I don't know. I would think he would jump at the chance to achieve power. From what I know, that's what he wants. If the 25A was in the works, I don't see him blocking it because it would be his ticket to the WH.

But this isn't necessarily a path to all that much power.

Sure, he'd be President. But he'd be an instant lame duck. Trump would make it his life's work to burn him to the ground and make sure that every Republican - every Republican - treated him as the greatest enemy that ever existed. Vance doesn't have the juice to withstand that. He'd hold the office, but he wouldn't be able to do very much - and certainly wouldn't get the nomination for the next term.

If Trump were to lose control of the GOP so badly that this was coming from a majority of the cabinet, then that would mean an earthquake had happened in the party and maybe that would change things. But if it's just because the Democrats won control of Congress? No way he makes that choice.

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