Trump's Vice President (?)

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Any thoughts on who would/might be a good partner on a Trump ticket..

I've seen Christie opening for Trump on the road. I personally don't see much strategic addition for possibly adding Christie to his ticket. They both are coming from the NY tri-state, and share similar personality traits.
I'm wondering what Trump's relationship with Scott Walker is.. or maybe even Kasich. Both guys I think would add a strategic counterbalance to Trump's outspoken personality, and add a selling point that there would be successful, state level executives in the White House..

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Fiorina would be an excellent attack dog to unleash against Clinton. That is if Clinton is not charged, I can only hope at this point.
 
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Trump needs a good VP candidate to reassure some of the more timid fence sitters..

I could be completely wrong, but I also think that's the play..
I'm not a fan of Biden, but I thought it was great strategy when Obama chose him for his ticket. There was probably a decent-sized (corn-filled) dingleberry of traditional blue-collar dinosaurs left in the Demon'cratic party in 08. They were understandably anxious about Obama's political & ideological affiliations (Rev. Wright, etc). The choice of an establishment blue chip like Biden probably eased their anxieties and gave the Obama ticket some comforting balance.

And truth is, Kasich is a popular, competent state executive.. who is probably liked by a lot of the establishment Republicans. The establishment, anti-Trump, Republicans won't ultimately vote for Clinton (as they're threatening), but they could stay home. Trump may be able to coax 'em back with a conciliatory VP choice (?)
 

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Kasich would be a good choice. Kasich has lousy politics but in a VP who cares, and Trump needs someone who comes off less douchey. Kasich also refused to criticize Trump on a question asked him yesterday that was meant to be a chance to rip him. And he has to be sticking around for some reason? Trump is weak in the midwest where people are pussies so a pussy like Kasich might be the thing. Also Ohio is important and Kasich should help there. Ideally Trump should pick a sourthern guy to balance the ticket but he has those states wrapped up anyway.
 

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Kasich would be a good choice. Kasich has lousy politics but in a VP who cares, and Trump needs someone who comes off less douchey. Kasich also refused to criticize Trump on a question asked him yesterday that was meant to be a chance to rip him. And he has to be sticking around for some reason? Trump is weak in the midwest where people are pussies so a pussy like Kasich might be the thing. Also Ohio is important and Kasich should help there. Ideally Trump should pick a sourthern guy to balance the ticket but he has those states wrapped up anyway.

LOL, I agree. Kasich has barely even mentioned Der Donald during the debates or otherwise, let alone insulted him the way that Cruz and Rubio have tried to. Perhaps they'll link up for a "good cop, bad cop" type of arrangement?

In last night's debate, it was humorous to hear Kasich's incessant boasting about him being a part of the total failure that is Washington for the past 40+ years. Anyone with an attached brainstem is thinking: "so you're admitting that you've been part of the problem for decades?" Meanwhile, Trump is being criticized for a handful of sue-happy people who attended "Trump University" (pending litigation) and the fact that 4 of his 550+ LLC's filed for bankruptcy over the course of many decades. Kasich, Rubio, and Cruz have started a grand total of zero companies and employed zero people in their lives.
 

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Meanwhile, Trump is being criticized for a handful of sue-happy people who attended "Trump University" (pending litigation) and the fact that 4 of his 550+ LLC's filed for bankruptcy over the course of many decades. Kasich, Rubio, and Cruz have started a grand total of zero companies and employed zero people in their lives.

Yeah, I wish Trump would hit them hard with that. But that's one of the things I don't like about his debating style, he doesn't come off as a guy who dives in too deep. Probably calculated, and it's working. But if it was me I'd bring up the fact that "yeah it's nice that you guys got a couple of my 500+ companies to rag about when you haven't done jack sh*t but collect a govt paycheck most of your life". Part of doing a lot of business and being one of the great capitialist's of our time is that somethings work, some don't. Although I know Trump NEVER admits anything went wrong, another part of his strategy which works, it's all about 'winning'. What those losers trying score points don't realize is that most everyone doesn't give a crap about Trump U or Trump Steaks, when there are yuuuge glittering Trump palaces across the landscape.

