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When might VP Pence move against Trump to replace him as president?

The poll all but assumes he'll use the constitutional method that Trump has become unfit for office, whether physically or mentally.

Perhaps he's aware of some hugely serious criminality on Trumps part, but it's hard to see if he had such material, a) he wouldn't himself in part be involved and b) child ritual sacrifice in the oval office is likely the only thing that would get the GOP Senators to impeach him.

Please feel free to outline your scenario.

Been a while since we had an ossum mongers poll.  Thanks for reviving the tradition. :cheers:

Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 11, 2020, 07:43:25 PM
Been a while since we had an ossum mongers poll.  Thanks for reviving the tradition. :cheers:

:cool:

Though entirely 'academic' as if I were a betting man I'd say it's more likely the Trump replaces Pence with a crony or family member*

* any of his children yet eligible?

The only non-zero probability scenario I can see is between election and inauguration of Biden, if Trump decides to take the whole country down with him over the next 2.5 months, and GOP realizes that Trump is now of no use to them while the country may still be.  It's still only technically a non-zero probability scenario, in that 0.0001% is technically non-zero.

I don't think you can see clear enough into Pence's soul to declare the possibility zero.

Quote from: Eddie Teach on March 11, 2020, 07:53:12 PM
I don't think you can see clear enough into Pence's soul to declare the possibility zero.

It's not just his soul that's in question, if such a thing even exists.  Pence can't just remove presidents whenever he feels like, there has to be a political consensus for such a move.  The only possibility for such a consensus forming is for Trump to cease being a political asset, and even then only if enough key people manage to snap out of their trance at the same time.

Yeah.  He would have to get 2/3 of 25 cabinet members to agree Trump is no longer a stable genius.  I' put this possibility out of my mind a long time ago because of the assumption that most of those guys are halfwits that like that black surgeon dude, and thus devoted to their orange overlord.

I voted "Never" but I don't think that's exactly accurate.  I think that if Trump gets to the point where he literally doesn't even recognize the people around him, Pence and the Cabinet will invoke 25th Amendment.  I do think that there is a non-zero chance that Trump does get to that point (this isn't me being snarky about Trump in particular, either--the same would be true for anyone his age) but I wouldn't guess on it happening in any particular year.

Pence is a man of god...and his god is Trump so I think Trump is safe.

I've seen no indication that he'll ever move against Trump.

Quote from: Ancient Demon on March 11, 2020, 09:31:41 PM
I've seen no indication that he'll ever move against Trump.

It is nice when we have bipartisan agreement like this.

I'm sure he rubs up against him from time to time.

I had no idea this was a thing being discussed.

That's why it's "an ossum Mongers poll."

What tree is Pence?

Quote from: Tyr on March 12, 2020, 03:41:55 AM
I had no idea this was a thing being discussed.

People don't like talking about Pence rubbing against Trump

He's too far up Trump's ass. No way he betrays MAGA/KAG world and gets away with it.

A better poll would be: "When Does Pence Move"?

1) Tie vote in Senate needs breaking
2) A woman without her husband sits next to his table
3) He needs to rest his tongue.
4) Never