I can't imagine why Trump would want to have of these republican clowns as running mates as all are toxic waste.
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This is essentially bunk. The folks who are expressing a negative attitude toward being Trump's running mate would never be selected in the first place. It's a convenient cover for the embarrassment of not being asked to the prom. The chances are growing that Trump will beat Hillary. Whoever Trump selects as VP will be a very lucky (and grateful) person.
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The only person closest to his personality is Hello Kitty.
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Are we going to have to pay the Secret Service to protect that whole brood of his, including ex wives.
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Someone with “a strong political background, who was well respected on the Hill, who can help me with legislation, and who could be a great president.”
A decent person of such caliber would not touch Trump with a long stick. But then again, you never know with these Republicans. We have seen early critics of Trump now rallying to his side.
A decent person of such caliber would not touch Trump with a long stick. But then again, you never know with these Republicans. We have seen early critics of Trump now rallying to his side.
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When Scott Walker has a "visceral negative reaction" to someone, they must be bad.
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How bout Trump and Gingrich--a six-marriage team for the party of family values, that still can't forgive Hillary for standing by her man.
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She may often be literally standing by her man. Figuratively, it only makes for dissonance. Simply picture Bill, his conquests, Hill and all of the woman card recipients hand in hand.
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How about Hulk Hogan? Just as qualified.
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I really think Gingrich would make a great running mate for Trump. He was Speaker of the House and is genuinely well liked and respected. He not only could help navigate the legislative process, his personality would help balance Trump's agenda and message. Ying and Yang for the Whitehouse!
What planet is this from?
Gingrich was reviled as utterly divisive as Speaker; is wooden and pedantic beyond measure; is married to a nasty Ice Queen who would also be reviled.
No, Trump needs to soften his image, with someone like Chris Christie.
LOL
Gingrich was reviled as utterly divisive as Speaker; is wooden and pedantic beyond measure; is married to a nasty Ice Queen who would also be reviled.
No, Trump needs to soften his image, with someone like Chris Christie.
LOL
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Newt Gingrich played a significant role in birthing this country's present political divisiveness.
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Who besides Callista Gingrich and Sheldon Adelson respects and likes Newt Gingrich?
Who imagines Congress would eagerly embrace the man who brought so much divisiveness, enmity, scandal, and drama during his tenure?
In what universe does Gingrich qualify as a "balancing" force?
It must be the same universe in which Trump is president, raids remove millions of undocumented men, women, and children, China cowers in fear, and ISIS is obliterated thanks to Trump's super-double-top-secret plan....
Who imagines Congress would eagerly embrace the man who brought so much divisiveness, enmity, scandal, and drama during his tenure?
In what universe does Gingrich qualify as a "balancing" force?
It must be the same universe in which Trump is president, raids remove millions of undocumented men, women, and children, China cowers in fear, and ISIS is obliterated thanks to Trump's super-double-top-secret plan....
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Ann Coulters maybe...after all, she hates women too.
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There are over 50,000,000 people in the U.S. that live below the poverty line and cannot participate in the economy who are able to vote. Who are they going to vote for, huh??? Most of them are old people on their minuscule Social Security benefits. Social Security benefits should be no less than the federal minimum wage whether you paid in or not –(making sure that everyone is not suffering). Women are the ones that are suffering the most. You also have the young people (between ages of 18-24 - 31.5 million) who can vote and are struggling trying to get a good job in the private sector; and suffering the consequences of not being able to walk into an old persons job because they (the old people) can’t retire because they can’t afford to lose that income. Social Security benefits do not meet the expense of basic needs of an old person like a roof over their head, nutritious food, clothing, medical & pharmaceuticals, basic necessities, etc., etc. … “Essentials of Human Life”! The retirement age for Social Security benefits needs to be rolled back to age 55 so that young people can fill those old people’s jobs. The overall Social Security capital cash flow depository should come from immediate workers (both from the private sector and government sectors Local, State & Federal). It would all balance out if you would get rid of the many over lapping government agencies that have too many government employees with bloated salaries.
So it all comes down to too much government??! I thought your point was going to be something constructive like how important it is to vote. What a let-down.
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Life expectancy for females is 81.2 years; for males, it's 76.4 years. That difference of 4.8 years is the same as in 2011. Donald Drumpf is 69 years old and Bernie Sanders, well, he is 74 years old. Hillary is only 68 years old. If Hillary is to play the "woman card"...play this one. Statistically Hillary will outlive the Drumpf and Bernie by many years. Also, Hillary’s mother lived till she was 92 so she has strong family linage. Now put into the equation that Hillary Clinton can also play the “most experienced” card and is well versed in the realm of politics at the State, Congressional, Presidential, and International levels. She is the most experienced politician running in the presidential race. She has more political experience than any previous presidential forerunner. As a person, Hillary knows what it is like to grow up poor, work her way up, and break through many glass ceilings. She has a connection to not just the super-rich but also to the middle class and the poor. Hillary has the view of being able to look back at what is needed and the ability to see forward to the true environment at what is in front of her.
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Does weighting for extreme wealth change life expectancy statistics?
Grand Old Party dwellers Cruz and Kasich need to drop out and stop beating on dead campaigns; and ignorant commie Cruz needs to move to Canada. He doesn’t symbolize real “American Freedom”. Stop using religion in political campaigns!
“Separation of church and State!”
I was raised as Catholic; and most of my education was attending private (with very strict Franciscan sisters if I remember) Catholic schools in New Jersey and New York. I would never push my religious beliefs onto someone of a different faith or of no faith. Electors must respect individuality; it’s what “American Freedom” is all about!
There could be three candidates running for US president in Nov. –
GOP: Trump … Democrat: Clinton … Independent: Sanders
Clinton has no chance against Trump; but Sanders could give Trump a run for his money! Trump has got to get his derriere moving and shaking to pull those undecided voters towards his campaign team. You have too many “independent” voters that are not participating in the primaries; it is obvious looking at each State’s voter turnout for the primaries and their population ratio. No one is voting! …and the media and gallop polls are delusional!
…and many like myself who are registered as a Republican do not and has never voted for someone because they were a member of a particular party; and I never will in the future. I am a member of a party for one reason and that is to be able to vote in the primaries.
“Separation of church and State!”
I was raised as Catholic; and most of my education was attending private (with very strict Franciscan sisters if I remember) Catholic schools in New Jersey and New York. I would never push my religious beliefs onto someone of a different faith or of no faith. Electors must respect individuality; it’s what “American Freedom” is all about!
There could be three candidates running for US president in Nov. –
GOP: Trump … Democrat: Clinton … Independent: Sanders
Clinton has no chance against Trump; but Sanders could give Trump a run for his money! Trump has got to get his derriere moving and shaking to pull those undecided voters towards his campaign team. You have too many “independent” voters that are not participating in the primaries; it is obvious looking at each State’s voter turnout for the primaries and their population ratio. No one is voting! …and the media and gallop polls are delusional!
…and many like myself who are registered as a Republican do not and has never voted for someone because they were a member of a particular party; and I never will in the future. I am a member of a party for one reason and that is to be able to vote in the primaries.
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Given the people named in this article, I don't believe Mr. Trump would have the slightest interest in any but one of them as a Vice President. He wants an asset on the ticket, not a liability.
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I think you're right but 'asset' has too many letters.
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@stevenz,
Quite clever and quite true! ; )
5-1-16-@10:05 pm
Quite clever and quite true! ; )
5-1-16-@10:05 pm
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Just wondering how much longer does the The NYTimes is going to advertise this and similar articles that shed a negative light on Trump. They are pretty pathetic.
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That's easy, as soon as Secretary Clinton, pardon me, President Clinton, is sworn in.
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As long as he can legitimately be portrayed in a negative light, which based on history, should be a good 5,000 years.
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@Bob,
My calendar says it's May 1, 2016. She hasn't won anything yet.
5-1-16@10:12 pm
My calendar says it's May 1, 2016. She hasn't won anything yet.
5-1-16@10:12 pm
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It's nice that Sessions will let Trump vet has tax returns. When does the American public get to vet Trump's??
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There's no legal obligation for any candidate to disclose tax returns, so I would say "never."
I'm still baffled that Donald Trump could actually become the Leader of the Free World. This is all one big joke, right? I think it goes to show just how terrible of a President he would be being that fellow republicans actually laugh at the thought of being his running mate. I am so sick and tired of turning on the radio, TV, or browsing Facebook and constantly being bombarded with that orange skin and horrible hair. Trump's main source of power is publicity, so let's stop giving him the attention he so desperately craves and talk about the issue. Why are we not talking about Sanders? He is the only sane choice! As usual, the media is running the show.
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Allow me, "surtout et avant tout," to advise Mr. TRUMP on whom he should NOT choose as his running mate. First, avoid selecting a professional soldier, officer. With the exception of Eisenhower, they r inarticulate and add nothing to the ticket. Recall General Curtis LEMAY, Wallace's v.p. candidate who would begin every campaign speech with a rhetorical question to his audience, "Who am I?" and then proceed to list the achievements on his c.v. Scott Walker would also be a non starter.Walker is too argumentative, too right wing,and suffers from male pattern baldness, which bothers people. Perhaps he should try applying shoe polish to cover it up. Recall that Thomas E. Dewey lost to TRUMAN in '48 election because of his mustache, which made him look sinister to the electorate.Kasich would also be a non starter. THE Ohio governor always answers every question by saying,"I don't want to get down in the mud," and then proceeds to wallow in it by blasting DT. KASICH also worked for the banking industry when it sought a bailout. Disingenuous.For obvious reasons, choosing CRUZ would also be out of the question.Even when he tells the truth, he always seems to be lying. DT would do well to choose a minority candidate, Marco Rubio perhaps, who would appeal to Hispanic voters. RUBIO is also a good speaker, even without a teleprompter or prepared notes.
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As callow and ambitious as Rubio is, he will never take it. After being razzed and humiliated as Lil Marco with the boots w elevator heels by Trump, it would be like becoming Trump's boy. Even Rubio would blanche at that... I think.
Rubio is all about Rubio, never doing the hard work to actually finish/accomplish anything. Getting it would vault him to national status where he thinks he belongs.... maybe you're right. AMBITION TRUMPS CHARACTER WITH THESE FOLKS.
Rubio is all about Rubio, never doing the hard work to actually finish/accomplish anything. Getting it would vault him to national status where he thinks he belongs.... maybe you're right. AMBITION TRUMPS CHARACTER WITH THESE FOLKS.
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This is no surprise to me at all. After enduring uncivilized canabalistic Republican debates, it is obvious that the obnoxious character of Don Trump would be impossible to work with. After the Presidential election season honeymoon is over there will probably be widespread voter remorse over what they had done. We all know, candidates are loved during campaigning, but once in office, reality sets in and people no longer hear what makes them happy, but what they tend to disagree with. It happens with all Presidents.
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Trump's too toxic. Not worth having a bit of fun with him during that short-lived night. No enduring future the morning after.
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@Fibonacci,
That's very sick fun.
5-1-16@10:31 pm
That's very sick fun.
5-1-16@10:31 pm
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I think we all acknowledge VP is merely a figurehead. With that, Trump loves publicity stunts and NOTHING would generate more publicity than a Trump & Megyn Kelly ticket.
Kelly is set to interview Trump on May 19th. Kelly is a lawyer, smart, tough, beautiful, likable, and famous — she's basically everything Palin isn't.
Who knows, maybe Trump & Fox wrote this script up nine months ago.
Kelly is set to interview Trump on May 19th. Kelly is a lawyer, smart, tough, beautiful, likable, and famous — she's basically everything Palin isn't.
Who knows, maybe Trump & Fox wrote this script up nine months ago.
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@Seth,
She's a lawyer? Ok, whatever. I consider Megyn Kelly a non-entity who happened to serve as a debate moderator.
5-1-16@10:48 pm
She's a lawyer? Ok, whatever. I consider Megyn Kelly a non-entity who happened to serve as a debate moderator.
5-1-16@10:48 pm
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For the right price I'm sure Sarah Palin would be happy to join him. Maybe they can use the same hair dresser, and she'll please Mr. Trump with her stiletto heels and up-do hair style.
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Did anyone else notice how the 'purported' protests and subsequent egregious behavior at Trump's rallies came directly on the heels of (including nyt's) reports that Clinton's campaign advisors realized and warned that a Trump primary victory would result in a Clinton presidential loss? My main disappointment is it appears Trump didn't recognize her hand in sending dissenters into his meetings to discredit him by provoking his behavior. But at least Trump's reactions were honest; we got to see who he really is, unlike Clinton, whose slimy political skin changes with every new environment to fool voters into believing she's 'just like' them, and feels their pain. If her decades-old ambition for the presidency was ever pure and truly about American interest, that has long fallen to the personal ambitions of the Clinton's global empire. Just ask Ambassador Stevens... Oh, that's right - we can't. Hopefully her influence and the Obama administration's antics haven't done so much to damage what the founding fathers prudently put in place, that a Trump presidency wouldn't be tempered (as it should) by the other two-thirds of our democratic process. Our house and senate should be able to take a rough candidate with America in mind, and move our nation forward. Because Clinton will not. She'll just be on her email.
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Who cares? US politics are becoming less and less relevant. Great entertainment, mind you, but not to be taken seriously. Putin likes Trump. Why not ask him?
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@Lakemonk,
US politics less relevant? To whom? Lately, I've spoken with a number of people from different parts of the world, including the UK. They're aware. They're interested. Some even wore pins of a certain candidate running for the Dem nomination and I don't mean Hillary.
5-1-16@10:21 pm
US politics less relevant? To whom? Lately, I've spoken with a number of people from different parts of the world, including the UK. They're aware. They're interested. Some even wore pins of a certain candidate running for the Dem nomination and I don't mean Hillary.
5-1-16@10:21 pm
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This is ll part of the ruse.
Republicans are trying to fool Independents that Trump is soooooo anti-establishment that no Republican wants to come any where near him.
It's basically the same old pivot to the left, with the old school Republicans playing along and pretending that Trump is "too liberal for us" and Trump saying "the GOP is crooked and corrupt".
.
All a dirty ploy to steal votes away from people who hate Republicans: trick them into actually believing that the GOP nominee is not really the GOP nominee, because the Republicans who they know lie to them are finally telling them the "truth" about Trump.
Suckers ....
Republicans are trying to fool Independents that Trump is soooooo anti-establishment that no Republican wants to come any where near him.
It's basically the same old pivot to the left, with the old school Republicans playing along and pretending that Trump is "too liberal for us" and Trump saying "the GOP is crooked and corrupt".
.
All a dirty ploy to steal votes away from people who hate Republicans: trick them into actually believing that the GOP nominee is not really the GOP nominee, because the Republicans who they know lie to them are finally telling them the "truth" about Trump.
Suckers ....
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Still on the front page for what seems to be around 24 hours, and still taking comments. Kind of unusual.
But we get it. Trump is a loser. Nobody wants to be his VP. Please move on to the next story and run it for 24 hours. Preferably a negative story about Hillary Clinton.
But we get it. Trump is a loser. Nobody wants to be his VP. Please move on to the next story and run it for 24 hours. Preferably a negative story about Hillary Clinton.
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I hate The Hildebeest with the intensity of five white hot stars, but I'll vote for her over the doubly corrupt, quadruply duplicitous Liberal Democrat, Draft Dodging Donnie.
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@Kyle Lyles,
I gather Trump isn't your preferred candidate. ; )
5-1-16@10:50 pm
I gather Trump isn't your preferred candidate. ; )
5-1-16@10:50 pm
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Maine Senator Susan Collins as his chosen VP will soften Trump's image enough, especially to women, to be able to attack Hillary and steal anti-Hillary Democrats and independents; and thus win him the Presidency. In return, he will promise Collins that he will be an only one-term President and will support Collins for her 2020 Presidential run. In order to free himself up for dealmaking, Trump will have her be the most actively involved VP in history; almost a co-President.
Susan Collins is totally creeeepy. Trump will NEVER select her. Eeeuuuww. Her speech is terrible. Etc.
Fine, then. Granted that Collins is more Republican-lite.
