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How would you feel if you woke up tomorrow and found out JD Vance was president? (Original Post) Renew Deal 22 hrs ago OP
I'd change my vitriolic posts to reflect "Couch Fucker" Aviation Pro 22 hrs ago #1
Not very surprised. DavidDvorkin 22 hrs ago #2
worse ForgedCrank 22 hrs ago #3
Unsettled. Trump has. Feral cunning, but he's disorganized and erratic Vogon_Glory 22 hrs ago #4
Yep, Vance is probably just as corrupt as Chump, but for different "masters" FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #5
"....charisma..." MorbidButterflyTat 21 hrs ago #16
I might find Orange Julius to be repulsive Vogon_Glory 21 hrs ago #22
Vance has Joffrey Baratheon energy Renew Deal 21 hrs ago #28
Great! Coolgoober 22 hrs ago #6
More likely Trump's in the Middle East. dem4decades 22 hrs ago #7
Wouldn't we know if a plane was flying there? ananda 22 hrs ago #10
I would think they could keep it quiet for safety purposes. dem4decades 21 hrs ago #12
I don't see how you can fly a plane across the world secretly. ananda 21 hrs ago #35
Wouldn't that be too risky as he's insulted just about every ME leader? He's laying low and enjoying the attention Deuxcents 20 hrs ago #45
I would cheer and point out that the midterms are 7 months away nt Wicked Blue 22 hrs ago #8
Despairing.... viva la 22 hrs ago #9
I also can no longer say Dubya was the dumbest! BlueKota 21 hrs ago #20
Dubya thanks God every day for Trump. Norrrm 21 hrs ago #33
I concurr with Agent Orange now being the worst, but Vogon_Glory 21 hrs ago #26
Andrew Jackson? NT anamnua 14 hrs ago #49
Vance has a lot of enemies and even more detractors... I suspect we would be bombarded with hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #11
I'd laugh Iris 21 hrs ago #13
+1 leftstreet 21 hrs ago #15
Vance doesn't have a cult following that scares the hell out of Republicans dgauss 21 hrs ago #14
Hungry. NT mahatmakanejeeves 21 hrs ago #17
Still unhappy as J.D. is as heartless as tsf. BlueKota 21 hrs ago #18
I would be celebrating the end of the Great Trump Emile 21 hrs ago #19
I go back and forth on this one ALBliberal 21 hrs ago #21
The thing that is scary about him Tree Lady 20 hrs ago #44
The MAGAs will tear him apart The Blue Flower 21 hrs ago #23
Both jubilant and disgusted. WestMichRad 21 hrs ago #24
Happy. Trump is physically and mentally ill. Will kill us all. BlueNProud 21 hrs ago #25
Happy that Dump is dead JBTaurus83 21 hrs ago #27
Trump's auto pen magically signs 300 EOs before Vance takes office NCDem47 21 hrs ago #29
I forgot about the auto pen. dgauss 20 hrs ago #46
I might wonder if Donny was poisoned by something JD bought struggle4progress 21 hrs ago #30
Even more nauseated. milestogo 21 hrs ago #31
Well, I'd have to start a new daily list Orrex 21 hrs ago #32
Just as bad as I feel tonight. RandySF 21 hrs ago #34
Happy. But then ... Dave says 21 hrs ago #36
I'd be a little relieved, honestly. jd is not made of teflon ecstatic 21 hrs ago #37
Scared shitless, just like now. rsdsharp 21 hrs ago #38
Really pissed off , AGAIN, for Tim Ryans piss poor campaign in 2022 irisblue 21 hrs ago #39
In the words of Gilbert & Sullivan... regnaD kciN 20 hrs ago #40
Pissed off. I think we'll be better off in the midterms if Trump is still president in November. Ms. Toad 20 hrs ago #41
Karma is hanging out in D.C. Sun-Moon 20 hrs ago #42
I would be wondering... oldsoldierfadingfast 20 hrs ago #43
Can we back up and take this one step at a time. So before we get to Vance is President, we need to go back Marie Marie 19 hrs ago #47
He won't be there long. Blue Full Moon 14 hrs ago #48
More scared than i am now samsingh 4 hrs ago #50
Relieved Kaleva 4 hrs ago #51
"How would you feel if you woke up tomorrow and found out JD Vance was president?" LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #52
BitterSWEEEEEEEEEET! lame54 4 hrs ago #53
Pause to spin a little tune -- then get back to work on my long-term project struggle4progress 4 hrs ago #54
He is Theil's puppet. but at least Vance ... Bluetus 3 hrs ago #55
That the nightmare still continues...... Lovie777 3 hrs ago #56
Delighted. Giddy with vengeance. Duncan Grant 3 hrs ago #57
About like this IbogaProject 3 hrs ago #58
Nauseous Bayard 8 min ago #59
I would feel UP then DOWN! bluestarone 17 sec ago #60

