Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence ended his cash-strapped presidential campaign on Saturday, after struggling for months to convince Republican voters he was the best alternative to the man he once served with unswerving loyalty, Donald Trump.

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    1 year ago

    As much of a piece of shit as Mike Pence is, at least he respected the rule of law and democracy. The same can’t be said for the Republican Party today.

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      Did he though? He supported orange man in every way for 4 years, defended him, and did nothing to stop him.

      In the end on jan 6th he didnt act because he knew he had no legal standing to act.

      In my opinion, he is evil because he saw true evil and abided it.

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        He’ll endorse Trump this time as well. He’s a horrible person but comes off like he’s not, compared to others.

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        Yes, the only reason he followed the absolute bare minimum he was legally expected to is fear. Fear that he would fail and become the front man for literally treason.

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          I agree totally. The guy happily followed, defended, and aided Trump in doing insane, evil shit. The only difference on January 6th is that Pence would have had to act alone instead of following someone, and he didn’t want to take on that risk. But I am sure he would have done it in a heartbeat if he felt sure it would benefit him.

          You can tell this is the case because in the aftermath he had every opportunity to continue to stand up for democracy and he didn’t do shit.

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    I guess he finally go the message that God doesn’t want him to be President. God seems to want Trump.

    Or maybe…just maybe…God doesn’t have anything to do with it.

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      It’s so wild, like I hate the motherfucker and apparently I care more about his life than he does

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        yeah and its crazy to think he is a “moderate” (not you specifically its just crazy that the party is so far right he is a moderate)

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    I know he has some pretty extreme views, but somehow he always reminds me of a mix of ‘His Neutralness’, ‘Jack Johnson’ and ‘John Jackson’ from Futurama.

    100% manilla envelope this guy.

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      He didn’t; it’s unfortunate. It would have been nice to see a candidate that was at least transparent and predictable…and quiet.