We’re in steerage…
Yeah, but he’s a narcissist. He wouldn’t feel unhappy about anything like that. It would fuel his fire of “they’re all anti me”. He just isn’t a healthy human. He’s not a happy mutant.
It would burn one of Pence’s term-limit slots, unlike Trump being incapacitated by a massive stroke (or coup), and Acting President Pence taking over.
But feeling good about that would be doomsday crisis management, like when falling from a plane, picking out a car that you really hate as your target.
President Pence coming in on the heels of Trump’s death would be way worse than Pence coming in on the heels of Trump’s impeachment/forced resignation.
The former would be seen as having a mandate to see his predecessor’s vision through (or whatever horrible package of policies the GOP could put forward as “Trump’s vision.”) The latter would be seen as the heir to an illegitimate administration saddled with the responsibility of convincing Americans to trust the GOP again.
LBJ got away with a lot more shit than Ford.
“In a land of great wealth, families must not live in hopeless poverty. In a land rich in harvest, children just must not go hungry. In a land of healing miracles, neighbors must not suffer and die untended. In a great land of learning and scholars, young people must be taught to read and write.”
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