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2024-04-12 Home Front: Politix

[American Greatness] Donald Trump has locked up the necessary delegates for the Republican presidential nomination, which means it’s time for every political junkie’s favorite quadrennial game: Veepstakes!

Every four years, commentators, political consultants, and elected officials all chime in with their takes on who a presidential candidate’s running mate should be. Perhaps the candidate ought to select a veep from a swing state. Perhaps the candidate ought to select someone who fits a certain demographic box. Maybe the candidate ought to pick someone with a very similar political philosophy—or perhaps someone whose ideological bona fides assuage any lingering concerns that party loyalists might harbor about the man at the top of the ticket. Or maybe it’s really as easy as picking someone who the presidential nominee simply likes and vibes with on a personal level.

There is no shortage of factors to consider. In 2024, the conversation really only pertains to former (and perhaps future) President Donald Trump; Democrats and their doddering Delawarean dolt at the top of the ticket, President Joe Biden, are stuck with cackler-in-chief Kamala Harris. Democrats are hemorrhaging minority voter support at breakneck pace, and they cannot afford to risk a greater exodus of Black voters by unceremoniously dumping a Black woman from their ticket.

Ultimately, the vice presidential pick should be selected by paying some consideration to the above factors, but above all, it is imperative to assess the contenders a little less robotically. We’re talking about human beings, after all. As dumbed down as it may seem, it is actually crucial to select someone who has the right "vibe"—or, to put it a little more technically, best captures the prevailing zeitgeist.

All of that is why Trump should select as his running mate the precocious freshman U.S. senator from Ohio, J.D. Vance.
That lovable little scamp

Congressman Vance was born in 1984 — he is only precocious politically.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-12 07:21|| || Front Page|| [284 views ] Top

#1 Vance downplays VP talk, says Trump hasn't discussed it with him

Posted by Skidmark 2024-04-12 07:48|| 2024-04-12 07:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Presidents have changed VP picks between elections. FDR switched to Harry Truman in 1944, luckily. In my opinion Harry was the last good Democrat president.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2024-04-12 11:43|| 2024-04-12 11:43|| Front Page Top

#3 From a ticket-balancing perspective and to attract Dem voters, Trump needs a fat, stupid black woman as VP. He can lock her in the White House basement for four years or make her ambassador to Chicago.

Posted by SteveS 2024-04-12 12:04|| 2024-04-12 12:04|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ The man of the hour?

Posted by Whinesh Spoque3609 2024-04-12 12:35|| 2024-04-12 12:35|| Front Page Top

#5 I voted for JD. I don’t want to see who DeWine replaces him with. The Senate is already an issue.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-04-12 12:50|| 2024-04-12 12:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Vance is kinda like DeSantis. We need him right where he is.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-04-12 12:56|| 2024-04-12 12:56|| Front Page Top

#7 He should give the position to MTG, along with a silenced SIG P365-XMACRO and 1000 rnds of ammo.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-12 14:03|| 2024-04-12 14:03|| Front Page Top

#8 I'd argue the last good Democrat president was Grover Cleveland. I think he would put modern-day GOPers to utter shame. Cleveland got a little weird towards the end with his Spain-Cuba policy, but overall, he was pretty good.

Posted by DooDahMan 2024-04-12 20:36|| 2024-04-12 20:36|| Front Page Top

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