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sabra

(30,404 posts)
Wed Dec 2, 2020, 09:22 PM Dec 2020

Mike Pence Backs Away From the Trump Election 'Fraud' Train Wreck

Source: The Daily Beast

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But that changed late last month. Since Nov. 25, not a single fundraising email from the Trump campaign or its Republican National Committee fundraising account has featured Pence’s name in the “from” field. And this week, that Republican National Committee joint fundraising committee, the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, made another subtle change: a handful of its emails swapped out the official Trump-Pence campaign logo for one featuring just the president’s name.

At first blush, those may seem like minor tweaks to gimmicky portions of Team Trump’s fundraising strategy. A source familiar with the process said the fundraising emails do not go to Vice President Pence's team for clearance and an RNC official said the digital team was merely testing a new logo around the end of the month deadline. Indeed, some of the joint fundraising committee’s emails this week have included the original campaign logo with Pence’s name below Trump’s.

But several high-level sources say that the graphics change, along with Pence’s disappearance from the headers of President Donald Trump’s increasingly frantic and conspiratorial pleas, are not actually coincidental. According to four people with knowledge of the matter, they reflect an effort by the vice president and his team to distance Pence from some of the president’s more outlandish claims about a conspiracy to undermine the election and illegally deny him a second term in office.

“It is an open secret [in Trumpworld] that Vice President Pence absolutely does not feel the same way about the legal effort as President Trump does,” said a senior administration official. “The vice president doesn’t want to go down with this ship…and believes much of the legal work has been unhelpful.”


Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/mike-pence-backs-away-from-the-trump-election-fraud-train-wreck

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Mike Pence Backs Away From the Trump Election 'Fraud' Train Wreck (Original Post) sabra Dec 2020 OP
Pence is such a weasel Blue Owl Dec 2020 #1
Will always be remembered cause his fly was on his head. Arne Dec 2020 #2
That was one of the best moments ever! I laughed so... 3catwoman3 Dec 2020 #5
That may very well be our salvation Xipe Totec Dec 2020 #10
I like your thoughts canetoad Dec 2020 #23
So, Pence is against to all this shit, but is just sitting on the sidelines, saying/doing nothing? patphil Dec 2020 #3
Yes musclecar6 Dec 2020 #4
If he really were done, he'd move on invoking the 25th. fearnobush Dec 2020 #6
He will not go down. pennylane100 Dec 2020 #7
Pence is a disgusting Quisling. kairos12 Dec 2020 #8
well.. Keth Dec 2020 #9
Useless toady central scrutinizer Dec 2020 #11
This is news? RussBLib Dec 2020 #12
"The vice president doesn't want to go down with this ship... Marie Marie Dec 2020 #13
"The vice president doesn't want to go down with this ship..." LudwigPastorius Dec 2020 #14
'Unhelpful???' Really? PatrickforO Dec 2020 #15
He doesn't want to go down with this ship ToxMarz Dec 2020 #16
Pence will never be POTUS kiri Dec 2020 #19
Yup he was neck deep in the corruption & a willing participant onetexan Dec 2020 #22
To late as everyone associated with the Trump admin as well as the enablers in the House and Senate cstanleytech Dec 2020 #25
Clutching his pearls... RainCaster Dec 2020 #17
Isn't bearing false witness one of some sort of Xtian cardinal sin? Someone's getting worn out... lambchopp59 Dec 2020 #18
Too late, Mikey. Rot in hell Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2020 #20
Sorry Mike. Too late. You're tainted. Stained and disgraced. TeamPooka Dec 2020 #21
Pence is a POS all on his own. Distancing himself from Trump doesn't change that one bit. Solly Mack Dec 2020 #24
"The vice president doesn't want to go down with this ship..." Marcuse Dec 2020 #26
The Pres-NOT-elect is broke, mega debts due, criminal charges pending, legal firewall vanishing. 0nirevets Dec 2020 #27
Mike Pence be like: Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2020 #28

Xipe Totec

(43,892 posts)
10. That may very well be our salvation
Wed Dec 2, 2020, 10:41 PM
Dec 2020

Pence will not destroy his career by pardoning Trump.

He'll let him fry, rather than ruin his chances.

patphil

(6,249 posts)
3. So, Pence is against to all this shit, but is just sitting on the sidelines, saying/doing nothing?
Wed Dec 2, 2020, 09:40 PM
Dec 2020

Still a world class wimp.
It's too late Mikey, the Trump taint has stained you for life.
You'll never be able to divorce yourself from this, it's your legacy as Trump's partner in crime.
You put the vice in Vice-President.

musclecar6

(1,693 posts)
4. Yes
Wed Dec 2, 2020, 09:40 PM
Dec 2020


Will be remembered as a real gutless wonder. When he leaves office, just like Dan Quayle will never be heard from again.

Keth

(184 posts)
9. well..
Wed Dec 2, 2020, 10:32 PM
Dec 2020

I was listening to one of my favorite records - Carole King's "Tapestry" - when this song came on as I was reading this thread...

"It's too late, baby now, it's too late..."

LudwigPastorius

(9,249 posts)
14. "The vice president doesn't want to go down with this ship..."
Wed Dec 2, 2020, 11:23 PM
Dec 2020

What a dumbass.

The rotting, stinking carcass of having been a key member of the Trump administration will forever be around Pence's neck.

You are done in politics, buddy. Might as well become a televangelist or something. You've already got the crazy eyes and shitty hair.

ToxMarz

(2,169 posts)
16. He doesn't want to go down with this ship
Wed Dec 2, 2020, 11:44 PM
Dec 2020

Like there is any other ship for him, or he's gonna get elected to higher office on his own? The Republicans are gonna all rally around him as their fearless leader?

Or more likely what the history books write about him. Unfortunately that seems to be up to the publishers and want Texas school system want them to impose on the rest of the Nation.

Womp, womp!

kiri

(802 posts)
19. Pence will never be POTUS
Wed Dec 2, 2020, 11:56 PM
Dec 2020

Pence will never be POTUS. Pence dreamed since childhood of becoming president, and his whole stick of sycophancy was predicated on succeeding trump. He and mother are going to be very lonely.

onetexan

(13,079 posts)
22. Yup he was neck deep in the corruption & a willing participant
Thu Dec 3, 2020, 02:32 AM
Dec 2020

He willgo down w that titanic having shamed himself.

cstanleytech

(26,347 posts)
25. To late as everyone associated with the Trump admin as well as the enablers in the House and Senate
Thu Dec 3, 2020, 03:19 AM
Dec 2020

like Moscow Mitch will be remembered with contempt.

RainCaster

(10,951 posts)
17. Clutching his pearls...
Wed Dec 2, 2020, 11:49 PM
Dec 2020

Just another gutless weasel who is proudly an enabler of the most treasonous politician in America's history.

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