I was thinking today -- if Pence pardons Trump, how low will Pence's election numbers go? Very low!

[Akamai]

They will be toxic, I think.

But correct me if I am wrong with the following sequence:

Trump resigns (for whatever reason).

Pence then pardons him "for all crimes known and unknown" [or something like that].

Then Pence's numbers go to single digits.

A lot of people will not like the white-haired Satan known as Pence, both Dems and Reps.

Total devastation!

[luvMIdog]

1. hopefully Pence will go down too. He knew all of it

[Akamai]

2. Yup! I sure as hell hope this white-haired Satan goes down, down, down!

[BigmanPigman]

3. My mother told me that Ford wasn't elected since people remembered he had pardoned Nixon.

Of course today is different and people have a shorter memory and don't learn from their mistakes.

[rufus dog]

4. Not a chance in hell

His numbers will be the same as the current tRump if not a bit higher.

[BannonsLiver]

5. If Pence becomes prez 1 of 2 things happen

1-The GOP elites rally around him for 2020.

2-He proves himself to be bland, ineffective and uninspiring, thus making him vulnerable to getting primaried. No shortage of opportunists in that crowd.

I also think if Trump were to somehow survive and decide he wants to run again (a YUGE if), he also might draw a couple of challengers.

[JI7]

6. Trump supporters still mostly support him so they might turn against Pence if he doesn't

help Trump .

and Trump himself is probably not going to stay quiet .

[GallopingGhost]

7. Pence knew.

He'd have to be dumb as a toaster pastry to not have known.

Hopefully he'll be part of the round up.

[uponit7771]

8. It didn't help Ford

[lindysalsagal]

9. Statistically provable: Non-viable candidates receive far less scruitiny than active candidates

He's only being left alone because he's not in the center ring. It will all fall on him day 1 when he's sworn in. No doubt at all.