not.....

Vance assures continuity of fascism for another 8 years. That is a total of 12 years. Elections will be rigged. Justice Dept destroyed. If we don't win in 2024, we are F'ed.

He has a cut of my $25. To top it off, his book didn't meet my expectations.

I got it from my book swap. I wasn't impressed. JD Vance is a middle class kid from Ohio, not a hillbilly, even though he had country folk in his family.

Took the time to read, but didn't cost anything.

He grew up in a middle-class city, but had a dysfunctional family relationship due to *their* background.

Lots of people have dysfunctional families. They don't turn out to be shameless opportunists.

The only thing not phony about him IMO is his opportunism and willingness to be a backstabber to get ahead.

Pence, Vance? Six of one... Or, maybe he'll fill those shoes nicely. Brown-nosers adapt.

There have been reports on this forum and internet, that JD Vance has ties to billionaire Peter Thiel.

Trump is going to support the donor class.

What a surprise!:

He was also a large backer in the PAC that got Vance started on his run for Senate two years ago.

I really hate the GOP

Trump's really thinking outside the box this time.

Part of a "populist right-wing movement"????? So was Hitler.

After Dotard is dead, this asshole will continue the MAGAt movement? Lord, help us.

Like a car wreck in slow motion, we can all kiss America goodbye while 50% of the population can't be bothered to vote.

And all of the dumbass maggots will gleefully vote for the oligarchy.

And it isn't as though Biden is the only older candidate in the race.

He wasn't likely to be a 2028 contender without this promotion

Jr. will have a thing or two to say about that

It kills Trump that he can't fire the VP

And he'll get it if Trump wins.

Trump out lasted Pence, he won't last a second term. All Vance's ass kissing to get Trump's favor was calculated on his part. He wants to be the top dog and knows mush brain won't last long.

He went from not in politics to a Senator only 2 years into his first term. Now with a chance to be VP to a POTUS in questionable health. Vance is ambitious and every bit as amoral as Trump. I'm not sure if he is AS ruthless as TCF, but he is plenty ruthless and much smarter than Trump.

The way he sees it, Trump wins and he leap frogs to the top. Trump loses and he goes back to his Senate seat with 4 years til his next election.

But we have to work to get rid of toxic career politicians like Vance who have no business being in the senate, other than they advertise themselves on fucking Fox News 24 hours a day. Once again, proving that Fox News is Trump's vice. Fox isn't a news network, it's a marketing firm for GOP candidates and GOP policies.

He is completely owned by Thiel, and his ideas are Christofascist.

Which means if he follows the Project 2025 playbook, he could be in power for an extremely long time and will be very difficult, if not impossible to get rid of. Total nightmare scenario there.

I'm seeing a ton of MAGA supporters furious at this pick. Calling it "Pence 2.0" and referring to J. D. Vance's past comments disparaging Trump.

I don't see Vance as anything but an echo chamber for Trump. I can't see Vance bringing in independents or undecideds. And, if you can believe Twitter, Trump's most ardent MAGA supporters don't like this VP choice either. Some seem downright angry at this choice. Not that they will change their vote but definitely not exciting them.

Of all the choices I think J. D. Vance is the choice most favorable for Dems.

I guess we'll see.

Vance is basically Noem.

he's a sick POS so he fits

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/07/moral-collapse-jd-vance/619428/

wagon to a star.

Perfectly tailored for the shrunken brains and short attention spans of their supporters.

Vance on Trump:

"Might be America's Hitler"
"Might be a cynical a**hole"
"Cultural heroin"
"Noxious" and "Reprehensible"

Let alone committed it to print? Talking about brown-nosing.

That is about as evil as it gets since Thiel does NOT believe in democracy at all.

Vance is a crackpot.

can't you hear the Calliope starting up?

Bring. It. On.

Kamala will wipe the floor with J.D. (as I call him: Just Dumb) in a debate. Again I say: Bring. It. On.

I still think Biden needs to show up outside the RNC convention in his golf attire and bag of clubs. "I booked us a tee time at the local muni course, Donald. I am ready to accept the challenge you gave me at the first debate. I will walk the course and carry my own clubs, like I always do. I understand if you have to use a golf cart, Donnie."

I just celebrated by donating $100.00 to Joe Biden.

This guy will become the President of the United States and the most powerful person in the world.

But he’s chosen simply because he is the most subservient follower of all the candidates, exactly the kind of person who should never be given power.

Does anyone know if he can still be a senator at the same time he is on a presidential ticket? Will he lose his seat or will he still have a senate seat?

Apparently someone must have convinced Donnie Two Scoops to let her have her moment giving a speech at the convention before she is permanently exiled by MAGA.