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by Grombobulous 22 days ago
According to the gallows that were constructed for Mike Pence.

I think the burden of proof is more the other way around, as in, someone needs to prove that there was a line of people chomping at the bit to get the VP spot. I don’t even think right-leaning media made those kinds of claims at the time.

I didn’t really see the Jon Husteds and Ron DeSantises of the world making appeals to become VP, even though being a VP for the oldest president-elect of all time in their second term gives you a solid coin flip of becoming president in 4 years or less.

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"Nobody wanted to be United States' vice president" is an extraordinary claim to me. So I'd expect extraordinary proof.