• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    You want President Mike Johnson? Because that’s how you get President Mike Johnson.

    Though it’s probably the only way they’d get impeached. I don’t see Republicans allowing a democratic SotH to become president.

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      1 day ago

      MJ would be better than Trump, simply because he doesn’t have Trump’s cult following. The GOP would be weaker with Johnson as president.

      Johnson would also exacerbate the divide between the christofascists and tech fascists. The only thing keeping them from clawing each other’s eyes out is the Trump cult.

      And compared to Trump, Johnson has no clue how to manipulate the press with Trump-style gish gallop. Even on right leaning outlets, practically every story you see about him is him fucking something up or saying something awkward and weird. He has no ability to spin things like Trump does.

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      It probably wouldn’t happen that way. Both Trump and Vance would have to be removed simultaneously for Johnson to get it.

      If Trump is found guilty first, Vance advances to the presidency, and appoints a VP. If Vance is then convicted, his VP becomes president without ever being elected.

      OR, Vance is convicted first, Trump appoints a new VP, who advances to the Presidency when Trump is convicted, without ever being elected. That’s exactly what happened when Ford became VP when Agnew resigned, the became president after Nixon resigned.

      Both Trump and Vance would probably have to die simultaneously for Johnson to get it.