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baggachipz a day ago

I think parent (and definitely me) is thinking of a very specific 80-year-old.

rescripting a day ago | parent | next [-]

This is definitely the least welcome 80 year old Home Alone 2 actor to pass away.

Sohcahtoa82 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

He'll get Weekend at Bernie's'ed for months.

We're already seeing a test of the playbook with a certain turtle-like man.

red-iron-pine a day ago | parent [-]

he's one of the most filmed men in the world. they'll jam an AI model of him on every platform they can

Sohcahtoa82 a day ago | parent [-]

In all seriousness, I think they'd only get away with it for about a month before international leaders started demanding answers and a live meeting.

johnnyanmac a day ago | parent [-]

I wonder if it even gets that far. He's so obsessed with the limelight that his (alleged, but very clear) health scare for a week drove headlines.

There's also the factor of Vance. I'm surprised he hasn't tried to pull off the 25th, but perhaps he's waiting for popularity to completely erode. He's certainly not going to be a serious candidate for 2028 without an absolute miracle of a turnaround in the next 2 years.

ciupicri 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Didn't JD Vance say that he will take a break from politics to spend time with his family or something like that?

vkou 19 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You're assuming elections will be fair.

johnnyanmac 9 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, I am. If they are not fair and free, we have very different and much more serious set of problems than Democrats vs. Republicans. I hope we do not get to that point.

ianburrell a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Permanent 25th Amendment is impossible. It requires two thirds of both houses which is more than impeachment. Amendment probably shouldn't have provided a mechanism and just required impeachment. Trump would have to be unable to respond or persuaded to resign.

Sohcahtoa82 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Vance trying to pull off a 25th would be political suicide.

Trump's fan base is absolutely rabid. Anybody trying to exercise the 25th Amendment would be treated as a betrayal of the party and country, and I'm sure some morons would try to claim it's treason (because they don't know what defines treason).

> but perhaps he's waiting for popularity to completely erode

Never gonna happen. There's nothing that'll reduce Trump's popularity with MAGA.

> He's certainly not going to be a serious candidate for 2028 without an absolute miracle of a turnaround in the next 2 years.

Vance has an utter lack of charisma. Neither the good form of charisma, nor the anti-charisma that Trump carries that riles up a base. He's boring and doesn't know how to talk to people. Just look at the 2024 video when he visited a donut shop while campaigning with Trump.

I like to think that because Vance is utterly incapable of getting people excited, he would get devoured in a general election, but the DNC really knows how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. I'm terrified that the DNC is going to push Gavin Newsom in 2028.

If 2028 ends up Vance vs Newsom, we'll probably see the lowest voter turnout in decades.