https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/if-trump-wins-2024-election-1235096091/ Trump’s effort to retain power after his 2020 election loss collapsed because Mike Pence proved more loyal to the Constitution than to Trump. But for 2024, Trump has a vice presidential candidate who appears even less committed to the democratic process than he is. JDVance is a protégé & plaything of billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel, who wrote: “…freedom and democracy” are not “compatible.”