Hmm. Sarah Palin is only 60. Dan Quayle is older, at 77.

But it is possible that JD, at 39, might be their illegitimate love child.

JD is doing his best to upstage that act.

Really too bad the theater went to the dreamloungers. He’s too distracted to remember his lines.

Ugh. Up until he chose Palin, I would’ve been fine with McCain winning. I was for Obama, not against McCain, and then he went and f***ed it all up.

Well now she could choose Vance...

To Trump, the question is absurd. To a narcissist, the world doesn't exist or matter without him, so what is the point of planning for after he dies?

The weirdo almost assassinates himself with every hamburger he eats

This statement really captures how he has officially become the sad clown. Clowns are such weird people. To have one be so sad, and also so old, is very unappealing.

The VP actually has a great deal of Constitutional power already, as the Constitution declares them to be President of the Senate, with the power to cast a tie-breaking vote. Their ability to be Presiding Officer of the Senate, I would argue makes the VP more powerful than a normal Senator. The fact that modern VPs choose not to use this power, I think demonstrates that the VP actually has a lot more power than people realize.

Don't forget dolphin-wanker

Trump has already been formally nominated, and because of how we vote for electors for President and VP as a combined ticket, Vance has been formally nominated as well. If Trump decides to discard him like a used frat couch, then the Republicans would have to deal with deadlines in individual states to re-file paperwork.

We learned from the uncertainty regarding Biden's run that the first firm deadlines will start popping up next week. They are in Red states, though, so they are likely to give deference to Trump that they would not have given to a Democrat. Still, if Trump changes the upholstery too late, he may find that Vance is still on the ballot in a few states.

No reason Vance can’t step down and they hold an open primary just as they demand of the democrats. Surely it must be so easy to do!

so what would actually stop him and what would the consequences actually be?

Officially? Probably not much, especially since republicans do their best to skirt the law wherever possible.

Unofficially? His pride, because he'd have to admit that he made a bad decision, and all the memes making fun of dementia Don's dumb decisions. Especially since it's yet another instance where their own rhetoric can be used against them, and they'll keep floundering with their messaging.