Is South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a conservative Republican, more palatable to your tastes?
Is South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a conservative Republican, more palatable to your tastes?
To imagine Trump would step away from power is to be insane.
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He said that he said many things, maybe he can select his alter ego as his running mate?
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which one, there are so many
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republican consultants quoted their clients.... that says it all.
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Heh. How about Mark Sanford? I'll bet he and the Donald would have plenty to discuss.
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This article is a riot. When did Trump ever say he wanted most of these people as vp? Nicky Haley? Really? Jeb Bush? I don't think so. Trump knows exactly who he wants and so does the person he wants. This article was a big fat waste of time.
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Agree. Grubbing for a little publicity. Nikki Haley? Yuck. Etc.
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A Trump/Trump ticket. Donald and Ivanka, a match made in heaven.
None of the politicians in this article would have any chance of running with Trump because they are all LOSERS, especially the idiot Haley, BUT if he were to ask anyone of them, he or she would be on the first plane to Trump Tower.
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Since the Oklahoma legislature just passed a law making all abortions illegal except to save the life of the woman, picking Mary Fallin of Oklahoma sure won't be the way to win the votes of women.
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Good to see you got around to Sen. Tim Scott by the last paragraph. Conspicuous by their absence are the other two logical choices: former Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice and Oprah Winfrey. As successful, single, black women, both strike directly at a principal support base of Sec. Clinton and would make it very difficult for her to win a general election.
C Rice: HAHA.
He's already lost the AA vote; why pander.
She was the architect of Iraq et al: she would be actually worse than Hillary on this issue. Her foreign policy expertise is a disaster.
I her she plays a mean piano though. Like Nixon....
He's already lost the AA vote; why pander.
She was the architect of Iraq et al: she would be actually worse than Hillary on this issue. Her foreign policy expertise is a disaster.
I her she plays a mean piano though. Like Nixon....
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@asg,
Your comment made me chuckle. The idea that skin color would be pandering (or placating?) to me or other Black people. C Rice??
She's poison for the reason you laid out. You and JVL Miami might just as well have suggested Clarence Thomas retire from SCOTUS to pursue a VP ticket w/ Trump. (If only he would retire, just on gp's.)
5-1-16@11:27 pm
Your comment made me chuckle. The idea that skin color would be pandering (or placating?) to me or other Black people. C Rice??
She's poison for the reason you laid out. You and JVL Miami might just as well have suggested Clarence Thomas retire from SCOTUS to pursue a VP ticket w/ Trump. (If only he would retire, just on gp's.)
5-1-16@11:27 pm
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The NYT headline shows again how they miss the point of Trumps success and eventual triumph. Games over for the establishment. Get ready for President Trump and a great America again.
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I'm not sure how Trump is going to even pass the vetting process. He couldn't even get in the military if he wanted to.
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But he was sure great at being Draft Dodging Donnie!
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Anyone interested in reading the same joke 1500 times, by all means continue scrolling through the echo chamber. Meanwhile, the transcript of The Donald's dangerously inept foreign policy address collects dust.
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Lighten up, Francis. He wouldn't be any worse than Bush.
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Bush ?
Lowest ... Bar ... Ever ....
OJ would be a better President than Bush
Lowest ... Bar ... Ever ....
OJ would be a better President than Bush
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Well, another reason not to like Trump as a candidate are the people who'd run on his ticket.
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If Donald Trump were to be elected (UGH!) and he acts as President as he has as a candidate and television character ("You're Fired"), he will likely be impeached. His Vice President will have a golden opportunity to become president, whomever he or she may be.
Let me suggest a contest a contest: WHO WILL TRUMP TRY TO FIRE FIRST?
Let me suggest a contest a contest: WHO WILL TRUMP TRY TO FIRE FIRST?
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Maybe Mitt Romney could be sweet talked into running with Donald Trump. I mean, the Utah vote is so important that the Republicans are going to have to do something to win there if they want to beat Hillary Clinton.
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Reading these comments reminds me just how disconnected NYTimes readers are from the every day concerns of regular Americans. I am no fan of Donald Trump ( I voted for John Kasich in the primary) but Trump's message has resonated with people who feel like their country took a wrong turn somewhere over the last 10-15 years ago and they no longer recognize it. Unless a major third party is formed Trump will win in a landslide in November. Don't believe it ? Ask the other 17 Republican candidates he defeated this year. When Trump is finished with Hillary she is going to wish she'd been indicted.
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Here's his list of major endorsers -- surely any of them would be ideal:
Hulk Hogan
Gary Busey
Kid Rock
Mike Tyson
Stephen Baldwin (not Alec, Stephen, the dumb one)
Dennis Rodman
Lou Ferrigno (incredible hulk)
Jesse vEntura
Ted Nugent
Tila Tequila (for the Hispanic vote?)
Wayne Newton
Duck Dynasty guy
Charlie Sheen
Ivana
Terrell Ownes
Azealia Banks
Jesse James
Kristie Alley
Now really, would you all be proud to have any one of those people on the ticket, and a heartbeat away from the nuclear bomb codes?
SERIOUSLY?
None of you Trumpbots get the joke, do you?
Hulk Hogan
Gary Busey
Kid Rock
Mike Tyson
Stephen Baldwin (not Alec, Stephen, the dumb one)
Dennis Rodman
Lou Ferrigno (incredible hulk)
Jesse vEntura
Ted Nugent
Tila Tequila (for the Hispanic vote?)
Wayne Newton
Duck Dynasty guy
Charlie Sheen
Ivana
Terrell Ownes
Azealia Banks
Jesse James
Kristie Alley
Now really, would you all be proud to have any one of those people on the ticket, and a heartbeat away from the nuclear bomb codes?
SERIOUSLY?
None of you Trumpbots get the joke, do you?
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Each of these people is as unlikable a human as exists. THAT is their commonality. Ignorant; outspoken; and damn proud of it.
Yeehaw!
Yeehaw!
Ted Nugent!
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If Trump becomes president, don't blame it on independent voters. It will be another result of the disastrous invasion of Iraq, followed by occupation, drone attacks, etc., begun by George W. Bush and supported by Clinton et al.
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Mr Trump will select someone--as in a marriage--who will add to the equation. Many NY Times readers are devout liberals--and nothing Trump or any Republican does will suit them. I was an Independent that he attracted. He has a populist view. Intelligent, and a great negotiator. I would never vote for him if I thought he's any of the things he is erroneously and incessantly accused of. If he's nominated he will face the media's misrepresentation and mocking. But he's tough, and street-wise...a New Yorker I'm proud of.
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You CANNOT say he has never spoken ill of women. The quotes are there in print, on audio and videotape.
I understand that many people are suckered in by the aura of celebrity -- but HE SAID on the air with Howard Stern, "women need to be treated like S_I T" and wondered if his baby daughter would have a big chest. He said it was "disgusting" for a to go to the bathroom. He said it would be pretty to see a woman on her knees.
This isn't just NY Times -- this is public record.
How CAN you people be in such denial?
I understand that many people are suckered in by the aura of celebrity -- but HE SAID on the air with Howard Stern, "women need to be treated like S_I T" and wondered if his baby daughter would have a big chest. He said it was "disgusting" for a to go to the bathroom. He said it would be pretty to see a woman on her knees.
This isn't just NY Times -- this is public record.
How CAN you people be in such denial?
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As another independent, I'm continually baffled by this dismissal of clear evidence to Mr. Trump's literal bigoted, sexist, and racist statements he's made on VIDEO during his campaign. If you want to argue "context" you can watch the TOTAL interview or rally speech and Mr. Trump is STILL a bigoted sexist. Now, we've had MANY bigoted sexists as POTUS, and I can almost understand people rationalizing that away if he was ACTUALLY a good business man, but he's not. He can't even run a successful business having to declare bankruptcy multiple times. The only successful thing Donald Trump has ever done is to sell the illusion he's good at anything, and the segment of Americans who, for some reason, are against facts are voting for this fraud. Is it any wonder why the rest of the world thinks our country is looney tunes?
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Oh, he's so great with that marriage thing...
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I think he wants to pick himself!
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Than go w Christie.
He, like Trump, is a nasty blowhard; refrains from listening to others; lacks basic discipline; incoherently screams at people believing himself their superior.
They're also from neighboring states; and are physically repulsive.
Doppelgangers!
He, like Trump, is a nasty blowhard; refrains from listening to others; lacks basic discipline; incoherently screams at people believing himself their superior.
They're also from neighboring states; and are physically repulsive.
Doppelgangers!
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Trump will appoint all kinds of strange people to his cabinet. That's one of the reasons he cannot be an effective president.
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One of the Kardashian sisters would be an ideal running mate.
Doesn't really matter which one.
A reality show featuring the duo can be aired up until Election Day.
Doesn't really matter which one.
A reality show featuring the duo can be aired up until Election Day.
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Based on his past display of poor taste and disturbing lack of intelligence, Kaitlin Jenner or David Duke.
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What about one of his sons? That way, the media will have to repeat the brand name (which I refuse to mention here) twice. And, since clearly job credentials are not being taken into account by the Republican electorate, he fits the profile based on DNA alone. #cloneforvp
/sarcasm.
So glad I installed the Drumpfinator extension on my browser so I don't have to take this dunderhead seriously. His vacuousness is showing.
/sarcasm.
So glad I installed the Drumpfinator extension on my browser so I don't have to take this dunderhead seriously. His vacuousness is showing.
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Yeah, well, how many democrats are going to turn down Hillary? As many or more.
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This is just plain hilarious. People falling all over each other to see who can get away from Trump faster.
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I posted eight hours ago commenting on how long this article has been so prominent on the web page. It had been already up for what seemed to be forever. And it's still there. Would a negative article on Hillary be given such prominence?
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I agree that Nytimes gives Trump a ton of negative coverage, like this article or the one about the registration on one of his planes expiring. However, they at least partially do it for the clicks. This article alone has over 1500 comments. They say any attention is good attention.
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Mr. Trump actually has several candidates possessing compatible character as well as organizational effectiveness track record.
Any of the fellow reality television stars in the Kardashian family come to mind, as do Jerry Jones and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Charisma-free John Kasich, with his wealth of governance experience, should be considered mutually exclusive with a Trump Administration.
We can expect to see widespread filings for early retirement among seasoned
military and government officials who would find reporting to one with the character of Mr. Trump incompatible with their character and set of values.
Students of governance will find it interesting to see the dismantling of effectiveness that comes from the lack of transferable skill sets from being a
reality TV star and real estate developer to being the leader of the Free World.
Any of the fellow reality television stars in the Kardashian family come to mind, as do Jerry Jones and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Charisma-free John Kasich, with his wealth of governance experience, should be considered mutually exclusive with a Trump Administration.
We can expect to see widespread filings for early retirement among seasoned
military and government officials who would find reporting to one with the character of Mr. Trump incompatible with their character and set of values.
Students of governance will find it interesting to see the dismantling of effectiveness that comes from the lack of transferable skill sets from being a
reality TV star and real estate developer to being the leader of the Free World.
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Does the VP have to be human, or could he/she be an animal?
My German Shepherd would be a great choice: 1) intelligent, 2) projects that tough, no negotiate image, 3) no baggage (well, did eat some good shoes as a pup), and 4) would get along great with Angela Merkel (or any other German leader for that matter).
What do you think, Donald?
My German Shepherd would be a great choice: 1) intelligent, 2) projects that tough, no negotiate image, 3) no baggage (well, did eat some good shoes as a pup), and 4) would get along great with Angela Merkel (or any other German leader for that matter).
What do you think, Donald?
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I think he will have a "VP" Apprentice reality show, fire a few potential VPs and the winner will get the running mate position. Can't wait to hear 'You're fired!!!"
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So to the reporters who wrote this story...Am I supposed to pretend that a majority of the people you talked to are not members of the GOP wing of the Washington DC Ruling Class/Establishment/Donor Class....whatever label you want to chose?
What was my first clue that as usual, An Establishment Supporting Newspaper like the NYT had an agenda in the publishing of this story?...The first 4 people quoted were reps from Kasich, Graham, Walker, and Jeb Bush....I'm wondering why we didn't get some quotes from Rubio and Cruz as well?
Regardless...What a shocker?...Washington DC Ruling Class Establishment Pols want nothing to do with Trump.
Great job on this "scoop" from the NYT..I've learned so much
What was my first clue that as usual, An Establishment Supporting Newspaper like the NYT had an agenda in the publishing of this story?...The first 4 people quoted were reps from Kasich, Graham, Walker, and Jeb Bush....I'm wondering why we didn't get some quotes from Rubio and Cruz as well?
Regardless...What a shocker?...Washington DC Ruling Class Establishment Pols want nothing to do with Trump.
Great job on this "scoop" from the NYT..I've learned so much
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Nor do Conservative citizens, citizens with an education over the third grade (Drumpf's grammar is at third grade level) or anyone who truly loves the USA want anything to do with the Extreme Narcissist.
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When I watch Trump, I wonder if he will last through the general election campaign. He is bloated and self-indulgent and often shows signs of fatigue and mental confusion. He has never exerted himself like this before. Hillary looks cool as a cucumber by comparison. When he blusters at her, she need only look at him a moment and then ask condescendingly, "Are you DONE?" I think he will be.
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No one much has said this, but just try to imagine him being required to go through the President's tedious daily routine. Or think of him in a diplomatic reception line, trying to remember names and titles and countries without prompting. He has always had people to read paperwork for him and give him the bottom line. I wonder if it has even sunk in yet that he will have to live in DC? Or does he think it's going to be four years of cheering crowds?
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It really doesn't matter. Trump's momentum is so strong and more importantly growing, and is gravitational pull is so powerful that he will be, from an electability point of view, his own running mate. Trump is unstoppable and will take Hillary all the way to the November finish line in a dead heat, unless she is already wearing an orange jumpsuit by then.
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Point by point.
- He may take the election to a "dead heat" as you say. A 269-269 tie is not out of the question.
However, he will not be President. If the House gets to decide, look for them to elect someone other than Trump to the Presidency.
Will it be Ryan ? Will it be Bush ? Who knows, but it won't be Donald if the House gets to choose.
- Second point. Your stupid "orange jumpsuit" comment. Even if she were indicted, the chance of her being put in an orange jumpsuit prior to the election is ZERO.
There will NEVER be a trial before the election, let alone a conviction and sentencing.
And honestly, the ONLY way she gets convicted would be if there were some highly illegal juror tampering.
If she did get convicted at a trial, not only would she win an appeal. The people behind the jury tampering would face way more time than Hillary would.
- He may take the election to a "dead heat" as you say. A 269-269 tie is not out of the question.
However, he will not be President. If the House gets to decide, look for them to elect someone other than Trump to the Presidency.
Will it be Ryan ? Will it be Bush ? Who knows, but it won't be Donald if the House gets to choose.
- Second point. Your stupid "orange jumpsuit" comment. Even if she were indicted, the chance of her being put in an orange jumpsuit prior to the election is ZERO.
There will NEVER be a trial before the election, let alone a conviction and sentencing.
And honestly, the ONLY way she gets convicted would be if there were some highly illegal juror tampering.
If she did get convicted at a trial, not only would she win an appeal. The people behind the jury tampering would face way more time than Hillary would.
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So you don't care if a zombie is VP -- even if Trump might fall over due to his excessive weight and hair spray congestion in his lungs?
Any old idiot can be the VP?
Ever read a civics book?
Any old idiot can be the VP?
Ever read a civics book?
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This is a dog whistle to get fools to reply point by point. My one word answer: IGNORANT.
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Who else should choose a running mate for their candidate, but the delegates of the Republican nominating convention?
In 2008, they gave us the gift (SP) that keeps on giving - they should give it another go.
In 2008, they gave us the gift (SP) that keeps on giving - they should give it another go.
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Condoleezza Rice would be a perfecct match for Trump.
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YES! Then, when the Republicans attack Hillary with Old Bernie's nasty accusations about how she voted FOR the war in Iraq, she can remind them who was really to blame for that disaster: Condi "Yellow Cake" Rice!
BOOOOOO.
BOOOOOO.
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For the last time.
