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Sen. JD Vance of Ohio has had a rough week and a half since he was announced as former President Donald Trump's vice-presidential candidate. While Trump insists he's sticking with Vance, the senator's poor polling combined with Vice President Kamala Harris' momentum has led some to ask: Could Trump replace Vance? And if so, how would it work? For those wondering, the answers lie in recent history and the fine print of Republican Party rules.
It's still technically possible that Trump could choose a new No. 2. But such a decision would have to happen very soon.
www.businessinsider.com
Trump has a history of making bone-headed decisions - lying about keeping security documents even when it could easily be proven that he had them, slandering McCain when he didn't need to, encouraging his supporters to invade the Capitol just because he lost the election, etc etc...
But the latest decision to nominate Vance has his VP. A guy from Ohio - a solid safe red state, someone with the charisma of a wet blanket... has to take the cake. What the heck was the orange guy thinking?
And the polls seem to bear out that this was a terrible choice. Vice-presidential nominees typically have had a net-positive rating immediately following the convention, at plus 19 points. Vance, however, is polling at minus 6 points just one week after accepting the vice-presidential nomination.
So, the question is - Would Trump replace Vance? What say you?
It's still technically possible that Trump could choose a new No. 2. But such a decision would have to happen very soon.
How Trump could replace JD Vance if the Ohioan's terrible polling continues
Trump continues to express his support for JD Vance, but it's still technically possible for him to choose a new VP in a messy mad-dash effort.

Trump has a history of making bone-headed decisions - lying about keeping security documents even when it could easily be proven that he had them, slandering McCain when he didn't need to, encouraging his supporters to invade the Capitol just because he lost the election, etc etc...
But the latest decision to nominate Vance has his VP. A guy from Ohio - a solid safe red state, someone with the charisma of a wet blanket... has to take the cake. What the heck was the orange guy thinking?
And the polls seem to bear out that this was a terrible choice. Vice-presidential nominees typically have had a net-positive rating immediately following the convention, at plus 19 points. Vance, however, is polling at minus 6 points just one week after accepting the vice-presidential nomination.
So, the question is - Would Trump replace Vance? What say you?