PeteB
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« on: May 23, 2017, 09:12:41 AM » |
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As I have said all along, it is not a question of IF Trump gets impeached but WHEN. The only thing that would prevent that impeachment would be for him to step down and get pardoned by Pence, but we are some distance away from all that.
As for Pence's VP, he will have to take into account several factors:
1. Trump's supporters, who will want to see at least some remnants of the "Drain the swamp" movement
2. GOP in Congress, many of whom have been frustrated by this administration and will want some payback in the form of one of their own at VP
3. Public opinion - Pence is an uncharismatic person and he will need someone to lift him up, yet at the same time NOT upstage him
4. Diversity - While Trump is unconventional and can "get away with murder", Pence is a prototype WASP (in spite of his Catholic origins), and needs to pay attention to bringing a woman or a "person of color" into the fold
So, based on all this, Pence would probably need to go bold and pick a woman (Susanna Martinez would be my pick - Nikki Haley would probably upstage Pence) or someone like Jindal or Rubio, who are really political lightweights, but carry a youth and diversity cachet. Another (safe) option would be to elevate Paul Ryan, although he would then need someone else to manage the House.
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