She did NOT vote for the war in Iraq.
She gave the President the authority and the responsibility to let the UN inspectors do their jobs and use military force if they decided that there were in fact WMDs being developed.
Bush took that authority, and used it to kill thousands of Americans, and thousand more innocent women and children.
Saying she "voted for the war" is a LIE.
Trump is also all over the internet stating HIS SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQ WAR.
TRUMP supported the Iraq War, Hillary did not.
She did NOT vote for the war in Iraq.
She gave the President the authority and the responsibility to let the UN inspectors do their jobs and use military force if they decided that there were in fact WMDs being developed.
Bush took that authority, and used it to kill thousands of Americans, and thousand more innocent women and children.
Saying she "voted for the war" is a LIE.
Trump is also all over the internet stating HIS SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQ WAR.
TRUMP supported the Iraq War, Hillary did not.
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As I understand it, the Vice President selection under Trump includes a high recommendation for Alfred E. Neuman..perhaps many of you remember this magazine character.
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For the Republican VP nominee, I recommend Caitlyn Jenner. She's a firm believer in the constitution, has been extensively vetted by the media, and has a similar flair for reality TV theatrics.
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She's a real model of consistency and honesty.
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Geez seriously. Where's the masochist dying to be Hillary's VP? Do you think there's anyone in the Democratic establishment inner circle who believes that Bill has learned his lesson or has any more self control than he did for the past five decades? Do you think anyone has forgotten the sight of those stalwart Democratic women lined up on the White House lawn to declare with straight faces that Bill doesn't do stuff like that?
Do you think anyone wants to deal not only with Hillary, but with Bill, and with Huma?
Bill didn't just pick Gore so together they could sew up the South. He picked the blandest, dullest, most boring guy he could come up with who could help him sew up the South.
Keep laughing, kids. How'd that work out for Jeb?
Do you think anyone wants to deal not only with Hillary, but with Bill, and with Huma?
Bill didn't just pick Gore so together they could sew up the South. He picked the blandest, dullest, most boring guy he could come up with who could help him sew up the South.
Keep laughing, kids. How'd that work out for Jeb?
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May 19th is Donald's hatchet-burying interview with Megyn Kelly. Since the VP is merely a figurehead, why not choose Ms. Kelly?
She's a lawyer, sharp, beautiful, famous, her contract with Fox News is ending, it neutralizes Hillary's woman's card, and she's obviously incredibly ambitious. Donald is the master of publicity stunts, and they don't get much bigger than a Trump/Kelly ticket.
She's a lawyer, sharp, beautiful, famous, her contract with Fox News is ending, it neutralizes Hillary's woman's card, and she's obviously incredibly ambitious. Donald is the master of publicity stunts, and they don't get much bigger than a Trump/Kelly ticket.
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brilliant suggestion!
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She's too smart for him to be around.
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It doesn't matter who Trump picks; he is not going to win. He will lose by landslide proportions to HRC. I know plenty of people who, but for Sarah Palin on the ticket, would have voted for John McCain in 2008. She had her dedicated fans, just as Trump does but when it came to even the potential that she could inherit the seat of POTUS, voters lined up behind Obama. Trump is just as ridiculous as Palin. He will lose.
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"Trump -- Gingrich" Now there's a bumper sticker for the ages!
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@martin,
Or the end of all ages.
5-2-16@12:09 am
Or the end of all ages.
5-2-16@12:09 am
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Gingrich and Trump make sense in that they both traded in the wives for younger models. Jefferson Davis Sessions III would make an all-racist ticket. And Trump and Christy would be the all-bully ticket. So many choices for the family values party.
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With Donald Trump as the likely Presidential candidate for the Republican Party, this may be the demise of the party. They will lose the Senate and possibly the House and will take decades to come back.
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So obvious. Dennis Hastert is the clear front runner. Like follows like. Having his vice-president pick incarcerated is perfect - Trump would never allow another person to actually suck away some of his hard earned delusions of grandiosity....
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http://mullin.house.gov
Congressman Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma's 2nd District (includes Muskogee and McAllister) is a Cherokee, a businessman (plumbing), a rancher, a Pentecostal, etc., etc.
Tall, dark, and handsome. Young.
Congressman Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma's 2nd District (includes Muskogee and McAllister) is a Cherokee, a businessman (plumbing), a rancher, a Pentecostal, etc., etc.
Tall, dark, and handsome. Young.
Since most of the Republicans in Washington are dying to shut the gov't down and watch the country's infrastructure crumble into rubble does it make any difference who Trump nominates? These right wing zealots are so out of the mainstream. Whether they be white woman governors or congressional big wigs in the party. Trump on many issues such as government spending is much sounder than the Republican regulars.
It seems shockingly clear from Trump's comments that he doesn't really want to be President. What he really wants is to be Chairman of the Board and hand pick his President (er, Vice President) who will actually do the work. This is so crazy.
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Trump should create a new reality show, "Who Wants to be Vice-President?" similar to The Apprentice. Finalists and the ultimate winner are determined based on their knowledge of American history and how well they work with Trump. George and Carolyn can help sort out the candidates as they did on Apprentice.
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I think he should pull a David Blaine and sit inside a box in Times Square for 5 years.
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Any politician that associates with Donald Trump risks ending his career.
Any politician that does not vinously sever with Trump, the same.
This is not dress rehearsal for the GOP.
This is show time.
And there is no-one running that deserves the office of president.
Decent people no longer run for high office...
Any politician that does not vinously sever with Trump, the same.
This is not dress rehearsal for the GOP.
This is show time.
And there is no-one running that deserves the office of president.
Decent people no longer run for high office...
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Run on a Ticket With Donald Trump? No, Thanks, Many Republicans Say
GOP Rep. Bill Miller of Buffalo ran with Goldwater... who was Miller? American Express liked him.
So. Trump? He can nominate his Florida butler.
George McGovern switched from Tom Eagleton to R. Sargent Shriver.
In sum, no one cares. Who was Estes Kefauver? Alben Barkley?
Harry S Truman? Any one remember Harry?
GOP Rep. Bill Miller of Buffalo ran with Goldwater... who was Miller? American Express liked him.
So. Trump? He can nominate his Florida butler.
George McGovern switched from Tom Eagleton to R. Sargent Shriver.
In sum, no one cares. Who was Estes Kefauver? Alben Barkley?
Harry S Truman? Any one remember Harry?
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A more serious question is: What happened to the two-party system?
The Republican Party at the Congressional level has focused exclusively on their sworn oath to block everything the sitting president, Mr. Obama has proposes.
They are not part of the government they are only against it.
At the presidential level, their obsession with stonewalling has resulted in the worst set of GOP candidates in US history. The party failed to cultivate national leaders worthy of the mantle of the presidency and the Republican Party is now collapsing under their own racist, obstructionist strategy.
We can gloat and say "As ye sow, so shall ye reap", but all Americans pay the price when Republican half of the two party system has become so desperate their primary strategy has shifted to voter suppression, vote theft through gerrymandering and the massive flow of dark corporate money into the electoral process.
Trump's current odds of being elected President may be as low as 20% but their is nothing to celebrate as we witness so many elements of our complex democracy at risk or in ruin.
The Republican Party at the Congressional level has focused exclusively on their sworn oath to block everything the sitting president, Mr. Obama has proposes.
They are not part of the government they are only against it.
At the presidential level, their obsession with stonewalling has resulted in the worst set of GOP candidates in US history. The party failed to cultivate national leaders worthy of the mantle of the presidency and the Republican Party is now collapsing under their own racist, obstructionist strategy.
We can gloat and say "As ye sow, so shall ye reap", but all Americans pay the price when Republican half of the two party system has become so desperate their primary strategy has shifted to voter suppression, vote theft through gerrymandering and the massive flow of dark corporate money into the electoral process.
Trump's current odds of being elected President may be as low as 20% but their is nothing to celebrate as we witness so many elements of our complex democracy at risk or in ruin.
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Long shot: Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a long-shot Tea Party winner last year who snuck in between a couple of establishment Republican Party favorites. Some Virginians claim he was spotted at some local Trump rallies. Bevin, a New Hampshire carpetbagger, has already proven himself to be ruthless and an astonishing liar, so. lord knows, Kentucky Dems and many old-school Republicans would love to be shed of him.
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Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas is an eager beaver with the teeth to mow down forests and the tail to sling tons of mud. The Donald could balance his own coastal city slicker image with Cotton's country boy act out of the Heartland.
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Certainly The Donald should consult with John McCain.......he made such an excellent choice in 2008......
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I'm glad I no longer read this newspaper for news - more to see what liberals with their heads buried in the sand are thinking. Most of what I've read is the opposite of this article - albeit more people have their finger in the wind. But then Americans are populists and opportunists at heart. The NYT hasn't been particularly prescient thus far, have it? One only has to pull my old back issues to know that.
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The GOP is certainly going through "interesting times". Their abandonment of American workers, abandonment of education, and the infantile obstructionist antics of their Tea Party faction have made fertile ground for the Rise of Trump.
Republicans would do well to look in the mirror and consider the following:
Proverbs 11:29 - He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Republicans would do well to look in the mirror and consider the following:
Proverbs 11:29 - He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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Morning Joe comments, "...“What Donald Trump needs is the most experienced, most qualified foreign policy mind in Washington, and somebody that would immediately bring calm to the choppy political waters."
Yeah, but if he can't find a Republican VP, what makes you think that a Democratic (which you've clearly described) would take the job?
Yeah, but if he can't find a Republican VP, what makes you think that a Democratic (which you've clearly described) would take the job?
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"Well if no one wants to be on my ticket, I'll just be own VP.
My people are looking into it."
My people are looking into it."
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He should pull a Frank Underwood move and select Malania
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Oh my, Maine Governor Paul LePage would surely take the call from The Donald. He is quite close to Governor Christie, he is a conservative who has a way with words, he gets attention from the national media, he has experience governing, and from what I hear he's itching to take his talents to the next level.
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Susan Collins might be a great pick.
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OK, OK, I'll be the martyr, I'll be Trump's VP candidate.
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Oh, I'm sure David Duke would be happy join Trump as VP. And Steve Wynn would love the job.
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Since when did VP become a plum job? The Times spins another non-issue to continue its all out assault on Trump, but it doesn't bother with in depth analysis of Clinton's and Sanders' potential running mates. What gives, Old Gray Lady?
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In answer to your first question:
"In this I am nothing, But I may be everything." --Vice-President John Adams
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-office-vice-pr...
As to your second question, see the links at the end of the article for TWO articles on Hillary's possible choices, published last week.
"In this I am nothing, But I may be everything." --Vice-President John Adams
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-office-vice-pr...
As to your second question, see the links at the end of the article for TWO articles on Hillary's possible choices, published last week.
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Who would want to be on the ticket with the Repulsiican Party.
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Anyone with political ambitions would LEAP at the chance to be on a presidential ticket. Duh.
...as if Trump has asked any of these folks.....
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Seriously, that Linda McMahon keeps trying to get into office and has a long history with Donald from his days in the glamorous, and completely real world of Professional Wrestling.
They both seem to love staging fixed fights ( see the GOP primary ).
They both seem to love staging fixed fights ( see the GOP primary ).
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The potential picks who don't seem to be troubled about being a VP for Trump are a repulsive lot themselves: The Newt, Sessions, Christie, Fallin, and the unconscious Ben Carson. How can any person with a pulse even consider such a ticket as being capable of the highest offices in the land?
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Trump's VP contestants: Gov. Christie, Sarah Palin, Sen. Bob Corker, Newt Gingrich and Omarosa.
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Although all the candidates appear to have significant personality disorders, Trump's running mate must uniquely qualified to balance the farce. Despite Anakin Skywalker's fictional existence, he'd be a good complement to Trump's Sith Lord.
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This shouldn't be any surprise that the list of GOP insiders aren't interested in running on a ticket with Trump. They are they exact reason Trump is getting so much support.
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If Mr. Trump want drama, then Palin. If he wants racial balance, then Mr. Carson. If he wants look, then may be his own wife Melania.
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A little birdy told me that he's going with John Boehner. White, male, mid-60s, from Ohio, looks and talks like Paul Manafort, Washington experience, already been 3rd in line, totally devoid of scruples like Trump, already called Cruz Lucifer, tried (unsuccessfully) since the day after election 2009 to get rid of Obama, just as woman-hating as the boss. What's not to like?
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And the two can get volume discounts on whatever lotion they slobber all over their faces!
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Donald wants a VP that can help him govern? Why not Dick Cheney? He has plenty of experience running things from the second chair. Donald can then spend his time posturing, which is the one thing he's good at.
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The choice of Trump's running mate is crucial, because if Trump wins the election, that running mate will be the 45th President of the United States.
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I hear you. The GOP will oust Donald before the inauguration ...
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No they won't. The delegates Cruz thought he had stolen are coming over to Trump, just like everyone else.
The idea that the "GOP will oust" Trump is baseless and clueless.
The idea that the "GOP will oust" Trump is baseless and clueless.
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They will oust him AFTER the general election if he wins it.
We're not talking about the GOP nomination. The GOP decided months ago that Donald was their best hope in the general election and have been triangulating Hillary with Bernie and the "America is so fed up" routine.
We're not talking about the GOP nomination. The GOP decided months ago that Donald was their best hope in the general election and have been triangulating Hillary with Bernie and the "America is so fed up" routine.
Thank you both, authors of this piece, for using the term "recoiled"......appropriate and priceless......
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Sign #142 that your party will lose the general election: no one wants to be the front-runner's VP pick
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Think of how Mr. Trump has always picked and related to his second fiddles and you'll understand what we're in for when he goes about selecting his running mate. If it's a man, think Celebrity Apprentice. If it's a woman, then God help us all survive the id-unleashed sideshow that will ensue.
There is something you have to understand about him: whereas Mr. Trump's popularity as a television show host was a product of his ability to use television to mimic reality, his popularity as a presidential candidate is a product of his understanding of how to use reality to mimic television.
It's the Jerry Springer Show folks, but writ large on the canvas that is the reality of the 2016 campaign colored by the bizarre mindset of an American public that not only tolerates these shenanigans, but, indeed, demands them. And Mr. Trump, always the consummate entertainer, is giving folks exactly what they want.
We'll be ahead of the game if the worst we get is Sarah Palin. Ivana or Marla called out of retirement? Certainly not Megan Kelly, Heaven forfend! But, but. . .are you not entertained by the spectacle that our politics have become? Say what you will of Mr. Trump, short-fingered vulgarian though he may be, he knows how to please the mob, and the mob is lovin' it.
There is something you have to understand about him: whereas Mr. Trump's popularity as a television show host was a product of his ability to use television to mimic reality, his popularity as a presidential candidate is a product of his understanding of how to use reality to mimic television.
It's the Jerry Springer Show folks, but writ large on the canvas that is the reality of the 2016 campaign colored by the bizarre mindset of an American public that not only tolerates these shenanigans, but, indeed, demands them. And Mr. Trump, always the consummate entertainer, is giving folks exactly what they want.
We'll be ahead of the game if the worst we get is Sarah Palin. Ivana or Marla called out of retirement? Certainly not Megan Kelly, Heaven forfend! But, but. . .are you not entertained by the spectacle that our politics have become? Say what you will of Mr. Trump, short-fingered vulgarian though he may be, he knows how to please the mob, and the mob is lovin' it.
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Perhaps Caitlyn Jenner would be an ideal VP for Trump.She could "educate" Trump's base supporters and at the same time provide entertainment for a TV/live reality show playing off the Donald.
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Trump should pick Omarosa (1st Season Apprentice Contestant) to be his VP
She is a political outsider like Trump
Being that she is a black woman, she can help with votes with blacks and women.
She is a political outsider like Trump
Being that she is a black woman, she can help with votes with blacks and women.
No way would any self-respecting Black woman identify with Omarosa, Trump or no. Did you see or hear of Omarosa's antics on the Apprentice? She out-vulgared the Vulgarian!
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How about Larry Craig? Impeccable conservative credentials, legislative experience, name recognition and public exposure . . .
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And a wide stance on a number of issues
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He could be the GOP Bathroom Czar for Trump.
