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This is actually a brilliant strategy then. It's a lose-lose.

I don't think he wants a VP who will strengthen him at all. I think he's too prideful.

Would there be anyone who would boost him among pro-Palestinian voters, I wonder?

I doubt it, when Trump is on the record as stating that Netanyahu's main problem is he isn't going fast enough.

Trump, who routinely touts his support of Israel more broadly, has reportedly said he supports Israel in its continued “war on terror” after the October 7 attack by Hamas. And like members of the Israeli government, he has cast doubt on the continued viability of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has been a cornerstone of US policy for decades.

At times, however, he has also been critical of the Israeli campaign. He’s said Israel should “get it over with … get back to peace and stop killing people.” But he’s also emphasized they “have to have a victory” and implied that what’s really the issue is that Israel is “absolutely losing the PR war” and “losing its power” in Congress.

https://www.vox.com/politics/353037/trump-gaza-israel-protests-biden-election-2024

Repubs have been campaigning on a platform of bigotry and hatred for decades so I don't see a woman or minority VP happening. Also Donald is personally a bigot and his eggshell ego could not handle the idea of a VP boosting him.

He’s already made his commitments to Netanyahu public. He’d be trying to reclaim the people on the right that he’s lost, not woo voters from the left. I think Haley’s the most likely replacement.

It wouldn't necessarily need to be a PoC or woman but Vance was an extremely weak pick - he's basically just a little uncharismatic sychophant from an electorally unhelpful state. Trump would probably prefer to get a swing state candidate or someone who brings votes to the table.

Weirdly enough, that might actually be Nikki Haley since she captured the "reasonable" side of the party (her policy stances were a fucking train wreck especially on reproductive rights).

Plot twist, that's who Trump was actually trying to get but there was a misunderstanding when he asked for "that guy with the fucking cushions".

Hell yeah, that would be hilarious. Mike Lindell, the Jesse Ventura we have at home.

Couch-fucker to That Pillow Fucker.. Yes i like this timeline

And if he replaces couchfucker, he'll remind everyone of how unstable a Trump presidency is.

Anthony Scaramucci: My favorite slimeball. Saw the other CHUDs in the Trump administration and then bounced after eleven days after realizing that "the juice ain't worth the squeeze". I wouldn't turn my back on him, but I would trust him over all other Trump world alumni since he has enough self preservation not to burn the world around him.

Edit: He had an unhinged interview with a reporter and was dismissed a couple days after. Go listen to the audio; I'm laughing so god damn hard at it.

NOTE: Moochie died on the way back to his home planet

they would now lose the possibility of using it rhetorically.

I think you're over-estimating their commitment to logic, consistency or reality.

never interrupt the enemy when he's making a mistake

No, that'd almost certainly be a tactical mistake since it'd lend enough credibility to the claim to get those cases to the Supreme Court and then they'd just rule in favor of Trump in all circumstances... it'd be hard to overrule the court in a situation like that with a deadline for picking an executive and the Supreme Court has shown it's now gloves off crazy mode... no more "we're independent jurists".

Democratic convention is 8/19 to 8/22.

I expect the announcement on or just before the 19th. So 20-21 days.

Floor speech from the VP candidate on the 21st. Harris on the 22nd.