Another thing I would do if I was Trump is mention that if every decision made by one of his 500+ companies was a direct reflection on him then isn't every screw up of USGOV Inc. a reflection on their ability to run things. However I know that type of thinking is too much for the typical voter and media figure.
 
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Things are getting more contentious between Trump & Kasich.. Another VP choice might be Scott Walker (?)

I was surprised how quickly Walker exited the 2016 field. I believe disgust with the current left-wing patronage paradigm is what's driving Trump's popularity, and Walker has done as much (if not more) than anyone in politics to disassemble that Democrat patronage system. But Trump & Walker are similar philosophically, may not give Trump much strategic value to add Walker.. Again, like Kasich, Walker's executive experience could be a comforting selling point as Trump's understudy.

Ironically, I think Sanders' popularity is also being underwritten by a subconscious disgust w/mainstream Dems' patronage system. It's draining America's $ and morale. But the Sanders' supporters don't realize Sanders' outsider ideas are really just a doubling down on the esteem-crushing, left-wing patronage. Point is, seems most Americans realize the LBJ-Obama patronage is collapsing. Walker's pragmatic dealings w/public unions in WI is the harsh reality of what it will be.. The Dems giving away everything to their voter base, with Republicans offering little-to-no resistance is no longer sustainable.
 

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How's about the honorable Dr.Duke? ;-)
 

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I would think Trump could bring in multitudes of Independents and fence-sitters and the undecideds if he brought in one of the beloved favorites from the elections just last term: RON PAUL.
To me it would be a slam dunk for us and for saving the nation. I think millions more would vote for that dream team. Bring it on and destroy the destroyers!!!
 

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I would think Trump could bring in multitudes of Independents and fence-sitters and the undecideds if he brought in one of the beloved favorites from the elections just last term: RON PAUL.
To me it would be a slam dunk for us and for saving the nation. I think millions more would vote for that dream team. Bring it on and destroy the destroyers!!!

The only downside is that Ron Paul will be 81 before the election in November, too old in the eyes of many voters even though he is still very sharp.

Rand Paul might be an even better choice; he would attract libertarians and some of the conservatives who are wary of Trump.

I just hope Trump doesn't pick a member in good standing of the establishment. That's what Ronald Reagan did in 1980 when he picked George Bush; that was the "tell" that Reagan's rhetoric was not going to be matched by action.
 

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In high comedy, the Cuban Canadian, Ted Cruz, chose Carly Fiorina as his running mate. An act of desperation or delusion. I guess he is trying to impress the delegates that will be unbound at the convention. If it gets to that point I don't see the party big wigs getting behind Cruz. I thinking he is just being used for a purpose at this point.
 

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I only have a couple of criteria for Trump's running mate. Assuming it's a male, he should be handsome and fit. Women go for that. Sorry for being so cynical. And the Putin phobia must be tamped down.
 

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I think we'll all be disappointed with his VP pick. I hope he gives it some serious thought, but it'll be someone like Nikki Haley or Marco Rubio, I'm afraid. I really like Jeff Sessions, and think he'd make a great VP, especially in an advisory role to Donald, but strategically that would be a bad pick.

I kind of wish he'd crossover and pick conservative Democrat Jim Webb of Virginia. That would give him the swing state of Virginia, get more crossover votes while not really alienating his Republican support base. Also, it would not give the establishment a great deal of motivation to take him out so that one of their puppet neocon "Israeli Firsters" can take over.
 

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I think you're right about being disappointed in his choice. In fact he is going to disappoint a lot. Too many people have built an image of him up in their minds that he will not match. Still should be way better then anyone else but you have to be prepared for some heartbreak.