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Hey! I'd run with him on his ticket! We really need an ordinary, non-connected citizen running for veep. A guy who hasn't made a lot of money, but who can still think, read, and write. A guy who knows that race and gender are accidents of birth, and that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are the only things that matter.
Gimme a call, Don!
Gimme a call, Don!
Chris Christie seizes on every opportunity to get photo-ops with Trump during his self-promoting rallies. Wouldn't it be interesting if Trump announces Christie as his running mate only to find that Christie is indicted in the Bridgegate fiasco? Manafort would really have to earn his keep to deal with that disaster.
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Hey, I volunteer to run with him. Put me on the ticket and then once nominated, I'll drop acid and run around saying the crazy stuff people think when they're tripping. It'll be fun!!!
Oh wait. He could already get Sarah Palin to do that.
Oh wait. He could already get Sarah Palin to do that.
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Joe Scarborough? Seriously? In what way is he qualified to be president? He's a mean bloviating rightwing nut trying to modify his extremism just enough to be acceptable to a cable tv audience.
Before running for Congress, Scarborough was a hack lawyer in Pensacola, Florida. He represented a man who had assassinated a doctor who performed abortions, one of those poor physicians who had wound up on a rightwing hit list targeted for murder and was killed for performing a legal medical procedure.
Scarborough spent several hours on his show immediately after the Sandy Hook massacre pushing the narrative that Quentin Tarantino bore some responsibility for that incident because he makes violent movies. Imagine being Tarantino - an artist - and seeing yourself smeared on tv like that after a national tragedy?
There isn't any way to sanitize Scarborough enough to make him acceptable as a candidate on a national ticket. Even with Trump.
Before running for Congress, Scarborough was a hack lawyer in Pensacola, Florida. He represented a man who had assassinated a doctor who performed abortions, one of those poor physicians who had wound up on a rightwing hit list targeted for murder and was killed for performing a legal medical procedure.
Scarborough spent several hours on his show immediately after the Sandy Hook massacre pushing the narrative that Quentin Tarantino bore some responsibility for that incident because he makes violent movies. Imagine being Tarantino - an artist - and seeing yourself smeared on tv like that after a national tragedy?
There isn't any way to sanitize Scarborough enough to make him acceptable as a candidate on a national ticket. Even with Trump.
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To say nothing of the skeleton in Scarborough's office closet.
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I think the funniest thing about Morning Joe is that he has a guy on there who clings to every word he says and the dude's name is Barnacle.
Everytime I hear "Barnacle" I laugh out loud.
Everytime I hear "Barnacle" I laugh out loud.
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If he becomes the nominee, believe me people who are saying no now, will say yes, yes, yes! They will come out of the woodwork to be his vice president. I believe he would set the country back fifty years, but he will not have to worry about a running mate.
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“If a potential president says I need you, it would be very hard for a patriotic citizen to say no,” Mr. Gingrich said. How about if the candidate wasn't a potential president?
What's the big problem GOPers?
An impeachment will not take very long, and then it's the veep's job.
An impeachment will not take very long, and then it's the veep's job.
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David Brooks said it well enough...
Speaking without hesitancy, he said Trump should have no endorsers, no one should support or vote for the man... but he understands hatred... and know this will not be possible. Indeed, Mussolini may prevail... as he did in Italy, long before Hitler...
Brooks all but said we must disavow Mussolini so that we will be able to tell our grandchildren that we passed on a resurrection of blatant fascism.
Speaking without hesitancy, he said Trump should have no endorsers, no one should support or vote for the man... but he understands hatred... and know this will not be possible. Indeed, Mussolini may prevail... as he did in Italy, long before Hitler...
Brooks all but said we must disavow Mussolini so that we will be able to tell our grandchildren that we passed on a resurrection of blatant fascism.
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Anyone else see Mike Judge's movie, 'Idiocracy'?
Mike is looking like a regular Nostradamus these days, although with Trump's lily-white candidacy, Judge's dystopian future arrived a few decades earlier than predicted (and the candidate isn't a bigoted minority, just a bigot).
Take this quiz, and see if you can tell which line was spoken by Mr. Trump, vs the POTUS in 'Idiocracy':
http://flavorwire.com/537887/who-said-it-presidential-hopeful-donald-tru...
Mike is looking like a regular Nostradamus these days, although with Trump's lily-white candidacy, Judge's dystopian future arrived a few decades earlier than predicted (and the candidate isn't a bigoted minority, just a bigot).
Take this quiz, and see if you can tell which line was spoken by Mr. Trump, vs the POTUS in 'Idiocracy':
http://flavorwire.com/537887/who-said-it-presidential-hopeful-donald-tru...
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What? No one wants to partner with Mussolini in Drag?
Ah, but we have Dr. Ben Carson and Christ Christie... the two leading contenders...
We know Ben... sort of. Or we thought we did. Hey there, you with the stars in your eyes Ben...
See Christie and Trump in profile on the tarmac. One more attractive than the other.
And how about Sean Hannity, that most logical of Fox, Sean has all but offered...
And how about Smiling Morning Joke, Joe Scarborough... with Mika as the president's press secretary... She looks so good in the morning...
Newt will do anything for a headline.. and Jeff Sessions is Alabama, through and through.
Susan Collins? Her Uncle Sam was principled. And a friend. Knowing him well, and her slightly, I doubt she would bite.
Tim Scott... well, who knows? After the last 8 years, I will believe most anything.
Ah, but we have Dr. Ben Carson and Christ Christie... the two leading contenders...
We know Ben... sort of. Or we thought we did. Hey there, you with the stars in your eyes Ben...
See Christie and Trump in profile on the tarmac. One more attractive than the other.
And how about Sean Hannity, that most logical of Fox, Sean has all but offered...
And how about Smiling Morning Joke, Joe Scarborough... with Mika as the president's press secretary... She looks so good in the morning...
Newt will do anything for a headline.. and Jeff Sessions is Alabama, through and through.
Susan Collins? Her Uncle Sam was principled. And a friend. Knowing him well, and her slightly, I doubt she would bite.
Tim Scott... well, who knows? After the last 8 years, I will believe most anything.
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"Mr. Trump said he wanted someone with “a strong political background, who was well respected on the Hill, who can help me with legislation, and who could be a great president.”" Basically, he wants someone else to do the job of being president because he has no clue. Great nominee, GOP.
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Newt Gingrich? The man responsible for the state of perpetual war and extreme partisanship and rudeness in the Congress, who designed and ushered in the era of "If we don't agree with the president, we'll slander, undermine and impeach him"?
Trump picking Newt drives his candidacy off a cliff.
Not to mention - er - the woman problem? After the way Newt disposed of his previous wives, he's a deeply unsympathetic figure.
Trump picking Newt drives his candidacy off a cliff.
Not to mention - er - the woman problem? After the way Newt disposed of his previous wives, he's a deeply unsympathetic figure.
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Many of the same politicians preferred to be on the Cruz ticket, but were beaten out by Carly.
Politicians by nature crave attention. Many of them would sell their souls, and their grandma's soul, for a moment in the political spotlight. Look at how well Sarah Palin has done financially since being plucked out of the Alaskan wilds. Being VP on a Trump ticket would be their own ticket to fame and fortune though it also carries with it much scorn and ridicule.
However, don't you think there might be more than a few people out there who would gladly cast their fate to the wind, willing to become an asterisk, a joke in the history books, so they could use this opportunity as a stepping stone to their own branding, their own fifteen minutes of fame, the possibility that their expertise on FOX "News" could become a valuable commodity? My God, the queue of candidates will be a nautical mile long.
DD
Manhattan
However, don't you think there might be more than a few people out there who would gladly cast their fate to the wind, willing to become an asterisk, a joke in the history books, so they could use this opportunity as a stepping stone to their own branding, their own fifteen minutes of fame, the possibility that their expertise on FOX "News" could become a valuable commodity? My God, the queue of candidates will be a nautical mile long.
DD
Manhattan
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Help Wanted: Let it be known that Donald J Trump is seeking a well connected and qualified ... footman to provide ballast for his pedestal, a coat to cover any unforeseen puddle and human shield cover to deflect criticism and potential sabotage when it rears its ugly head. Must be willing to sign non disclosure agreement in perpetuity.
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These so-called Republicans, who say they would not be Trump's running mate, are the establishment elites who are trying to steal the Will of the People. The people have spoken, and so far, Trump has the most votes and the most delegates. The establishment elites are terrified of someone they have not hand-picked and who they cannot control. While Ted Cruz has shown he is also not willing to be a puppet, he is a career lawyer/politician, and this profile is just like every other politician in Washington. Trump is different. While the media and establishment elites have done their very best to portray Trump in a negative light, Trump represents the best chance of someone who will actually do the job for the people, and will not be beholden to the Party establishment elites and the big money political contributors. Cruz would make an excellent Supreme Court Justice, but he has taken money and cannot ignore the people who donated money to his campaign. Trump is the only one who can make decisions without regard for the Big Money special interest groups that have been fleecing the American Taxpayer for many years, resulting in a National Debt of $19 trillion. Trump may put a stop to this Pay to Play system, and the Big Money contributes are terrified they may get kicked off the gravy train. This is truly an opportunity for ALL Americans for the first time in a long time to stop the insanity of government robbing the poor and giving to the rich.
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OH yes, he'd be great. First thing he'd do is see if he could get Congress to sign on to lowering the minimum wage. Anyone who thinks drumpf cares about joe the plumber has been royally snookered.
Many of us do not like Donald Trump or Ms Clinton. There will be more than two candidates on the ballot in November and the only thing stopping us from electing someone else is the conventional wisdom that only those two people can win the White House.
We can write in whomever we want, we can vote for the Green Party Candidate or any other number of parties. Believe it or not, there was a time when there were other parties and they fell away as they become obsolete.
The Democratic Party has shown itself more wedded to the Clintons than to the needs of the people it purports to represent. The Republican Party has shown itself to be bereft of anything other than the destruction of government as an agent of good.
Our nation and planet are in need of grown ups who are prepared to take bold and decisive action to address the many challenges we face. Climate Change is an existential threat to life as we know it and portends risks we are only beginning to fathom. The status quo, incrementalism, or a retreat from reality into libertarian fantasy land will not meet the need and threatens the very future our children will inherit.
Ms Clinton can lead us back to Egypt and Trump can help us wander in the wilderness, but neither can get us to the destination we need or desire. It does not matter who he picks- he is unqualified for our trust or our vote.
We can write in whomever we want, we can vote for the Green Party Candidate or any other number of parties. Believe it or not, there was a time when there were other parties and they fell away as they become obsolete.
The Democratic Party has shown itself more wedded to the Clintons than to the needs of the people it purports to represent. The Republican Party has shown itself to be bereft of anything other than the destruction of government as an agent of good.
Our nation and planet are in need of grown ups who are prepared to take bold and decisive action to address the many challenges we face. Climate Change is an existential threat to life as we know it and portends risks we are only beginning to fathom. The status quo, incrementalism, or a retreat from reality into libertarian fantasy land will not meet the need and threatens the very future our children will inherit.
Ms Clinton can lead us back to Egypt and Trump can help us wander in the wilderness, but neither can get us to the destination we need or desire. It does not matter who he picks- he is unqualified for our trust or our vote.
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Buying a ticket on the Titanic sums it up. I still think he may keep it in the family and name his son or daughter, as he would trust no others. Besides the narcissism, there is a hefty paranoia. Would love to be a fly on the wall when he and Christie go at one another though. Probably be the first president to fire 2 or 3 vice presidents!
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Most people commenting on this article are democrats, so most are having a field day. Rest assured Trump will have no problem picking a VP or defeating Hillary so have your good time while you can.
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In your dreams.
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The question prospective candidates should ask themselves is this: Can I survive four years of a Donald Trump presidency? It is clear that Mr. Trump could care less about the number two position. If he had his way, he wouldn't have a vice president. With an erratic president such as Trump, it is conceivable that he could "fire' his vice president, or his vice president could resign in protest. So, anyone who cannot personally stomach Mr. Trump now should not consider his offer - either for the vp position or any other position in his cabinet.
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So much for supporting Trump no matter what! Perhaps we need to disinter someone for him: Barry Goldwater or maybe Ronald Reagan. I still say that the crop of GOP candidates is exactly what they deserve for all the years of using wedge politics, dividing voters along economic and racial lines, ignoring the real needs of the country and the middle and working classes, and for ruining our minimal safety net to the point where anyone can fall into poverty no matter how well they plan their life.
Our wages have stagnated. The ACA is not working well enough because for many of us the only affordable part is the premium (forget about the care with the co-pays, deductibles, etc.). The GOP has been irresponsible in the extreme. They have encouraged their extremists by pandering to them in order to remain in office. It's fitting that they are now being ruined by them. Appeasement as a policy doesn't accomplish much. Just ask anyone who's studied what Chamberlain did before WWII.
Our wages have stagnated. The ACA is not working well enough because for many of us the only affordable part is the premium (forget about the care with the co-pays, deductibles, etc.). The GOP has been irresponsible in the extreme. They have encouraged their extremists by pandering to them in order to remain in office. It's fitting that they are now being ruined by them. Appeasement as a policy doesn't accomplish much. Just ask anyone who's studied what Chamberlain did before WWII.
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"Many Republicans say no thanks" -- yes, because Trump is a fighter, he cares nothing about political correctness, and most of today's Republicans don't have the guts for that approach.
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A number of celebrity supporters could be Trump's VP running mate: Kirstie Alley, Dennis Rodman, John Voight, Hulk Hogan, Paul O'Neil, Willie Robertson (Duck Dynasty), Ann Coulter, Mike Ditka, Stephen Baldwin, Sarah Palin, and Gary Busey.
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After reading this article and the article regarding Cruz and Boehner it seems even republicans don't like republicans. So why should we vote for them?
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None of the reservations about serving with Trump seem to be worrying the true intellectual giants of the GOP: Christie, Palin, Sessions, Carson. Outside government, there's Ted Nugent, Jesse Ventura, Tila Tequila, Dennis Rodman and "Iron" Mike Tyson (except when he was cotton candy). This is the crowd who would be presenting the face of our nation to the world -- and to ourselves.
www.endthemadnessnow.org
www.endthemadnessnow.org
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Christie's the man. That's pretty obvious. Two pea's in the same pod. Wish we could bury it somewhere, it's pretty repulsive.
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Choose Palin - it would make a ticket so terrible, so incompetent, so pathetic that people might actually feel sorry for them and they could get the sympathy vote.
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Chris Christie is the obvious choice. Two tough smart guys are better than one.
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And not a word about how awful for any thinking person to be considered for Hillary's Vice?
It's gonna be Christie. He has no political future to worry about as everyone in NJ, where some wanted to impeach him, hates his guts, and he's already playing the role, traveling around with The Donald and looking like a zombie instead of upstaging him. From the Trump voter perspective Bridge gate would be seen as a major stick it to the enemy accomplishment. They are soul mates.. And Chris is no dummy. He got rid of Rubio after all by pointing out that all he could do was repeat himself. I mean what else do you think Trump promised Chris in that secret conference they had?
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“What Donald Trump needs is the most experienced, most qualified foreign policy mind in Washington... Sorry Donald the person who meets that criteria is already in the race.
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Gingrich would be perfect. He has been trying to reclaim a place in politics ever since kicked out of Congress by his own party for ethical violations. Newt would definitely round out the repulsive theme of Trump's candidacy.
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Why would anyone with brains, and sense of decency, soil his/her image to be in his ticket?
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EGO.......NOT such a dirty word to some wannabe VPees.
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Just maybe he could single handily rid the state of NJ of a hated and dangerous governor from office. But Christie's enormous opinion of himself would prevent him from doing the right thing and leave office during the race. Maybe Trump can continue to embarrass Christie and not select him ending his political wishes for ever and ever. Two huge egos as a pair would be entertaining to watch but ugly for us as a nation. I doubt Christie is on the short list having only a 26% approval rating in the latest NJ poll. Trump doesn't pick losers.
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The bad news, Mr. Trump, is Chris Schrimpf says he will reject you if you ask him to be his VP but the good news is nobody has heard of him.
