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It's possible if things get too hot for Trump, he may look for a deal similar to the one Nixon got (which he shouldn't have received) where Nixon was allowed to step down and resign to avoid criminal charges. I'd hate for Trump to skirt accountability like that, but there is a precedent for it and I'm sure people are working behind the scenes to make that happen. Trump has no shame though, unlike Nixon...so Trump may refuse to step down and he may fight impeachment which is new territory in American history.
If Pence DOES take over the reins of the WH, don't worry about him. He'll only be in office for a year. I HIGHLY doubt he wins an election because he's not the guy the Trump cultists support the most. Pence is more akin to traditional Republicans and isn't an outsider the way Trump was when he came in. This is important context and I don't see the GOP surviving an impeachment resignation.
Clash City Rocker
(3,396 posts)And he lacks charisma. Im not sure hed even run for re-election Im that scenario.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)he'd likely be too tarnished by Trump to run for re-election.
That may even be part of an agreement where Trump steps down and Pence takes over, on the condition that he doesn't run again.
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)....takes the election win.
This is probably the solution and way out of this mess that is their best option.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)if you can call her that.
BigMin28
(1,177 posts)nt
H2O Man
(73,558 posts)As charismatic as Pence is, there's nothing to worry about.
Clash City Rocker
(3,396 posts)He seems very plastic to me. Hes a Stepford politician.
H2O Man
(73,558 posts)That was what is known as a joke.
Clash City Rocker
(3,396 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)You know TRUMPER could not stay silent and out of the news, he would be screaming day and night on Fox and twitter.
dalton99a
(81,515 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)CrispyQ
(36,478 posts)He's a walking cadaver. He has zero personality, zero charisma. .
Where have I heard "He'll never win the primary" before. Hell, I SAID it at one point.
I'm now officially in the "anything can happen" camp.
Whiskeytide
(4,461 posts)... going to arrange a resignation by trump, the timing is critical. They have to do it before the primaries begin so other republican candidates can get in the races (Kasich, Romney, et al ). They do not want to run Pence.
snort
(2,334 posts)bowl of oatmeal.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,370 posts)wants to force your children to go to a strictly Christian school, science denying, obfuscating, anti-choice myth believing evangelical nimrod that couldn't win re-election in his own state, then yes.
Not frightening in the least.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)behind him, and more. Everyone who insists on blowing off Vice President Pence should take a look at who'd support him as their candidate for president.
All of those, and more, would vote for Pence TO VOTE AGAINST DEMOCRATS. Time to face up. Those people voted for Trump TO DEFEAT DEMOCRATS and would vote for Pence's dog IF THAT WAS HOW THEY DEFEATED DEMOCRATS.
Turin_C3PO
(14,004 posts)there is a contingent of Trump voters who will crawl back under their rock and go back to being non-voters if Trump isnt on the ballot.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Democrats run an international child trafficking ring. Or other things "just as bad" for the most who can't get behind that. Pence has also spent years as a talented, rabble-rousing RW RADIO HOST. Pence is a religious and culturally conservative extremist who knows how to please Trump's extremists and also how to be be seen as an upgrade for Trump by mainstream pubs. He'd have all the best, most ruthless speech writers money could buy and no need to avoid offending Trump by being good on the stump.
As for being a follower, yes, he's a major authoritarian who follows god and works with god's agents among the plutocrats. No one should assume that means he's weak or be fooled by his act as Trump's loyal lap dog, the creepy discipline of which scares me.
As for relatively modest intelligence for a man at his level, it's been good enough so far. As president he'd have all the power and ruthless advisers Trump does AND focus that same discipline on working with McConnell and McCarthy to consolidate authoritarian power.
This man in this position scares me.
Sugar Smack
(18,748 posts)Mother-wife Issues. Often mistaken for a chair or mannequin. Knows he's a target for WITCHES.
Cartoonist
(7,317 posts)Did someone make a deal with Nixon? What, he couldn't have resigned if he wanted to? Ford couldn't pardon him if he wanted to? I doubt any Democrat signed on to that.
lettucebe
(2,336 posts)as he was so clearly out of his league. He is so inept and unqualified it's not funny anymore, but no, somehow no one in the repug party wanted anything to do with Pence or they would have done something right off the bat. That's my theory for now.