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Aristus

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9. Vance will never equal Trump's appeal to the jabbering apes of Red State America.

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #7)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 12:32 PM

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By almost every measure, Trump is more loathsome, repulsive, odious, ridiculous, idiotic, petty, vindictive, and small-minded than even J.D. Vance. But for many puzzling reasons, including the one in the previous sentence, Vance will never have the power that Trump does over the thundering herd of shit-gibbons that have sunk the USA.

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Trying to make my friend understand who keeps saying orange jumpsuit awaits the piece of shit [View all] Eliot Rosewater Saturday OP

Agree. nt Bobstandard Saturday #1

In regardless of the piece of shit approval rating Eliot Rosewater Saturday #2

Think there is some hope if his approval rating falls far enough and GOPers fear losses in midterms. Silent Type Saturday #3

That scenario leads to Vance Bobstandard Saturday #4

Think it will take Vance awhile to develop trump's "appeal" to the vile in this country. Silent Type Saturday #7

Vance will never equal Trump's appeal to the jabbering apes of Red State America. Aristus Saturday #9

Because JD Vance was never part of the glitterati. haele Saturday #13

Vance won't bother trying Bobstandard Saturday #15

They may yet throw Donnie to the lions, but I agree, it's much too late. unblock Saturday #5

Project 2025 architect runs Office of Management and Budget Eliot Rosewater Saturday #6

Exactly. People don't see the mechanisms behind things unblock Saturday #8

Exactly, at this point we can only hope to survive not win Eliot Rosewater Saturday #10

Relax. Everything is going according to plan. bucolic_frolic Saturday #11

Sadly, I agree with every word. Even if we were to discover, beyond any doubt, that Mike 03 Saturday #12

That's what Chuck Schumer is waiting for ... apparently FakeNoose Saturday #14