For the under card of Vice President of the United States of America on the Republican 2016 candidate ticket why not try Jesse Ventura, Hulk Hogan, Caitlyn Jenner, Ben Carson, Bobbie Jindal, Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Newt Gingrich, Cliven Bundy, Wayne LaPierre, Sheldon Adelson or Sarah Palin?
"The higher a monkey climbs the tree the more of it's buttocks you get to see." African Proverb
"The higher a monkey climbs the tree the more of it's buttocks you get to see." African Proverb
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most of the possibles who can speak in coherent sentences are not interested. so how about palin? they apparently understand each other.
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The next VP will be Democrat Jim Webb, serving under President Donald Trump.
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It is a time honored tradition for politicians to deny interest in being Vice President
Never says Chris Schrimpf a spokesman for Gov John Kasich who is facing Trump
Senator Lindsey Graham put it That is like buying a ticket on Titanic when you know fate
A remarkable range of leading Republicans have said they desist and want not to be mate
Mr Trump has a track record of picking fights with running mate Marco Rubio has no interest
Ms Haley and another potential pick Governor Suzana Martinez donot have Trump's trust
Several Republican clients were concerned that high negative ratings will bring doom
But Trump said he was in early stage of mending fences so that there is is still the room
Newt Gingrich former House Speaker and others offered to be being Trump's mate
If a potential President says he needs you it would be hard to say no to being a mate
A cross section of leading Republicans agree that a female Governor or Senator would be choice
To face Hillary Clinton in November need support of white women and offset black Hispanic voice
What Donald Trump needs is foreign policy expert who could calm the choppy political water
Joe Scarborough a former Republican suggested Robert Gates ,on himself silence was answer
For others the singular experience of being the Vice President in his administration is hard to imagine
Two prominent Republican Senators Tim Scott and Susan Collins would not mate Trump as engine
Never says Chris Schrimpf a spokesman for Gov John Kasich who is facing Trump
Senator Lindsey Graham put it That is like buying a ticket on Titanic when you know fate
A remarkable range of leading Republicans have said they desist and want not to be mate
Mr Trump has a track record of picking fights with running mate Marco Rubio has no interest
Ms Haley and another potential pick Governor Suzana Martinez donot have Trump's trust
Several Republican clients were concerned that high negative ratings will bring doom
But Trump said he was in early stage of mending fences so that there is is still the room
Newt Gingrich former House Speaker and others offered to be being Trump's mate
If a potential President says he needs you it would be hard to say no to being a mate
A cross section of leading Republicans agree that a female Governor or Senator would be choice
To face Hillary Clinton in November need support of white women and offset black Hispanic voice
What Donald Trump needs is foreign policy expert who could calm the choppy political water
Joe Scarborough a former Republican suggested Robert Gates ,on himself silence was answer
For others the singular experience of being the Vice President in his administration is hard to imagine
Two prominent Republican Senators Tim Scott and Susan Collins would not mate Trump as engine
Actually again Trump has something right: "I want someone who can help me govern.” It explains some of Trumps support. People are tired of every comment being scripted for the horse race rather on trying to actually do a good job of governing, from both the candidates and the press. NYT went right back to the horse race in the next paragraph just encouraging our race to the bottom.
It's called manners. Acting like an adult in social settings is not too much to ask for a person that children are supposed to look up to.
Do we really want a generation of kids growing up thinking that immaturity, greed, insults and hubris are qualities to admire ?
Do we really want a generation of kids growing up thinking that immaturity, greed, insults and hubris are qualities to admire ?
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With Donald's clear vision, secret plans and most excellent health, he doesn't need a vice-president. Since he is his own best adviser, maybe he can do both jobs.
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But can he dance ?
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I hope he picks Christie. It will be like having two Vice Presidents.
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The good people of New Jersey, where 26% hold a favorable view of Chris Christie, would be happy to unload their governor onto the Republican ticket provided he resigned his present office. But Mary Pat would need to keep the eye roll out of camera range.
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Apparently, a lot of foolish commenters are voting for Hillary and communism, or Cruz and communism, or Kasich and communism. You ain't gonna like it. Trump is not an egoist but a man who knows who he is and values himself while the rest of you do the same but really don't have much background to support your self-love claims. He is able to say the things he does because of his experience, intelligence, and proof of what he has accomplished all over the world, and the friends he has made all over the world, which we desperately need after they have been royally (the our king!) insulted by the empty suit. You can choose America and a better future, or continue down the same old, same old path but immediately Hillary or Cruz would by some miracle get into the WH, you won't like communist and losing America completely. Think about it and then wake up and smell the coffee. I can brag and do about myself and what I have accomplished and it is all the truth. Can any of you? I have my doubts.
Well, he's got you fooled, but I doubt that's much of a feat.
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Donald Trump has made his entire political career running as an angry "In your face" political outsider. His Billion dollar gamble (that's what it costs to run for president and more) is that the angry "Kick over the kitchen table and start over crowd" out numbers the so called "good voters" who are willing to work within the establishment.
It's a shame, too, because Donald Trump is a political genius who ranks right up there with Bill Clinton.
So, his real problem is to clean up his act, and start to move center and become a "Kinder" more "Gentler" Trump. But the problem he faces is that if he does that does he lose his the people who originally supported him?
My best guess is that he will pick Marco Rubio as his VP. He needs the Hispanic vote. Senator Rubio is an impassioned speaker and a handsome one at that.
Alternatively, he could chose a woman to run, and that would go a long way to smooth over the woman's issues.
In any case this election will be won by a political outsider IF he can play his cards right. And, that remains to be seen. A lot of people like Donald Trump and the niceties that some people worry about don't seem to bother his loyal supporters.
It's a shame, too, because Donald Trump is a political genius who ranks right up there with Bill Clinton.
So, his real problem is to clean up his act, and start to move center and become a "Kinder" more "Gentler" Trump. But the problem he faces is that if he does that does he lose his the people who originally supported him?
My best guess is that he will pick Marco Rubio as his VP. He needs the Hispanic vote. Senator Rubio is an impassioned speaker and a handsome one at that.
Alternatively, he could chose a woman to run, and that would go a long way to smooth over the woman's issues.
In any case this election will be won by a political outsider IF he can play his cards right. And, that remains to be seen. A lot of people like Donald Trump and the niceties that some people worry about don't seem to bother his loyal supporters.
No surprises here. You reap what you sow.
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Knew it wouldn't be Christie - probably be the AG.
Knew it wouldn't be Cruz - probably stay in the Senate as the Majority Anti-leader.
Knew it wouldn't be Rubio - too easy to see through his act.
Thought it would be Kasich - took a while to see through his act.
Well, who's the person in the GOP that's had the most experience at being on the shortlist to succeed a president?
(Cheney doesn't count - he was actually president, during his VP tenure)
How about someone who spent about a full term, being #3 in line?
Dream qualifications for Trump:
> From Ohio
> From the GOP Congressional leadership
> Someone who I'd thought actually wanted to get a couple of things done from the center
His major faux pas was to keep labeling tax increases targeted at middle-class taxpayers as "means tests".
But, this year, the GOP tent is going to be big.
So - a pass.
In fact, it's going to be the biggest tent ever.
It's going to be HUGE.
For all of you preparing to move to Canada - or at least threaten it, in NYT comments - get ready.
Take a long look at your NYC rent-stabilized abode - and start rationalizing about how you could do more for the cause by staying and fighting a rear-guard action.
Besides, the view.
Which will now include bumper-stickers on Uber cars saying things like:
"Millennials (needing jobs) for Trump"
"It's the economy, Liberals" (don't tell me about the gamed unemployment and jobs numbers)
"Trump Log Cabin"
"America - What a (once-great) Country"
Knew it wouldn't be Cruz - probably stay in the Senate as the Majority Anti-leader.
Knew it wouldn't be Rubio - too easy to see through his act.
Thought it would be Kasich - took a while to see through his act.
Well, who's the person in the GOP that's had the most experience at being on the shortlist to succeed a president?
(Cheney doesn't count - he was actually president, during his VP tenure)
How about someone who spent about a full term, being #3 in line?
Dream qualifications for Trump:
> From Ohio
> From the GOP Congressional leadership
> Someone who I'd thought actually wanted to get a couple of things done from the center
His major faux pas was to keep labeling tax increases targeted at middle-class taxpayers as "means tests".
But, this year, the GOP tent is going to be big.
So - a pass.
In fact, it's going to be the biggest tent ever.
It's going to be HUGE.
For all of you preparing to move to Canada - or at least threaten it, in NYT comments - get ready.
Take a long look at your NYC rent-stabilized abode - and start rationalizing about how you could do more for the cause by staying and fighting a rear-guard action.
Besides, the view.
Which will now include bumper-stickers on Uber cars saying things like:
"Millennials (needing jobs) for Trump"
"It's the economy, Liberals" (don't tell me about the gamed unemployment and jobs numbers)
"Trump Log Cabin"
"America - What a (once-great) Country"
Sadly, with The Donald, regardless of who he selects, his VP running mate will be nothing more than a stage prop.
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Why "sadly"?
Whose vice-president has been anything more than an understudy, ready to take the stage in case of disaster?
Do you base your vote on running mates?
Can you name the vice-presidents?
Whose vice-president has been anything more than an understudy, ready to take the stage in case of disaster?
Do you base your vote on running mates?
Can you name the vice-presidents?
And Biden's not a stage prop?!
Only one party seeks to divide and marginalize entire groups of people and now the majority of Americans can see that. Trump may wind up changing the GOP for the better. After losing another 3 or 4 present elections they may finally realize that they can't afford to ignore minorities any more.
Trust In God, not men. TRUMP just thinks he is God, but he worships money, and that makes him an idolater. Pray every morning that you do God's will, because God's will is Love and Mercy itself. Politics is not our salvation, Christ the King is.
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what does that actually mean ?
if anything
if anything
Sounds like you are dealing with some of the practical points of being on the GOP Titanic.
Well, somebody has to buy a ticket on the titanic. I will have to step up to the plate if no one else will, for America, but I will request the Donald try to tone it down a wee bit.
I am starting my "Draft Some Dude" campaign with an official announcement on the NYT. I await the groundswell.
I am starting my "Draft Some Dude" campaign with an official announcement on the NYT. I await the groundswell.
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hmm.. what's lou dobbs up to these days ?
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Condoleeza Rice. I don't believe even Trump would have the audacity to reach that high for a vice president. It would only generate an amused smile on the part of Ms. Rice and her supporters. She definitely is a political triple threat. I am certain she would not want to waste her skills or time on Mr. Trump. One day, she should run for President based on her qualifications.
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Everybody knows who Donald Trump will ask, and who will happily accept, the Vice-Presidenti nomination: Marco Rubio. That way, Donald Trump will cover all the demographic bases: I.E. ----- Trump will take care of the small-handed non-perspiration constituency, and Rubio will cover the large-handed sweaters.
You're joking. Her reputation is as someone asleep in the guard tower- she has an oil tanker named after is "single" on the books- off the books is a taboo subject.
I'd like to put forward the former governor of New Mexico, UN Ambassador and Sec. of Energy, Bill Richardson. He knows the inside workings of Capitol Hill, would attract disaffected Dems, and has been polishing his resume for years. All those hostage rescues to North Korea and bungling the Wen Ho Lee investigation should be rewarded somehow.
The establishment is furious with him for not wanting more of the same ol same ol? I am shocked.
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Trump has a lot of followers and is a force to b e reckoned with within the Republican Party. Parties are out to win elections not to insult someone who could easily act as a spoiler in future elections - indeed he probably is a spoiler in this election. I think reports of Trump's rejection are exaggerated and meaningless in the face of his solid base of supporters.
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Gingrich, Christie, Carson... in other words, anyone who is desperate for attention and wants one last chance at being relavent.
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Will probably choose Giuliani, a supporter of Trump and has a similar authoritarian management style. And a New Yorker.
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And will doom the chance of either being elected.
and giuliani could wear his wig hat, a dress and real silk stockings
Ahh, Rudy, champion of the family values party: Rudy the man who, while mayor, informed his wife and young children of his plans to divorce via a press conference...leaving her a post-it note would have been kinder. Nasty, nasty, nasty divorce orchestrated by a nasty, nasty, nasty man.
Giuliani is The Grinch in the flesh.
Giuliani is The Grinch in the flesh.
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What decent, civilized, statesman would want this assignment? I imagine most respected politicians find it difficult to be in the same party as this vulgar, boorish egomaniac let alone on the same ticket....
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gee there I was thinking you were talking about Billary
Trump is the ultimate pandering opportunist. He will do anything to win. He will completely change his fall message to express not what he really believes, but whatever he thinks the broader electorate wants to hear. Winning always "Trumps" ethics. He imagines himself as a prize fighter. The only real question about his VP pick? Will it be a left fake or right fake.
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I'd do it in a heartbeat. Count me in for a wild ride!
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A no-brainer...Bill O'Reilly, his Faux News Network mentor. Every other candidate is a pinhead and huge loser!! Believe me, the folks are not stupid loons. The folks are not stupid loons.
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Why would anyone want to be a shoe shine boy to the Donald. The VP is irrelevant enough as it is and being VP to a Trump presidency would only mean that you would get crushed as the government crumbled around you.
Trump would need a masochist to fit his sadism and do we really need another dysfunctional person in our government?
Trump would need a masochist to fit his sadism and do we really need another dysfunctional person in our government?
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David Duke is available. Perhaps Minister Farrakahn?
The guy down the street in the group home, , Arnold, who wears tin foil underwear is available and is quite pleasant when he remembers to take his meds, which is not too often.
The guy down the street in the group home, , Arnold, who wears tin foil underwear is available and is quite pleasant when he remembers to take his meds, which is not too often.
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It will be Christie. He has nothing to lose, and will be out of a job soon. Putting a 2016 loss as Trumps VP candidate on his resume won't hurt him a bit come 2020 when he wants to run for pres again.
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How about Ron Poopeil? The Donald is going to need a snake oil salesman to pull off a win in November!
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But wait! There's more! Ron has the added feature that he's already dead!
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His best choice would be a Black or Hispanic Woman, Republican Conservative,if there is such a thing.
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Of course they wouldn't. These are career politicians who have a vested interest in the establishment gravy train, and no interest at all in changing the way Washington and the Republican Party works.
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What makes you think Trump is going to change "the way Washington and the Republican Party works?"
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Just a feeling, Brad, that Trump will change the way Washington and the Republican Party works.. At least, he's the only candidate campaigning on that, and the probability is higher. Certainly more so than for Cruz or Hilary.
Why the continued lopsided coverage of Trump? Two front page stories to zero for any other candidate...
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C'mon people. The Donald is weighing the choice between between either his wife, Melania, or daughter, Ivanka. Daughter number two is out of the question. ' Tiffany ' just doesn't sound vice-presidential.
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Mr. Trump should not pick a Republican, in their sense.
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Strange days Indeed. Most peculiar Mama.
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George:
Just gimme some truth...
Just gimme some truth...
Omarosa is ready, willing and waiting, Don -- and another of her great gifts: she's not Condi Rice.
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The answer is quite obvious - a reality teevee show to pick the VP from his fanbase. It would be the political equivalent of the joke auctions from American Idol..without any of the talented ones.
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Sarah Palin?
Is Archie Bunker available?
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Is Charlie Sheen available? They'd make the perfect team, each in isolation making the other look good. They seem to have similar views on family values, and Charlie is a noted bi-winner. Must say, this has been a great show so far, keep it going GOP, who said you guys don't have a sense of humour?
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Ben Carson is the obvious choice. He could step into the Presidency in a heartbeat if his hands were ever needed and he has the experience and ideas to rival Trump's.
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Any prominent politician would be crazy to run on a ticket with Trump -- a sure loser in the general election, and an embarrassment to our country. No one knows for sure how Trump has come this far. But all poliitical experts are almost certain that he will never be elected president. Even an extreme makeover cannot erase the hateful and stupid things the man has said -- about foreign policy, free trade, women and minorities ... you name it. He represents the death of the Republican party as presently constituted. And he doesn't care a whit if he loses, so long as his celebrity and wealth continue to grow.
