> From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> > Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 06:42:58 -0800 (PST) > > well, I wonder why anyone bothers to run for a second term, if > author or this is right Actually, I think Pence could also do a lot of damage. In my mind, the passing away of Notorious RBG would be the single biggest problem, with the global climate crisis being second, of a second Trump presidency or a Pence presidency for that matter. Our best hope is that the COVID-19 induces a deep recession. > > From: Ted<http://www.send.mailchimpapp.com/~tedrall.aol.com> > > Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2020 23:10:56 +0000 > > > > Anything could happen. Donald Trump may use his second term to push dramatic > > changes. If there were another terrorist attack, for example, he would > > probably try to exploit national shock and fear to the political advantage > > of the right. Another Supreme Court justice could pass away. On the other > > hand, Trump is old, clinically obese ( > > https://rall.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=317c94f76a09aa357140ea82c&id=6fac339dac&e=c3adcc1cdb > > ) and out of shape. He might die. It's doubtful that > > Mike Pence, a veep chosen for his lack of charisma, would be able to carry > > on the Trump tradition as more than the head of a caretaker government.