Vogon_Glory

(10,302 posts)
4. Unsettled. Trump has. Feral cunning, but he's disorganized and erratic
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:28 PM
22 hrs ago

Vance lacks Donald John’s charisma, but he’s more intelligent. I wouldn’t feel assured that things would get better.

FakeNoose

(41,708 posts)
5. Yep, Vance is probably just as corrupt as Chump, but for different "masters"
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:31 PM
22 hrs ago

Plus he's younger so presumably his health is better.

Vogon_Glory

(10,302 posts)
22. I might find Orange Julius to be repulsive
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:56 PM
21 hrs ago

But look how many Americans turned out to vote for him. It wasn’t just the billionaires pouring hundreds of millions into PACs or Eloon and other Tec-bros using bots that caused the 2024–tens of millions of voters apparently LIKE being lied to and aren’t choosy about what sort of guy they perceive as alpha males

Coolgoober

(353 posts)
6. Great!
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:31 PM
22 hrs ago

Like I told my wife when she said then we would be stuck with JD Vance. I said one at a time.

ananda

(35,194 posts)
10. Wouldn't we know if a plane was flying there?
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:37 PM
22 hrs ago

I thought there were people here who keep track
of planes.

dem4decades

(14,106 posts)
12. I would think they could keep it quiet for safety purposes.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:41 PM
21 hrs ago

Or at least that would be their excuse, they would really do it for the wow factor


Never trust Trump.

ananda

(35,194 posts)
35. I don't see how you can fly a plane across the world secretly.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 10:24 PM
21 hrs ago

How would they keep that secret?

Deuxcents

(26,990 posts)
45. Wouldn't that be too risky as he's insulted just about every ME leader? He's laying low and enjoying the attention
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:31 PM
20 hrs ago

viva la

(4,602 posts)
9. Despairing....
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:35 PM
22 hrs ago

But I remember that Ford-- a much more plausible president-- lost the election after taking over from Nixon.

You know, Richard Nixon is the one person who really benefits from Trump's presidency. Never again will we say Nixon was the worst president of all time.

Vogon_Glory

(10,302 posts)
26. I concurr with Agent Orange now being the worst, but
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 10:01 PM
21 hrs ago

I still think that James Buchanan was worse than Tricky Dick.

hlthe2b

(114,016 posts)
11. Vance has a lot of enemies and even more detractors... I suspect we would be bombarded with
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:40 PM
21 hrs ago

reporting on his various "issues."

dgauss

(1,538 posts)
14. Vance doesn't have a cult following that scares the hell out of Republicans
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:43 PM
21 hrs ago

so that might be an improvement. He might be an odious puppet of people like Peter Thiel but at least there would be a chance that Republicans in congress might shift their idea of self interest towards a little more push back on the craziest and most destructive shit. One can hope...

BlueKota

(5,364 posts)
18. Still unhappy as J.D. is as heartless as tsf.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:46 PM
21 hrs ago

I would just hope that my psychiatrist is right about the majority of cults not transferring their allegiance to a succesor.

