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Good luck finding a non-extremist in the GOP. They are all nutters, one way or the other.
Just ask John McCain how well things went after naming cuckoobananas Sarah Palin his VP.
I love the word "cuckoobananas".
Back in the day, Richard Nixon picked fire eater Spiro Agnew as his Veep. Agnew's job was to play to the base with hard Right rhetoric, while Nixon got to sit back and play the statesman.
I could see Trump doing the reverse; pick a 'moderate' like Speaker Johnson to play off that his second term would be kinder and gentler.
We're so far off the rails that Johnson is considered a moderate.
Ronald Reagan has entered the chat.
People actually voted for a guy who was second billed to a chimp. These people will do anything to avoid thinking.
It's pretty telling that two of Conservatisms most successful leaders were actors. They can't find anyone who really believes in all the policies so they have to hire actors and give them a script.
Calling Trump an actor is being very generous.
Well he DID play a successful businessman in The Apprentice..
Granted, most of it was deceptive editing, but his cult STILL believes that character was real!
Hey that Chimp had gravitas.
I wouldn't be surprised at this point if he chose one of his kids to be the VP.
This or Elon Musk, I won't be surprised.
Edit: or Putin
I'm betting he chooses a woman, to help undo some of the damage from Roe.
What's Stacey Dash up to these days?
Being Clueless.
Wow what a fine selection to choose from