in the eyes of average Americans.
Hopefully they will try, and then fall hard into the oblivion of sizeable tax increases on their precious assets, and strict campaign finance reform that will no longer allow them to convert their wealth into a political stranglehold over the populace writ large.
That would be a fitting end to them. Their money should neither count as influence nor as political authority.
Not to mention his incessant lying and his inability to control his big mouth. Vance is way too obnoxious (while he tries to sound intelligent). There's a reason he seldom appears at Trumper rallies.
It has the ring of a cracked bell. The man has too much baggage to win a a general election. He may have MAGA support, but that tent is beginning to shrink.
Vance is the AntiCharisma. I sincerely hope he ushers in an Apocalypse for the rethuglicans,
He's the most repugnant, vile, couch loving piece of excrement around. His attempt to buy donuts to match Tim Walz' buying Runzas, was so cringe worthy. He will never be president.
That picture of him looks like a guy who ought to have a thought bubble over his head that says, “what the hell am I doing ?”
The bubble would never appear as he doesn't have an original or intelligent idea of his own. He's just a parrot who knows nothing more than what he's trained to say.
The important thing to remember, if we win, is too not get complacent. The fight is about a lot more then one election . Democrats and America need to fight for a better future. The forces arrayed against Democracy are not gonna just give up and they fight dirty.
The subscribers to Andy Borowitz voted to dub him JustaDick. It is fitting.
Vance has negative charisma. We can hope the 'Pubs nominate him in 2028, because he is likely to lose bigly.
There is a law school saying about evidence obtained from an illegal event or source called fruit of the poisonous tree. Trump is the tree and Vance is the fruit and unless he totally disavows MAGA and Trumps early, his political career is over. In the Mid-terms he is poison, just like Trump.
Is there any law school wisdom about chameleons?
No idea. My legal knowledge is limited to serving as a summary court martial officer way back when.
But, as I predict, Trump quits following the mid-terms, there he will be. Perhaps worse.
I don't agree he will quit. He and his family are profiting way too much to willingly give up the golden goose!
Perhaps. Consider though the possibility that a Dem led Congress will thwart his "in the oval office" grift and make his remaining time pretty untenable. He can quit and move back to Mar-A-Lago, using his SCOTUS gifted immunity (plus tax immunity), to keep the wolves at bay (with Blanche at his side) until he dies. The years of litigation involving his pardoned family and friends will continue for generations. No one is going to recoup the money, and America will necessarily have to move forward from this mess. Remember, we're talking Trump, and he is unpredictable. Not being cynical, just honest.
Resignation would serve his interests better than impeachment would. So while I agree he's deluded enough to want to stay in office to profit more, I wonder.
Trump will never quit. The idea is preposterous. He may die though. It's far more likely, considering his age and obviously poor health.
Yep
It is suspect that Vance's name is poisoned enough already, from his own words, to his association with the worst president the U.S. has ever had. He does little to endear himself to the majority of voters, who are tired of the chaos and lies that surround him.
He has become an unthinking sycophant. Before Trump, he seemed like a pretty reasonable guy.
This may not matter. Go back to Herbert Hoover who was such a bad president that America would not consider electing another Republican for 5 presidential cycles. It ultimately settled on Eisenhower in 1952 who was a war hero and who the Democrats would have liked on their ticket as well. The smart guys figured Ike would revert everything to traditional GOP policies pre-Hoover. But they were shocked when their guy proposed a very New Deal-ish and huge spending spree on a national highway system. The GOP never repudiated Hoover; it just waited for circumstances and a politician to come around who met their pre-Hoover need. That was Nixon and then Ronald Reagan. It has been 50 years since Reagan and we’re back in Hooverville. History does not repeat itself but personally, I look forward to what comes after Trump.
Vance is more eyeliner than headliner.
Even if he doesn't use the stuff, there are appearances...
😂😂😂😂
And every time our faux president opens his mouth, he losses more support among the American people, especially his Republican base.
When he said in his illegal "public service" ad over the weekend that he will banish the "warmongers" from power in Washington, we hope he succeeds.
Everything he "touches" does truly die. Trump got Mark Carney elected in Canada. With our votes, he'll get a Democratic Congress elected on Nov 3.
Carneys approval is at 70% I hear…
As we near the election and blue wave, I feel it needs to be more important that candidates make a stronger emphasis on how democrats will govern with their pledge of integrity and openess and have a clear message that real reform of government will take place. I am very proud and encouraged that the American people are showing the mettle needed to push back against the appalling corruption we have never seen before.
Well, I read recently that Pretty Pete Hegseth and his wife are preparing him to be President. Talk about tone deaf and out of touch!
His “Elegy” is a story with a very bad ending…for him.
Jennifer, the mythical successor to Trump you are describing is non-other than Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
This is unlikely. Republican leaders don't elect women to high office, nor would they propose one. Their followers wouldn't vote for one; Misogyny is too strong with these folk.
Also from Arkansas.
Why write suggestions of ways the Republican party can win in 2028? And Clinton was not an "obscure governor." He and Al Gore were 2 young politicians with good ideas, at a time when Americans were tired of old, unimaginative men running the country. I remember their campaign and its upbeat, positive messaging.
I think you are missing a very possible alternative. If, as I continue to propose, Trump Quits/Resigns following the midterms (don't be so quick to dismiss this - it is Trump after all), guess what happens to J.D.? He will effectively have two years to perpetrate his own brand of chaos on American institutions and society. Perhaps a thoughtful article imagining this scenario would benefit your readers. I actually think it would have to be multiple articles considering the range of possibilities. A Vance administration presents an entirely different set of problems to society.
The problems of competency, direction, and hate would still persist.
Not that the Republicans or the Democrats are likely ready to do this, despite all the rumblings of discontent in the nation, but we have a real opportunity here to take a look at developing an alternative to our two party dominant system by starting to pay attention to parties (or party wannabes) who'd benefit from a second or third look. Libertarians, "Independents," Greens and Progressive Socialists come to mind. As well, of course, as such unacknowledged 'parties' as Racial Bigots, Misogynistic Males and Overt Fascists. Sigh. But thinking about the possibilities for 'governing coalitions more responsive to a broad spectrum of ideas has some appeal, despite the messiness that will doubtless ensue.
“As well, of course, as such unacknowledged 'parties' as Racial Bigots, Misogynistic Males and Overt Fascists.” Much easier to just say Republicans.
Yeah. But not as jaw-dropping, and that's the point. Unpacking a party like that is like unmasking a host so horrific as to make decent people cringe.
The Deplorable Party?
That's been done and it failed, right? Smacks of elitism, even if it's a handy one-order. The problem with handy one-word description is that they lack specificity.