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2016 Postmortem

jg10003

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4. The Republic can survive a President Pence.

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 12:53 AM

Nov 2016

Trump is an existential threat to the republic. Pence merely has bad policy ideas. Trump wants to be the American version of Putin. Pence is extremely conservative but he will not try to become a strongman dictator.

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"Hamilton Electors" spread the word on this group [View all] jg10003 Nov 2016 OP

Not sure Mike Pence, or anyone like him, would be an improvement. Hoyt Nov 2016 #1

The Republic can survive a President Pence. jg10003 Nov 2016 #4

You have a point, although Pence is just another kind of hate monger. Hoyt Nov 2016 #7

The media loves Trump NewJeffCT Nov 2016 #8

Faithless electors SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #2

That's OK, as long as Trump doesn't get 270 votes it doesn't matter how. jg10003 Nov 2016 #5

Do you really think it will matter SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #6

Or you can have what's behind door # 2 ? lunasun Nov 2016 #3