As a Democrat, I am delighted he will apparently be the GOP nominee but as an American who loves his country, I am deeply saddened by his popularity among Republican Party voters. Have they lost their minds, or are they just plain stupid?
As a Democrat, I am delighted he will apparently be the GOP nominee but as an American who loves his country, I am deeply saddened by his popularity among Republican Party voters. Have they lost their minds, or are they just plain stupid?
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Plain stupid. As that character base has been well fertilized by the GOP pundits. "Be dumb, and let us (the Party) determine what you think. Be anti--intellectual, as being smart is effeminate, and weak. Dont look at the real facts - real numbers and actual data, but form opinions based on your prejudices and fears - and call them facts!"
Looking deep into an issue is not what most Americans do, or want to do. They want drive-up service on political matters. They want a standardized, easy to eat while driving, flavor and filler enhanced sandwich of ideas - that immediately satiates them. "Im struggling, it must be the fault of them!"
In the Trumplodites world, they are losing because of everything and everyone else. And nothing short of driving all immigrants back over the border, building a wall, and closing off entry to most others (Muslims are not the only ones they want blocked out) will turn their luck and raise their standards of living to new and lofty heights.
The Trumplodites, like so many Americans, are being played, and they are just too stupid to see it, because critical thinking is NOT what most Americans like to do. They seek to confirm their biases on blogs and narrow "news" websites, and from radio/TV pundits and conspiracists. (Rush, Hannity, Alex Jones, Beck, etc) They are told over and over again that they are being attacked by immigrants and liberals - never seeing that the real attack has been coming from the very Republicans they voted for.
Looking deep into an issue is not what most Americans do, or want to do. They want drive-up service on political matters. They want a standardized, easy to eat while driving, flavor and filler enhanced sandwich of ideas - that immediately satiates them. "Im struggling, it must be the fault of them!"
In the Trumplodites world, they are losing because of everything and everyone else. And nothing short of driving all immigrants back over the border, building a wall, and closing off entry to most others (Muslims are not the only ones they want blocked out) will turn their luck and raise their standards of living to new and lofty heights.
The Trumplodites, like so many Americans, are being played, and they are just too stupid to see it, because critical thinking is NOT what most Americans like to do. They seek to confirm their biases on blogs and narrow "news" websites, and from radio/TV pundits and conspiracists. (Rush, Hannity, Alex Jones, Beck, etc) They are told over and over again that they are being attacked by immigrants and liberals - never seeing that the real attack has been coming from the very Republicans they voted for.
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The answer I've gotten from the Trumpian base is "We're tired of politicians."
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Roger, we are NOT stupid, but we are tired of being duped and no way Hillary and outright communism, which, believe me, from experience, you won't like it - NWO/One World Government. We are intelligent, and believe or not, most of us are very well educated and can actually think about America's future under any supposed politician who goes in poor on the whole and come out millionaires. We are tired of overpending, taxation, the empty suit's miserable and costly "healthcare????", tired of being led by the nose, losing our jobs, etc. I am an Independent and I am smart enough to read the writing on ANY wall if Trump is blocked and not the nominee that we, thousands and thousands or shall I even say millions want him in the WH. Vote for whom you wish, but I am voting for America and not some foolish ideology!
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The republican party is full of insanity. There will be more insanity to come. I hope every one makes a lot of money talking about it. Then while no one is looking, a Democrat wins the office and undercuts all of this.
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From the article:
"Mr. Winston dismissed the notion — put forward by some Trump advisers — that the candidate could improve his ratings by picking a woman, a Hispanic, or other figure with demographic appeal."
Oh, the sweet irony, since Donald would face the accusation from HRC that Trump had picked his VP, not based on their qualifications, but on their minority status.
Trunp WOULD be playing the "minority card" (which he accuses HRC of doing), so he's now in a Catch-22, his own words coming back to haunt him (although he'd likely ignore the self-contradiction, as usual).
"Mr. Winston dismissed the notion — put forward by some Trump advisers — that the candidate could improve his ratings by picking a woman, a Hispanic, or other figure with demographic appeal."
Oh, the sweet irony, since Donald would face the accusation from HRC that Trump had picked his VP, not based on their qualifications, but on their minority status.
Trunp WOULD be playing the "minority card" (which he accuses HRC of doing), so he's now in a Catch-22, his own words coming back to haunt him (although he'd likely ignore the self-contradiction, as usual).
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Yet those who don't want to be associated with him will (probably) vote for him.
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Kanye. Think about it -- who else would be Trump's equal in egomania?
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Anyone know a black/hispanic anti-immigration anti-abortion republican woman who's up for the job? That way Trump would get all his pandering points down in one fell swoop. Of course he could just put Omarosa in the spot, she's about as qualified to be VP as he is to be POTUS.
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Do you think anyone would want to get in between Chris Christie and the VEEP spot? No way.
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Reagan made Nixon look good. Bush made Reagan look good. Now Trump is making Bush look good!
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Whoa. I wouldn't go that far ...
The answer is so obvious, you will smack your forehead over this: Sarah Palin. As Adelaide sang: "I'm just a girl who can't say no."
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" concerned that Mr. Trump’s unusually high unfavorable ratings with all voters."
Gee. Could someone please explain the apparent disconnect between the sentence "high unfavorable ratings with all voters" and the fact that he is getting landslide votes?? Cause I'd really like to know.
He could hardly be the frontrunner- from the get go mind you- if he was unpopular with voters. Who is voting for him then- ghosts?
Of is this a case of when no one ever voted for Nixon or Bush but they got elected twice. I think there are LOADS of people who are going to come out for Trump. They don't like to be insulted, they don't like to be threatened but they will run to the polls for Trump. Watch and see.
Gee. Could someone please explain the apparent disconnect between the sentence "high unfavorable ratings with all voters" and the fact that he is getting landslide votes?? Cause I'd really like to know.
He could hardly be the frontrunner- from the get go mind you- if he was unpopular with voters. Who is voting for him then- ghosts?
Of is this a case of when no one ever voted for Nixon or Bush but they got elected twice. I think there are LOADS of people who are going to come out for Trump. They don't like to be insulted, they don't like to be threatened but they will run to the polls for Trump. Watch and see.
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I'll bite. He's winning among a lousy group of REPUBLICANS. Remember 2012? Romney also defeated a lousy group of republicans, but got trounced by Obama in November. And Obama was vulnerable had there been a viable alternative.
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"So, yes, Trump will probably set a new record for total votes. But he'll also probably end up as the highest-vote-getting candidate with the lowest percentage of the vote since 1968."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/27/donald-trump-w...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/27/donald-trump-w...
Actually Trump is not insulting but state truths that rankle the blind and deaf! They say he is "vulgar". Well, the word come from the Latin which means "speaking the language of the people" and not the rhetoric of the elite or those who think they are better than the "little people". Yep, that is why we are out there to vote for Trump because the little people have been losing for decades and mostly under the Democrats in the WH or in Congress. I vote for Trump and America's far better future.
There's no need to consider Republican running mates. Bernie Sanders would be an ideal partner
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The guy in NJ would be happy to yes Trump.
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This has nothing to do with anything but what happens if The Donald cannot find ANYONE who will accept running with him as VP? I know several have stated they will serve if asked so this is simply a form of curiosity on my part.
Retread Sarah Palin...she's always good for an off-the-wall yet printable quote, just make sure nobody asks her what she reads for news...and keep her away from 5th Avenue.
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So why do we really need a VP anyway? Other than a fill in for something bad happening to the President ? Generally they have been a joke anyway.
Were they actually a true asset to the president and the country rather than a PR face it would mean something.
What I would like to see is Trump say that he will try to find a VP with experience on issues across Int'l affairs and the economy that will really work as a true policy consultant to help him run the country!
Were they actually a true asset to the president and the country rather than a PR face it would mean something.
What I would like to see is Trump say that he will try to find a VP with experience on issues across Int'l affairs and the economy that will really work as a true policy consultant to help him run the country!
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I have a bumper sticker, Cruz/Shkreli, that someone gave me for fun! Trump could replace Cruz, since most likely Cruz is going nowhere.
Elect Trump/Shkreli/2016
Elect Trump/Shkreli/2016
How about Governor Pat "Bathroom Law" McCrory? Ann Coulter floated McCrory as a running-mate awhile back, and, considering how McCrory is floundering in the governor's race in NC because of the business boycotts and negative reaction to HB2, even among members of his own party, he'd probably jump at the chance. He's never seemed that interested in being governor as much as setting himself up to be a DC insider.
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I am sure there are many republicans who are up for reelection who would prefer to not be even running in the same party as Trump.
Trump is going to precipitate a landslide loss for the GOP.
Trump is going to precipitate a landslide loss for the GOP.
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I wish that were true. However, everyone laughed at Trump and thought that he wouldn't last but a short time before he imploded - and look at him now. Let us not be so smug and overconfident. Democrats have a lot of work to do and Hillary must keep her cool when Trump turns his filthy mouth on her. Let the contrast between the two remain obvious and most Americans will reject Trump and his racist trailer-trash supporters.
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It is easy for people to say they are not interested in something that isn't even possible yet. If Trump becomes the nominee and is in a position to deliver, his request to a potential candidate to be his VP becomes much more realistic and much harder to decline. That will change things dramatically. And this article will become nothing more than meaningless speculation.
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Seasoned members of GOP establishment not interested in Trump's VP slot?
Not much surprise there. If Trump would select a goat to be his running mate people wouldn't mind. Both establishments just don't get it . It's not about Trump. It's about frustration with two failed corrupt parties which are perceived as no longer people's representatives.
www.isonewsinfo.com
Not much surprise there. If Trump would select a goat to be his running mate people wouldn't mind. Both establishments just don't get it . It's not about Trump. It's about frustration with two failed corrupt parties which are perceived as no longer people's representatives.
www.isonewsinfo.com
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Does it matter who Trump chooses, if he gets the nod? A toxic waste ticket is still a toxic waste ticket.
5-1-16@8:46 am
5-1-16@8:46 am
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I'm less concerned about his vp choice than his potential cabinet choices, and hope we don't have to find out.
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@Guapo Rey,
Toxic waste ticket. Toxic waste cabinet. ....Dear God..... : (
5-1-16@11:10 pm
Toxic waste ticket. Toxic waste cabinet. ....Dear God..... : (
5-1-16@11:10 pm
Republicans who reject Trump may have second thoughts in the long run because by associating themselves with Trump, the greatest and most successful graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's prestigious Wharton School of Business, their future opportunities will be boundless, limitless, and infinite.
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Uh, hate to say it, but if El Trumpo is "the greatest and most successful graduate" of Wharton ... that's truly Wharton's shame.
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we know Trump likes to think outside the box, so why not open the selection to groups not heretofore considered. For instance, I see no reason why the head of one of NY's Five Organized Crime families should be passed over. They already have a working relationship with him as Jimmy Hoffa's body is probably part of the foundation of Trump Tower.
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Megyn Kelly.
I'm not kidding. Lawyer, quick witted, sharp tongue, moderate, famous, female, strikingly beautiful & the announcement of Kelly as VP would break the internet. Trump is the king of publicity stunts.
I'm not kidding. Lawyer, quick witted, sharp tongue, moderate, famous, female, strikingly beautiful & the announcement of Kelly as VP would break the internet. Trump is the king of publicity stunts.
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Though you really don't approve of your facetious suggestion, it may come from the part of the brain less cluttered with childish smacks and actually may be one of the most brilliant suggestions I've heard in these months. Megyn Kelly would be an excellent choice!!!
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Surpringly, the Constitution does not specify that a living person be the Vice President. This would seem to open up the field considerably and offer several attractive benefits to the "presumptive nominee". And in this day of holographic imaging who knows what those geniuses could do.
For example, imagine a Trump / DiMaggio ticket. People of all sexes and colors loved Joe D. Although the number of people who actually saw him play have declined dramatically in the last decade, there are still many who fondly remember the Clipper. Nothing could move Trump closer to that Greater America he always talks about than having one of the Greatest Yankees by his side ( or at least his image). And Joe D. 's tenure is the Veep would be guaranteed to be scandal free. No messy scandals like Spiro Agnew grabbing brown bags filled with cash. No danger of Joe blowing someone's face off like Cheney. Joe could never be embarrassed by someone asking him to spell potato like Dan Quayle. Or is it potatoe?
Anyway, best of all, Joe D. would never be in a position to change policy from day to day in an unpredictable fashion. Trump would have that lane all to himself.
For example, imagine a Trump / DiMaggio ticket. People of all sexes and colors loved Joe D. Although the number of people who actually saw him play have declined dramatically in the last decade, there are still many who fondly remember the Clipper. Nothing could move Trump closer to that Greater America he always talks about than having one of the Greatest Yankees by his side ( or at least his image). And Joe D. 's tenure is the Veep would be guaranteed to be scandal free. No messy scandals like Spiro Agnew grabbing brown bags filled with cash. No danger of Joe blowing someone's face off like Cheney. Joe could never be embarrassed by someone asking him to spell potato like Dan Quayle. Or is it potatoe?
Anyway, best of all, Joe D. would never be in a position to change policy from day to day in an unpredictable fashion. Trump would have that lane all to himself.
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It's apparent that in a Trump-Clinton election, Clinton prevails by a wide margin. This election will mostly likely become a Dem. blowout. Anyone in the GOP who associates with Trump is signing their own political-death warrant.
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I think whoever he gets to be VP better be prepared to shoulder the entire responsibility of the executive, because Trump, ultimately, doesn't want to BE president, he just wants to win the office so he can check it off the bucket list and move on.
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The intelligence of some if the the responders to the NYT seems to be drooping. This time in America is important and requires more insight and intelligent debate. This type of verbiage, though enabling one to vent, contributes nothing toward a movement that seeks to restore meaningful analysis and incredibly, derails or postpones a sense of "forward movement" to the distant past of real democracy. Though the First Ammendment has survived and is of paramount importance, "belching" may be better suited for the environment of a spouse or therapists office.
Was that word salad supposed to mean something?
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Duane Duncan,
I'm flattered that you think a comment I made could derail or postpone a sense of forward movement...I think you're a minority of 1 there. And I'm not venting, or I would have included references to his misogyny, bigotry, etc.
Rather I come to my conclusion with good authority. "A sometime adviser, Roger Stone, said in an interview released Monday that the presidency 'is show business' to Mr. Trump, who Mr. Stone said lacks the bandwidth to read a 40-page briefing book."
I'm flattered that you think a comment I made could derail or postpone a sense of forward movement...I think you're a minority of 1 there. And I'm not venting, or I would have included references to his misogyny, bigotry, etc.
Rather I come to my conclusion with good authority. "A sometime adviser, Roger Stone, said in an interview released Monday that the presidency 'is show business' to Mr. Trump, who Mr. Stone said lacks the bandwidth to read a 40-page briefing book."
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How about Rick Santorum? He is pretty irrelevant right now.
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When speaking of politicians, your naive report declares "this time they really mean it".
I'm convinced.
I'm convinced.
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Newt Gingrich has been Donnie's insider confidence man for a while and would make a supreme Chief of Staff. Sheriff Joe Arpaio could add gravitas to the Ethnocentric approach to border security as Sect. Of Homeland Security. The Underground Iron Dome system could be deployed to prevent burrowers as well. Lastly, Meg Whitman as the VEEP rounds out the CEO duo. Enjoy !
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Trump has many more options for his VP than does Clinton. She only has one option: select the biggest masochist in Washington, D.C. What other kind of person would want to work for and answer to Hillary Clinton.
Next topic please
Next topic please
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It's astonishing to me that any GOP member and every media outlet have not seen the danger of Trump. Why are they talking about him, sucking up to him, as though he had any capabilities to run even a city? Have they all forgotten Austrian/German history? Imagine this character in charge of this large country? Imagine how members of the GOP will become sycophants (capos) under his threats. It is literally terrifying.
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Trey Gowdy would likely agree. He'll do anything to get his name out there.
A VP run with Donald Trump will be the end of anyone's political career, so Trump may end up with another "outsider".
