My mother’s conspiracy theory:
Trump picked Vance so he wouldn’t have to pay too much to revise his old campaign signs. All they have to do is put the V-A over the P-E. The N-C-E is already there.
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@MotherDucker I was thinking it could be to kill him on day one. Thus, cementing himself as a dictator without a rival. A stooge willingly led to the slaughter.