Sadly, I think he will make it through the term.

i would prefer it that way as to minimize uncertainty

It would be dangerous to give Vance a head start in setting up

Best healthcare on Earth can't do shit about the mind fading away due to dementia though, not yet anyway.

This isn't about the mind. this is about whether he's physically dying or not

It legit feels like 50/50 if he makes through the second term, cause the fact that the white house admitted that *anything* is wrong with him means that his health must be in very dire condition. But he could also just barely make it though 2029.

i hope he makes it, i don't want random wildcards potentially ruining our electoral chances

Luckily I actually believe Trump when he says that he won't run for a third term. Vance being the incumbent president or not doesn't change how dogshit of a candidate he is for 2028.

i agree in general, but uncertainty begets uncertainty and i don't love that when the stakes are total

tbf his parents didn't run for president multiple times with all the requisite bodily stress of campaigning, plus he had covid, and he's obese, and we really don't know what kind of conditions he has that have been hidden from us. the best healthcare can't necessarily save you from a stroke.

i am trying to operate from a place of "things we know" vs. "blind speculation" and again, I think him dying is a net political negative for Democrats

i mean it's not really blind speculation that he's obese and extensive stress can wear down your body faster, and that these things work in tandem with family history to influence lifespan. but yes a lot of his health is a blackbox. still, something is spooking him into "i hope i get into heaven".

he's been saying shit like that for years

His parents were not compelled to be the world’s main character every day in their later years but he is and the kind of interventions required to make that happen are not really the same as those that give you many more days.