A VP run with Donald Trump will be the end of anyone's political career, so Trump may end up with another "outsider".
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He can have our governor. If that's the way we get rid of Mike Pence, it's fine by me!!
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Don't forget my man Mitch Daniels. Also known as little Ceaser. They can have him from Indiana. "Dan Quail" he can be.
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I would rather he take A. Cuomo...
I couldn't stop laughing through this article. I can't believe that republicans have screwed up so badly! I'm embarrassed for them. Think how the caliber of their nominees have diminished our national image throughout the world! DONALD TRUMP, a.k.a, DRUMPF, could become the President of the United States of America. DONALD TRUMP!!! following up Barack H. Obama.
Ya'll have gone absolutely crazy.
Ya'll have gone absolutely crazy.
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Ted Cruz ? Not.
The working class has had it's stuffing repeatedly ripped out from it's body in the last century, however it has proven to be a resilient mass and with numbers that have always been too great to be ignored. The media will do the best to suppress this movement with the unfortunate disregard for what is actually fueling it. We have been here before, however the circumstances this time around could not be any more different. The world is adjusting to what is an emergence into it's day force from a long dark night that is now being left behind.
America has been dealt the hardest of lessons, been given a wake up at an address to which we will not be returning. There is a new morning out there and it finally feels like time is on our side.
The right man for the VP job will come forward, there is time.
The working class has had it's stuffing repeatedly ripped out from it's body in the last century, however it has proven to be a resilient mass and with numbers that have always been too great to be ignored. The media will do the best to suppress this movement with the unfortunate disregard for what is actually fueling it. We have been here before, however the circumstances this time around could not be any more different. The world is adjusting to what is an emergence into it's day force from a long dark night that is now being left behind.
America has been dealt the hardest of lessons, been given a wake up at an address to which we will not be returning. There is a new morning out there and it finally feels like time is on our side.
The right man for the VP job will come forward, there is time.
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Classic GOP response: the right MAN will step up.
For a ticket that will be beaten down by women voters, 70 % who hate Trump.
For a ticket that will be beaten down by women voters, 70 % who hate Trump.
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The NYT sure takes a lot of words to tell a story. This one is actually funny because you just wait until someone is actually asked to be his VP and see if it takes longer than 2 seconds for a yes answer.
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Abraham Lincoln's quote about labor vs. capital (on the side of labor) reminds me that the two political parties who control our elections have both failed -- in the sense of "failed states". As if we needed proof, the potential race between Trump and Clinton proves it. If we're going to have elections in the future that make any sense, we need the Republicans to disappear. The Dems can take their place on behalf of capital and we need a new second big party to stand for the rest of us-- call it the Greens, if nothing better comes to mind. since climate change is going to trump all issues going forward.
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If Democrats are smart, they will tie every Republican running for anything this November, to Trump. The Republican bloodbath will be uuuugge!
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I think Trump should ask Donald Duck to be VP---that would be appropriate---
an arrogant, unpredictable reality TV star and a loud mouthed, ever complaining cartoon character---a perfect match.
I'm afraid Mr. Duck would probably decline. He think's The Donald's ego is too big and it might be tough with a VP and President both named Donald...
an arrogant, unpredictable reality TV star and a loud mouthed, ever complaining cartoon character---a perfect match.
I'm afraid Mr. Duck would probably decline. He think's The Donald's ego is too big and it might be tough with a VP and President both named Donald...
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And Scrooge McDuck as Treasury Secretary. Hmmmm - Daisy as 'SLOTUS'? And Daffy Duck as his advisor? And Bugs as the opposition (refering to the Donald (hmm, which one??) in his infamous comment: "What a maroon! What an ingnoranimus!' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_Kh7nLplWo Hey - this could end up being fun but for the tragedy to follow any Republican't in the White House.
Doing my best at keeping the faith - in a secular sense, of course
R. Galli
Edison, NJ
Doing my best at keeping the faith - in a secular sense, of course
R. Galli
Edison, NJ
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Or lets go with the reality TV/American culture angle with Kim Kardashian as VP---to get the "woman vote" and Caitlyn Jenner as Secretary of State to get the man/former man/sort of woman vote. Would definitely get the very "politically correct" voters too.
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Chris Christie isn't "considering" the VP slot, he's been auditioning for it from the moment he dropped out of the race for the top job, skipping like a frantic lapdog around his master who, by the way, is either oblivious to or ignoring the behavior. Are political has beens eligible for unemployment benefits? Retraining, perhaps?
A Trump/Carson ticket? Tweedledumbest/Tweedledumber.
Maybe he can poach Carly Fiorina from Cruz. She might need a little plastic surgery to bring her up enough notches on the Trump "I'd Date Her" scale, but he can easily afford it.
A Trump/Carson ticket? Tweedledumbest/Tweedledumber.
Maybe he can poach Carly Fiorina from Cruz. She might need a little plastic surgery to bring her up enough notches on the Trump "I'd Date Her" scale, but he can easily afford it.
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Christie -- brings to mind Donny's favorite image of women . . . ."on your knees."
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I am available to serve. And just as likely to be picked as No. 2 as Donald is to be No. 1
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I can't speculate on who Trump will pick and who will accept, but it sure looks like Chris Christie is angling for the spot. This guy abandoned any level of self respect he once had, and looks ready to compete with Ted Cruz for "Lucifer in the flesh". This is the guy who called PBO, "a petulant child", because he still feels the need to shake off the post-hurricane Sandy hug. I can see Mary Pat actually voting for Clinton.
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What's this? Newt Gingrich, who, in the eyes of Christianity, is a serial adulterer and multiple bigamists with more skeletons in his closet than are in Arlington National Cemetery, on the infamous "family values" ticket as running-mate. Sure, why not...most Republican voters have by now forgotten all about the House reprimand over Gingrich's ethic violations, his being pressured to step down as Speaker by his colleagues and his eventual resignation in disgrace and ignominious departure from the U.S. House of Representatives. Besides which...
...the "right-wingers" have been amiss in their duties of late; the high-water mark for dramatic irony has been left standing going on a couple of weeks now. So, Heavens Yes! Pick the Newt...
...the "right-wingers" have been amiss in their duties of late; the high-water mark for dramatic irony has been left standing going on a couple of weeks now. So, Heavens Yes! Pick the Newt...
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So you add up the # of wives and mistresses Donny and the Newtster have had -- there's a dent in the women's vote.
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It's going to be Christie. Why do you think he follows trump like he is Trumps puppy?
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OK - forget the Republicans then and go with a *former* one.
Out of all the major party candidates this time around, none packs a resume like that of Jim Webb - military, congressional staff, Navy Secretary, US Senator, trial attorney, bestselling author, award-winning journalist - is anyone else out there even close?
Loads of insider experience but retaining a deserved outsider reputation - probably just as detested by neocons, AIPAC and the corporate elite as Bernie Sanders or Trump himself.
Not only would Webb add credibility to the ticket (and the predictable militant PC hissy fits add considerable entertainment), but having a VP that is just as detested/feared by the Powers That Be as Trump is could be a good (literal) survival strategy for The Donald...
Out of all the major party candidates this time around, none packs a resume like that of Jim Webb - military, congressional staff, Navy Secretary, US Senator, trial attorney, bestselling author, award-winning journalist - is anyone else out there even close?
Loads of insider experience but retaining a deserved outsider reputation - probably just as detested by neocons, AIPAC and the corporate elite as Bernie Sanders or Trump himself.
Not only would Webb add credibility to the ticket (and the predictable militant PC hissy fits add considerable entertainment), but having a VP that is just as detested/feared by the Powers That Be as Trump is could be a good (literal) survival strategy for The Donald...
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The world's turned upside down... A lady at work has a big Trump Apprentice picture right next to her Reagan calender.
Palin, Bachmann or Ernst would make as much sense as VP choices as Trump's candidacy.
Palin, Bachmann or Ernst would make as much sense as VP choices as Trump's candidacy.
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After John Boehner's comments re Cruz, I thought he may be auditioning. Consider: he meets the recent vp criteria of being older with limited presidential opportunities(Cheney,Biden); he knows his way around DC politics ; generally well liked by both sides: likes to play golf with his texting buddy Trump; is from Ohio; will attack where directed.
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Donald Trump can be the testimony of publicity pays in this mercantilism society. Politician, such as Christie who had his manhood placed in a blind trust or folksy “know nothing” Palin are more than willing and happier to be Donald’s sidekick for the biggest TV reality show in this coming election.
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I think he'll pick Lucifer. The Devil needs some image rehabilitation after having been compared to Ted Cruz.
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I am surprised no one has mentioned Condoleezza Rice. She would calm all the national security waters having been Secretary of State and National Security Advisor. And like Trump she was a Democrat (until 1982). Now, she has been quoted saying: "I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics." She is also, well, a she -- and an African American. Check and check. Of course she does have some baggage having served in the Bush Administration and occupied a ring-side policy seat at the birth of that gift that keeps on giving, our "conquest" of Iraq. The question is whether someone so erudite, educated, and seemingly shy could or would, at the risk of her reputation, serve as a fig leaf for the orange-maned reality-TV star with small hands, but there you have it.
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So the headline suggests possible running mates are running AWAY from Trump but the story says the reactions are mixed. How do headlines like that help, folks?
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Got you to read the article and now you're aware of who isn't as well as who is willing to walk the final mile holding Trump's hand.
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Tell me when in your lifetime have potential candidates openly declared that running for VP on a major ticket would be political suicide? This is noteworthy and newsworthy.
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Newt Gingrich, Jeff Sessions, Ben Carson, all card carrying values conservatives delighted to abandon those values at a chance to be the running mate of the sexual conservative Donald Trump, and by the sexual conservative I do not mean the "just say no" Nancy Reagan conservative, I mean the business man's sexual conservative, where women are seen as objects and are used as such conservative.
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the "talent" pool is mercilessly shallow: Christie, Palin, Carson, Gingrich. Being asked by this candidate to join him would be like Fredo trying to back away after Michael kissed him in Godfather II.
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Condi? The same Condi who took us to Iraq? Go ahead, Repubs--make my day!
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Are you supporting the same Hillary who not only supported it, but emphatically supported it? Make my day.
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The premise of this article is preposterous. Politicians are politicians are politicians and so are the wannabes. Whether it's Carly Fiorina jumping on a wheeless bandwagon or Chris Christie saddling up to his nemesis, like moths they move toward the source of light and power, not away. Although he does not want to pick an "outsider" for veep, Trump may have to do it if he doesn't like the pool of suckerfish currently surrounding him. As soon as he nails down the nomination, probably in June, you'll see a remarkable awakening of self-interest among those in the ruling class.
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Christie would take it in a heart beat. He would be what Lou Costello was to Bud Abbott (for the older crowd reading this text). A Faustian deal is a small matter to him. He's desperate to get out of New Jersey before the people dump him anyway. But he won't get it. Two bullies in one administration is too much.
Rudy Giuliani is another person drawn to power. But he might glean too much press away from the Donald.
Newt Gingrich would take it because he hasn't much to do, He would be seen as the real brains behind the throne like Dick Cheney was to Bush. And that might hurt Donald's ego. Actually, there is little that does not hurt Donald's ego.Small hands, et al.
Donald is caught in a dilemma. He cannot share the Klieg lights with anyone because his ego is too big. He needs someone dull but smart in the ways of government.
Is there a woman I would respect who joined his ticket? No.
Conclusion: Donald will lose to Hillary if not indicted. Why? Here's a listing of her voters by majority: Women, African Americans, Hispanics, and Millennials. There simply are not enough misguided people to elect him.
Rudy Giuliani is another person drawn to power. But he might glean too much press away from the Donald.
Newt Gingrich would take it because he hasn't much to do, He would be seen as the real brains behind the throne like Dick Cheney was to Bush. And that might hurt Donald's ego. Actually, there is little that does not hurt Donald's ego.Small hands, et al.
Donald is caught in a dilemma. He cannot share the Klieg lights with anyone because his ego is too big. He needs someone dull but smart in the ways of government.
Is there a woman I would respect who joined his ticket? No.
Conclusion: Donald will lose to Hillary if not indicted. Why? Here's a listing of her voters by majority: Women, African Americans, Hispanics, and Millennials. There simply are not enough misguided people to elect him.
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@Phil Serpico,
Could you please clarify what you mean by "her voters by majority"?
5-1-16@8:32 am
Could you please clarify what you mean by "her voters by majority"?
5-1-16@8:32 am
Let's be realistic. Because of the dearth of support from women and minorities, Mr. Trump, regardless of who is running mate is, is walking into a historic loss. This presidential campaign will be viewed by future generations as a carnival, with Mr. Trump as its most laughable clown.
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Amen to that!
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Trump should pic a former "winning" contestant from his TV show, The Apprentice. That person was all ready vetted so to speak, and would further add to the entertainment value for Trump's run for the presidency. Male or female, either would do. Other then a "winning" smile, his selection must have no fear of heights, for obvious reasons.
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learn to think like him: you are President Trump and you have been impeached or assassinated. Who do you want to replace you? Vice President Gary Busey, of course.
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Sarah Palin would be appropriate
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Yep. Two idiots together.
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Interesting that your opening paragraphs cite Trump's not only defeated but crushed opponents as unwilling to consider VP spot---Kasich, Bush, Walker, and Graham who had zero percent before he bowed out.
More anti-Trump talk before his inevitable nomination
More anti-Trump talk before his inevitable nomination
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Donald Trump is such a capable leader, he could easily fill the roles of President and Vice President on his own.
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Mr. Trump said he wanted someone with “a strong political background, who was well respected on the Hill, who can help me with legislation, and who could be a great president.”
Obviously Mr. Kasich has everything Mr. Trump is asking for. Trump would easily win the election if Kasich accepts the job. Kasich doesn't want the job for obvious reasons but I hope he changes his mind.
Obviously Mr. Kasich has everything Mr. Trump is asking for. Trump would easily win the election if Kasich accepts the job. Kasich doesn't want the job for obvious reasons but I hope he changes his mind.
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Kasich is a goofy-acting person. You never know what he will say or do. This is NOT the complement Trump needs!
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I think you're dreaming. Kasich isn't getting votes, and Hillary so far , I know it's only the primaries, but she has more votes than the two combined.
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Trump has zero chance of winning the election. He is the most hated presidential candidate in U.S. history!
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I think a female latina would be great for him. That way he could say all his sexism and biggiottery stuff and she could say he is just kidding in spanish.
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RINOs like morning Joe have been in bed with Trump from the beginning and have fueled his rise with overdosing on everything Trump with nary a question about anything remotely substantive. Sure Trump appeals to the angry elements on the left and right who want to see our government blown up. Snd yes Trump can win because this country has recently demonstrated it can elect anyone and experience counts for naught. And Hillary will never save the day because her resume if fraught with deception, she herself being on the verge of indictment. The stage is set for a Cruz Presidency if he can deny Trump his 1237. We can only hope and pray.
I'm sure whomever The Donald picks will be suitably awful.
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Now let's see an article of Democrats who are unwilling to run with Bernie. I bet they will not be hard to find.
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Frank Luntz !! The Joseph Goebbels doppelganger would be perfect as VP and Propaganda Minister. Frank will say anything for whomever signs his check.
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Gee, I'm from Florida and had no idea that Rick Scott is concentrating on being governor of this state.
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Trump needs to think outside of the box on this one.
How about Al Sharpton?
Al might be just about the only nationally known figure who makes Trump look better by comparison, the only figure whose buffoonery outdoes Donald's.
And think of the joy we would all experience voting against both clowns at the same time!
How about Al Sharpton?
Al might be just about the only nationally known figure who makes Trump look better by comparison, the only figure whose buffoonery outdoes Donald's.
And think of the joy we would all experience voting against both clowns at the same time!
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How many hours is this going to be the lead story on the web page? We get the drift. We know you hate Trump. But it's time to come up with something else.
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Sarah Pallin would complete the "dynamic duo." She's smart, well-spoken, and would provide perfect balance, which would incredibly broaden appeal.
its truely a "winning combination."
its truely a "winning combination."
