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It's basically choosing between an unpleasant ordinary disease that has a high survival rate (Pence), and some exotic strain of cancer that has a low survival rate (Trump). Like, Pence is Real Bad, but it's a form of real bad that America has survived basically since its inception. Trump really is sui generis in modern American political history. I don't see the hypothetical ousting of Trump as a big win for Republicans though. Pence is "clean" and "normal" only in contrast with Trump, while also having the charisma of a wheel of cheese gone slightly green. And of course all the alt-right vermin will be apoplectic about the GOP stabbing them in the back. It's not like Gerald Ford being an affable generic Republican saved the GOP from the fallout of Watergate or something. Jimmy Carter had the political acumen of kelp and beat him.
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Grouchio posted:Remind me to look into why Jimmy had the political acumen of kelp, and how he hosed up so much. Start with his utter inability to work with a congress controlled by his own party. Then read about basically anything he did concerning Iran. He was way better than Reagan, but there is a weird nostalgia for Carter that isn't really warranted by his job performance.
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Feb 21, 2017 00:07
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If the fallout from Nixon is any indication, an impeachment or resignation would horribly harm the Republicans in Congress for 7 years give or take. Carter of course won entirely on "gently caress Nixon" sentiment. And Nixon was way more popular than Trump. If Pence succeeds Trump he's just the next target. He's assuredly dirty as hell. Ford stuck around because he wasn't really a Nixon guy like Agnew, who was whacked earlier. Pence was a toady to Trump before he took office.
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