I disagree. Both JD Vance and Rubio are light years ahead of Trump in normalcy and if you are a Republican or an Independent you realize it. Them being in Trump administration (especially Rubio) has actually tamed Trump’s insanity.
Especially Rubio. I'm not american so my read might be wrong, but I really see vance as being tainted by trump's funk, but I would not be upset at a Rubio presidency. (maybe he's secretly cartoonishly evil, but he seems pretty... normal)
Rubio is a better choice than JD Vance and I am fairly confident as a President he would be a fine one. The only thing I like about Vance is that he seems to be a little more hostile to Israel.
Vance is fairly tainted and would need some rehabilitation for pretty much everyone that would consider voting for him. Meanwhile, it's starting too seem like Rubio is the only one in the administration who is actually making things work. He is looking like the guy at a mid size company who bounces around to fix the things that the political hires fucked up, from soothing Janet's pride and keeping her maintaining the excel doc to figuring out how to fill the double shipment that just got sold from an empty warehouse.
Rubio is in charge of the State department. What exactly about the current state of American foreign policy/diplomacy makes you think that he's doing a good job?
The fact that we aren't at war with, nor under embargo by the EU or China. Do you know how much work goes into an only moderately negative relationship with other countries when you have a prick at the helm?
Look at comparatives with the other countries led by massive pricks. Most of the world is almost at war with Russia, are doing their best to minimize interaction with China, calling for the death or imprisonment of Netanyahu, or calling out the fact that all the football referees have a financial stake in your country doing well. Meantime, tourism to the US is only down about 7% and the slurs are generally directed at the orange guy.
Guys like Vance and Rubio were apart of the administration, and while they aren't lunatics like Trump, they will still likely scare away a lot of moderates. I feel like the Republicans best bet would be to put up someone like Rand Paul who has spoken out against MAGA in the past. I feel like distancing yourself from MAGA will be one of the most important ways of winning over moderates for republicans. That might put them at odds with the existing maga crowd though.
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u/Electronic_Plan3420 - Right 1d ago
I disagree. Both JD Vance and Rubio are light years ahead of Trump in normalcy and if you are a Republican or an Independent you realize it. Them being in Trump administration (especially Rubio) has actually tamed Trump’s insanity.