BTW I think Jim Webb would be a good pick too, but it won't happen, he has to make nice with the GOPe at least a little bit. he is going to need them if he wants to do anything. Ideally he should pick someone that can carry on his agenda after he leaves office. And would help him win. Nobody really brings those two qualities together. I think he will pick a guy who has been around to give the idea that a seasoned politician is with him. Jeff Sessions would be a good choice. I also think it's highly likely he picks one of the guys he beat. Kasich, Rubio, Christie.

In my opinion, although I hate the guy I think Kasich is the best one. He's a seasoned politician in Washington, he won Ohio like a boss, which means he can probably bring that state in the general. Ohio is a big chip in the election and winning it would be crucial. He's also the kind of pussy that typically becomes a VP. He may already have dealt with Trump as the rumor is that Trump helped keep him around to steal "not Trump" votes from Cruz.
 

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I was thinking the same thing, that Trump has to pick a Republican to satisfy the GOP establishment, but I think Webb could be easily convinced to become a Republican as part of the deal. He was an anachronism during the Democratic debates last year anyway when standing next to the Witch (Hillary), the Bolshevik (Bernie), and the Cuck (O'Malley), and must of been wondering what the hell he was doing on that stage if those three represent what Democrats had become. It's not something that's going to happen anyway, so I'm not even sure why I'm bringing it up, maybe just wishful thinking considering almost all of the other options, along with Virginia being a swing state. Also, Webb's military service background would be a big plus, something Trump lacks.
 

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My guess right now will be K-sick. He a popular governor with real accomplishments in that state. Repubs need Ohio. He can help with taking it. Or possibly Marco Rubio to guarantee Florida. A deep long shot would be Cruz to unite the party and bring along "NeverTrumpers."
 

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So we have loosely three camps: GOPe candidates to attract the #nevertrump cuckolds, Trump-friendly Republicans to solidify political legitimacy with the skeptics, or populist Democrats to pull Bernie supporters. Each category has drawbacks and no individual from any of these groups jumps out right now.

Among the GOPe stooges are Cruz, Rubio, Kasich, and we can include Fiorina just because she's a woman. Kasich was always the Democrats' Republican choice this primary cycle, and Rubio is a token hispanic who is surely willing to bend his ideals for career advancement.

More pro-Trump Republicans include Christie, Huckabee, and Sarah Palin, who are fairly prominent politicians, as well as Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Jan Brewer, Pat Buchanan, Ben Carson, and of course Jeff Sessions. Sessions would be the audience's choice, but he lacks any crossover appeal that Trump doesn't already have. Huckabee and Carson have their constituencies, but who knows how many extra Evangelicals or blacks they would pull away from Hillary? Buchanan and the elder Paul are too old, and Rand just seems like a fool. I haven't heard much about Jan Brewer apart from being a nationally-recognized female Republican. The only other one of those who I can think of is Palin, who has baggage and more celebrity capital than political capital. Maybe Michele Bachmann sneaks into consideration too.

The third camp of VP possibilities are the softer Democrats (or third-party idealists) who could find common ground with Trump's populism platform. We already listed Jim Webb as an obvious frontrunner here. Bernie must also be a possibility, as weird as that sounds. It would burn a lot of bridges with the stalwarts but surely open a lot of new avenues to votes. I expect Trump's team is making this particular list much longer. Probably the mayors of big cities and governors of blue states are worth crossing off manually, since their campaigns may have been ambivalent on some of Trump's talking points. Look out especially for token minorities and women.

One more consideration is the possibility that the GOPe shills run a third party candidate, which would shift the weight of the pros and cons list. Trump can't get too far ahead of himself planning out his legacy because his enemies in DC have not yet fallen in line. I think this also adds to the likelihood of the eventual VP coming from that third group of candidates.
 

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Mary Fallin, Gov. of OK, seems to be in the the mix. She has endorsed Trump and signed a letter to Obama by governors who requested the suspension of Syrian and Iraq refugees. Other than that, I don't know much about her.
 
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