Ok, Trump gets convicted in the Senate. (Hypothetically)

[Archae]

Then what?

We'll end up with a "rapture" -believing religious nutcase as President.

[Arkansas Granny]

1. My thoughts are that Pence will be easier to defeat than Trump. At least, I hope that's the case.

[marble falls]

2. Not if he's circling the toilet bowl with Donnie Two Scoops ...

He could be compelled to resign before Trump and a "Jerry Ford" put in his place.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. We'll end up with a terribly weakened and tainted Mike Pence as President.

Who himself has been tangentially implicated in this mess.

If he even bothered to run in 2020, he'd be a pushover holding all of Trump's leftover baggage. And zero charisma to boot.

[Cirque du So-What]

4. Why bother getting up in the morning?

We're all just gonna die anyway.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

5. I could put up with pence awhile

As I think any democratic nominee would crush him.

[coti]

6. He's not going to be convicted. We need to not be entertaining that idea.

We'll be lucky to even get the testimony of any witnesses- and almost certainly that won't happen either.

[jmowreader]

7. We'll end up with a "rapture" believing religious nutcase as a placeholder president

Because Pence can't win a presidential election on his own merits and he DEFINITELY can't win one after being second-in-command to the first president to be thrown in prison for his actions during his administration, his time in the White House will end on 1/20/21. He knows that. And he's okay with that. He goes down in history as the 46th President of the United States, they play Hail to the Chief when he walks into a room, and all he really has to do is sign appropriations acts and wave at crowds.

If Trump gets kicked out of the White House, anyone associated with him immediately becomes radioactive. My question is, how far down the ticket does Trump's stench cause damage? I would LOVE it if city councilors and county commissioners who support Trump get bounced out of office, but I don't know if that's going to happen.

[Nitram]

8. Pence would be the lamest of lame ducks.