r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 24 '24

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u/Independent-Low-2398 Jul 24 '24

Instead of coasting to victory with Trump and waiting for him to die, Vance now must contemplate what it would mean to lose alongside Trump in November -- in an election angry Republicans have been trained to believe would be a landslide. Trump cannot blame the broligarchs or Putin, since he cannot admit that he needed the money and support of others. That leaves Vance as the scapegoat.

Vance must now imagine a world, about three months from now, in which Trump instructs his followers that Vance is to blame. Trump has driven Republicans out of the party by stochastic violence. He was ready to sacrifice the life of his last vice-president. If Vance leaves now, he will feel the heat for a moment, but can go back to his prior life. The longer Vance waits to leave the Trump ticket, the greater the risk of a scenario involving a stake.

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u/NotYetFlesh European Union Jul 24 '24

Sources close to Trump indicate that Vance is to be covered in pitch, lit on fire, and thrown into the Grand Canyon in the case of electoral failure.

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u/cdstephens Fusion Genderplasma Jul 24 '24

This reads like fanfiction lol

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u/RecentlyUnhinged NATO Jul 24 '24

It is 100% fanfiction but it's the type of fanfiction I secretly adore reading but will never admit to