• TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    I never have understood this take. Vance has a lot of evil in him but Trump’s strength lies in having millions of supporters. Vance doesn’t have that. They barely tolerate him. Politics isn’t about just getting into power, you have to have people willing to support your plans. As much as Trump wants it to be, it’s not a dictatorship, and the only reason it looks so much like one is that he has thousands of people in government who will break the law because he wants them to. What reason do we have to think they’d be even half as willing to do that for Vance?

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      8 hours ago

      MAGA is a classic Cult of Personality, and Trump is the man. There is no #2, or even an obvious successor. Vance, Rubio, Don Jr, and others all see themselves as the heir apparent, but the MAGA rank & file only love Trump, and when he’s gone, most of them will fade away.

      Some may try to keep it together, but their hearts won’t be in it. 90% of the MAGA following will evaporate, leaving only Republicans who sold their souls for the worst president and the most prolific traitor in American history.

      When he croaks, the knives will come out, and the backstabbing will begin. I can’t wait.

      • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
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        2 hours ago

        I’ve also heard at least one person claim they think Vance had Charlie Kirk killed so as to get with Erika Kirk. Which while weird isn’t even outside of the realm of possibility funny enough, I could definitely see Vance being part of a plot to kill old bleedy kneck to get with Mrs. Bleedy kneck.