ALBliberal

(3,348 posts)
21. I go back and forth on this one
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:51 PM
21 hrs ago

in many ways he is more dangerous. Younger. I think for sure smarter. But he is so uncharismatic. And I guess for the cult? Trump is charismatic.

Get the vote out. Fuck them both.

Tree Lady

(13,293 posts)
44. The thing that is scary about him
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:22 PM
20 hrs ago

Is that he can make himself sound sane, like at the debate with Gov Waltz.

The Blue Flower

(6,513 posts)
23. The MAGAs will tear him apart
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:57 PM
21 hrs ago

drumpf minus the worship and charisma is just a bunch of crappy, destructive policies. He has even more disdain for the worshippers than djt has.

WestMichRad

(3,269 posts)
24. Both jubilant and disgusted.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:58 PM
21 hrs ago

It’s not like there would be a noticeable improvement, but we’d at least be rid of one embarrassment.

NCDem47

(3,472 posts)
29. Trump's auto pen magically signs 300 EOs before Vance takes office
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 10:04 PM
21 hrs ago

Trump’s handlers keep things quiet until they extracted every last bit before handing over to Vance.

Dave says

(5,428 posts)
36. Happy. But then ...
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 10:27 PM
21 hrs ago

… the reality of having JD Vance as Prez will slip in and I’ll just pull the covers over my head and go back to sleep until 2029.

ecstatic

(35,081 posts)
37. I'd be a little relieved, honestly. jd is not made of teflon
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 10:32 PM
21 hrs ago

at least not yet, and he doesn't struggle with the series of psychiatric and mental issues that trump does (which has placed us all in untold danger over the past 15 months). jd struggles with some issues though--3 name changes as an adult, unsure of his sexuality, etc.

From my understanding, the Iran war destroyed his chances for 2028.

rsdsharp

(12,019 posts)
38. Scared shitless, just like now.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 10:34 PM
21 hrs ago

But in a different way.

He doesn’t have the hold on the base, so Congress wouldn’t be as servile, and he has the charisma of wallpaper paste, so I doubt he’d be electable.

On the other hand he’s smart, isn’t bat shit crazy, has Theil’s money behind him, and would be able to run as an incumbent.

irisblue

(37,542 posts)
39. Really pissed off , AGAIN, for Tim Ryans piss poor campaign in 2022
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 10:36 PM
21 hrs ago

He should have campaigned in the big 5 Democratic cities in Ohio instead of sucking up to maga in NE Ohio.

Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Dayton

Ms. Toad

(38,663 posts)
41. Pissed off. I think we'll be better off in the midterms if Trump is still president in November.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 10:40 PM
20 hrs ago

Part of the motivation to vote against Trump syncophants in the midterms is to help put brakes on his worst instincts. I don't think that would be as much of a motivation if Vance were president - at least during a honeymoon period (which would last past November). I think more middle of the road voters would be inclined to give Vance a chance by not stacking the House and Senate against him.

Marie Marie

(11,330 posts)
47. Can we back up and take this one step at a time. So before we get to Vance is President, we need to go back
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 12:12 AM
19 hrs ago

to "Holy shit and Yahoo, Trump is dead!! Then I would pause to celebrate for however long I want to. I want to dance and sing and cheer and march in the streets to celebrate his long awaited demise. I want to savor that news like fine wine. And I want to enjoy that feeling for a long time .I need that, we all need that and we deserve that. I reserve the right to stay in that mind space for as long as it feels right.

Then and only then will I brace for Trump Lite and all the horror that brings.

LudwigPastorius

(14,750 posts)
52. "How would you feel if you woke up tomorrow and found out JD Vance was president?"
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 03:30 PM
4 hrs ago

I would feel like I just swapped an advanced case of rabies for terminal ass cancer.

Bluetus

(2,847 posts)
55. He is Theil's puppet. but at least Vance ...
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 03:42 PM
3 hrs ago

may understand he is young enough to spend a long time in prison if he commits crimes. Trump didn't care. He thinks he can steal elections until he dies,

Also, I don't think Republicans would be so quick to commit treason for Vance.

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