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@DCD,
Your sense of humor is really good.
5-1-16@8:38 am
Your sense of humor is really good.
5-1-16@8:38 am
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Plus, she is Mavericky, just like The Donald !!
"Mr. Trump said he wanted someone with “a strong political background, who was well respected on the Hill, who can help me with legislation, and who could be a great president.”
Gad, but that sounds like Der Donald plans to "delegate" more of his presidential responsibilities off onto his VP than even Bush-43 did...
Gad, but that sounds like Der Donald plans to "delegate" more of his presidential responsibilities off onto his VP than even Bush-43 did...
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Hard to believe that Gingrich, one of the brightest and most articulate to hold office in recent years would be stupid enough to align himself with Trump.
Christie, perhaps, but that wouldn't repair Trump's problems with women.
Ah, yes! Sarah Palin would be perfect. But then, didn't she say "you can put lipstick on a pig, but Donald is still Donald?" Something like that.
Christie Todd Whitman is right. Down-ballot losses are inevitable for the GOP.
Christie, perhaps, but that wouldn't repair Trump's problems with women.
Ah, yes! Sarah Palin would be perfect. But then, didn't she say "you can put lipstick on a pig, but Donald is still Donald?" Something like that.
Christie Todd Whitman is right. Down-ballot losses are inevitable for the GOP.
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Written by someone that had a bad dream cause its so far off.
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Graham says running with Trump is like buying a ticket on the Titanic? I would say his own run for the presidency was more akin to the Titanic tragedy. Both of those ships sunk shortly after leaving the dock.
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Republicans believe Trump needs deep foreign policy experience? You mean, just like GW needed deep foreign policy experience. Oh, the neo-cons are licking their chops to get another war in and enrich Haliburton and KBR even more!
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Don't believe it. Christie and Carson and all those guys have already sold their souls to Trump even if Cruz is Lucifer. The perfect running mate for Trump is Nancy Grace who is just as mean and venal IRL as Trump is.
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The only willing politicians mentioned are all LOSERS or bigots...good luck with this sewer pile.
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Trump's logical running mate is Snooki. But she'd probably say "fuggedaboutit."
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Why does everybody think Christie has been hanging around all this time?
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I suggest Mr. Boehner. He has lots of legislative influence and knows every thing about legislation and he also knows every single legislator personally. he also knows how fractious the Republicans are. He could really help Mr. Trump in the campaign.
@memosyne, President T and VP Boehner the "tanfastic" duo!
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Well, picking the wrong Vice President can hurt you. When McCain picked Sarah Palin as his VP, that guaranteed that I and anyone I knew wouldn't vote for McCain....because who wants such a dodo brain that close to the Presidency.
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The dream ticket...if you're the other party...trump/palin
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Trump/Christie or Trump/Sessions or Trump/Rubio or Trump/Carson all have one commonality- Donald Trump as President, Chief Executive Officer, Commander-in-Chief, & defender of the U.S. Constitution. What a comment on the state of the Republican Party- the Party of Lincoln!- that this is the best they can propose as the best next leadership team for the United States of America. How the mighty have fallen and how mightily they deserve to.
We'll build our own wall, thank you.
We'll build our own wall, thank you.
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J.C. Watts--former congressman from Oklahoma
Jim Webb--former Dem senator from Virginia, ex-Navy Secretary, failed Dem
candidate for President
David Petraeus--former general, former head of CIA
Brian Sandoval--Governor of Nevada
Shelly Moore Capito-Senator from West Virginia
Jim Webb--former Dem senator from Virginia, ex-Navy Secretary, failed Dem
candidate for President
David Petraeus--former general, former head of CIA
Brian Sandoval--Governor of Nevada
Shelly Moore Capito-Senator from West Virginia
There is one and only one reason where a Trump as president may make sense. He brags about being a highly astute deal maker.If so, I'm confident that after reviewing our losing deal with Israel--in which we transfer $billions to Israel in return for little other than spit plus the deadly hatred of much of the Muslim world--and cancel it.
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I promise you, Scott Walker would not decline. Ditto for Marco Rubio. You are neglecting the student council president/blindly ambitious dope factor. And commentators who think Trump has no chance ignore reality. Why do you infer that his negatives are disqualifying and Hillary's are not? We have a national crisis on our hands and it's dead serious.
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Condi Rice. It's settled. No elected officials. They are all wastes of space. Condi's a foreign policy expert, and an academic. Covers all his perceived weak bases.
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´m reading the the very interesting book this world we live account more base metal than moral values and love of neighbor For examble one should not
irritate the shound of elephants or a swarm of angry bess Stop G.O,P
irritate the shound of elephants or a swarm of angry bess Stop G.O,P
The statement is very simple people don't want to deal with evil.
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Most Brits think it incredible that America could be daft enough to vote for Trump.
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@DavidT, "daft" is britspeak for stupid or deranged!
Republican Presidential nominees aren't exactly famous for their selection of running mates... Spiro Agnew, Dan Quayle, Dick Cheney, Sarah Palin...
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Trump should run with Bernie Sanders. They are both independent and could shake up Washington.
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Lance Armstrong would make a suitable bookend
I put my money on Gov Christie. He was the first to pledge his support for Trump and stood like an obedient servant by his side ever since.
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I know of an outstanding out of work female ex governor that is just as clueless and talented as the Donald at alienating large groups of people that would be perfect for the job.
The list of possible running mates is a who's who of racism, government mismanagement and right-wing extremism. Anyone who has an ego that size and judgement that horrid should be prepared to carry that ignoramus label for the rest of their lives. But, then again, knowing the kind of people they are, I don't think they'd mind.
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I would vote for a Trump/Webb ticket.
Webb has both military experience, (Vietnam) and governmental experience. (Secretary of the Navy under Reagan) he's a Republican turned Democrat, (he's basically an anti-neocon, more oldschool republican) and would make for a great unity ticket. we havent had that since probably Lincoln
Webb has both military experience, (Vietnam) and governmental experience. (Secretary of the Navy under Reagan) he's a Republican turned Democrat, (he's basically an anti-neocon, more oldschool republican) and would make for a great unity ticket. we havent had that since probably Lincoln
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Ya know a few weeks ago, the Chinese government observed that the rise of Trump illustrated a weakness of democracy. Seems true to me, though I'd still rather have democracy than their manure.
We deserve Trump. We made him. In a country where politicians use lies as their fodder to be reelected rather than govern effectively and improve society, where our hypocrisies are the mirror of those lies, what else can we expect?
I won't leave if he's elected. Mainly because I don't have the means. But it'll be interesting to watch him contribute to a system and society that can't have but about three more decades before its seams seriously crack. No one would ask if our best days were ahead or behind otherwise. The question wouldn't even be thought of.
We deserve Trump. We made him. In a country where politicians use lies as their fodder to be reelected rather than govern effectively and improve society, where our hypocrisies are the mirror of those lies, what else can we expect?
I won't leave if he's elected. Mainly because I don't have the means. But it'll be interesting to watch him contribute to a system and society that can't have but about three more decades before its seams seriously crack. No one would ask if our best days were ahead or behind otherwise. The question wouldn't even be thought of.
So..."Mr. Trump said he wanted someone with “a strong political background, who was well respected on the Hill, who can help me with legislation...".
Here we have Mr. Outsider saying he needs an insider on his team in order to get anything done.
Here we have Mr. Outsider saying he needs an insider on his team in order to get anything done.
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Vlad Putin comes immediately to mind as DTs VEEP. They seem to get each other.
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I agree I will not run with Donal Trump as Vice President how ever I will work and vote for him for President
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To be disliked by garden-variety Americans is evidence of human greatness. America detests superior people.
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There's a logical fallacy at work here.
Americans detest superior people.
Americans detest Person X.
Therefore, Person X is a superior person.
Americans detest superior people.
Americans detest Person X.
Therefore, Person X is a superior person.
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tito: Are you suggesting Jerry Sandusky for VP ?
He would not pay any attention to the VP. He needs the whole complete stage.
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Once there were two boys. One grew up and went to sea. The other grew up and became vice-president. Neither were ever heard from again.
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Former Naval Officers: JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Bush I, Ford, Carter, McCain
9 Vice Presidents became President.
9 Vice Presidents became President.
How about Snake Plissken? Allegedly the actor supports his candidacy anyway. Then the entire entertainment craze would come a full circle
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As horrible as the concept of a trump presidency is, thinking it might be cruz because the GOP leadership is warming up to him is truly frightening... and he has a VP nominee.
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Watch. It'll be Marco Rubio.
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The real issue is not Trump--it never has been!--it's power. Look back at the range and views of GOP candidates for state and federal races; their gaffes and statements are a litany of illogic, blame, flag-wrapped god appeals, comfort with fear and attacks on the poor. Trump by any yardstick is no different. Not even the thinnest of shims separates him from the 50 senators who signed a letter to the Iranian foreign minister threatening to tank the non-nuclear accord; nothing separates him from the precipice the House--to smiles and applause--put the country on when it shuttered government for 15 days--and promptly cost the country $24 billion!
Self-righteous indignation is only the latest GOP allusion. Nothing like outrage to cover its past and current follies. Is Trump worse than a GOP senate that won't consider one of the nation's most qualified jurists for the Supreme Court? Is the idea of a Trump presidency worse than those party members/officials eager to put the social security trust--the world's fifth largest GDP--in private hands--shredding the safety net for confetti for the rich?
Yes, Trump is racist, but that puts him well within GOP norms, Tim Scott not withstanding. But it's not his views of civil rights that the party finds offensive. It is his challenge to power; his questioning and defeat of its hegemony; its failure to function--its greed.
The fight is between a narcissist and group greed, and the group is refusing to show love. The greedy never share.
Self-righteous indignation is only the latest GOP allusion. Nothing like outrage to cover its past and current follies. Is Trump worse than a GOP senate that won't consider one of the nation's most qualified jurists for the Supreme Court? Is the idea of a Trump presidency worse than those party members/officials eager to put the social security trust--the world's fifth largest GDP--in private hands--shredding the safety net for confetti for the rich?
Yes, Trump is racist, but that puts him well within GOP norms, Tim Scott not withstanding. But it's not his views of civil rights that the party finds offensive. It is his challenge to power; his questioning and defeat of its hegemony; its failure to function--its greed.
The fight is between a narcissist and group greed, and the group is refusing to show love. The greedy never share.
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A motley crew of possibilities, from the incompetent (Carson, Palin) to the losers (Christie, Gingrich), to the unspeakable (Sessions), to the improbable (Kasich, Scarborough), to the "who"? (Fallin). Given Trump, expect some curious choice. On with the show!
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Trunp, excuse me Mr. Trump, would be better off running as an independent, thus avoiding an embarrassing floor fight and even the possibility of rejection of his soul mate as running mate, Ted Nugent.
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D.Trump is a glorious man on every hand: rich as a sultan (he is rolling in money). His appearance bears a strong resemlance to a devil. He is chatty as a frog on a marsh.
To all appearance the americfns are simply obliged to vote for D.Trump because he is the man of all others for this work.
And what is more he is sharp fellow if he can squeeze through any fence. Apparently, the obstacles do not exist for him.
To all appearance the americfns are simply obliged to vote for D.Trump because he is the man of all others for this work.
And what is more he is sharp fellow if he can squeeze through any fence. Apparently, the obstacles do not exist for him.
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LOL, surely you jest...
Well, that explains Putin...with or without shirt
It gets down to this. Who is willing to do what it takes to really make this country great again. We are talking all aspects; jobs, economy, foreign policy, education , etc., Most people don't want to work that hard. So, only those who are serious need apply. Trump will do it, and there is always someone great who is willing to help. Those that don't want to make America great again won't apply. It is a win/win for all of us.
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Only Hillary can make America FIRST again. She will bring back the jobs and grow the economy. She will bring peace the middle East and america will win again.
She will make great deals and win for America with great deals. The jobs will be the best and the deals will be great. America was great in the 1990's under Clinton and it will be great again under Clinton.
It will be easy and she can be Presidential. It's easy. It's actually harder to not be Presidential so the people can relate to her - but she is naturally great and Presidential and America will Win so many times over that America will want to lose to break up the winning it will win so bad.
She will make great deals and win for America with great deals. The jobs will be the best and the deals will be great. America was great in the 1990's under Clinton and it will be great again under Clinton.
It will be easy and she can be Presidential. It's easy. It's actually harder to not be Presidential so the people can relate to her - but she is naturally great and Presidential and America will Win so many times over that America will want to lose to break up the winning it will win so bad.
what specifics has trump stated to make america great again
other than wearing th cap
other than wearing th cap
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Lead poisoning is for life.
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Ïf he is the nominee, he needs a (white) woman from either a swing state or a state which leans Democratic. New Mexico ain't going to cut it. Miss Haley would be perfect, but she closed the door. And I say white because no black woman would be caught dead on the same stage, let alone his running mate.
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Condolessa Rice...
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Can you say Omarosa or Stacy Dash? Or any of the several Foxtards?
Hey, why not a *black* woman - I say go with Cynthia McKinney (former GA Congresswoman, 2008 Green Party presidential nominee) - watching the "Trump is a racist" crowd in meltdown mode would make for awesome entertainment.
So far, Trump hasn't shown much skill in picking great team members, if you consider the ineptitude of his campaign staff and supposed list of advisors. I have no reason to believe that Trump will do a great choice of picking a running mate. Besides, Trump always has to have 101% of the spotlight, anyway.... just look at how quickly Christie and Palin disappeared after endorsing him.
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He picks the best winners. President Romney will tell you that.
You don't like Paul Manafort and his team from the "torturer's lobby?" Are you going to tell us that Mobutu was really a good guy? Tell us about all the jobs selling shoes that Ferdinand Marcos created embezzling all that money his wife got to spend on designer shoes? After all, buying food and education for your citizens is so boring.... Trump would have an "in" with certain guys in Angola, Pakistan, Zaire....who knows where else dictators and rebels are hiding that would love Manafort and his fellow "K" Street lobbyists to arrange some American foreign aid.
With them, Chris Christie and Sarah Palin, how can Trump go wrong? He's going to make America "great" again--though I thought we always were, so long as morons weren't electing deep-voiced crooks who arranged torture in our name, or phony "freedom fighters" who were neither....just punks who raped, pillaged and killed but promised never to be communists.
Why can't Republicans stay away from torture?
With them, Chris Christie and Sarah Palin, how can Trump go wrong? He's going to make America "great" again--though I thought we always were, so long as morons weren't electing deep-voiced crooks who arranged torture in our name, or phony "freedom fighters" who were neither....just punks who raped, pillaged and killed but promised never to be communists.
Why can't Republicans stay away from torture?
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Speaking of misogyny, Trump and Gingrich would be the poster boys for bad behavior towards women. As a Dem, that's almost too good to wish for. As a man, it would be totally embarrassing for my gender.
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Forgot about Bill already?
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I don't get this at all. I don't get how a man can stand up in front of the people in this country and insult and malign folks who don't agree with him, talk mostly about how he is winning and not about substantive issues, make crude sexual innuendos about the size of his hands, speak in oddly childish sentences that often suggest the possibility of a mental disorder, consistently ignore the facts, contradict himself constantly, have the audience chanting about his proposed to build a wall, asking supporters if he is "handsome" etc etc etc etc etc. - and no one in the media has the courage of call him out by saying "enough is enough." You are not interested in "making America great again" - you are interesting only in winning and feeding your own ego's fragile,narcissistic hunger. " I keep waiting for someone to blow the whistle, maybe walk off the job - make a statement, go on the record and be cited in the history books as someone who spoke up against this guy, and said No..
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He belittles the soldiers in Iraq and Syria risking their lives to save him.
He belittles POWs and the Missing In Action. He is a NATIONAL DISGRACE, and any journalist that doesn't remind America that Trump "likes the ones who DIDN'T get captured, OK?" in any article about him is a party to this treason.
He belittles POWs and the Missing In Action. He is a NATIONAL DISGRACE, and any journalist that doesn't remind America that Trump "likes the ones who DIDN'T get captured, OK?" in any article about him is a party to this treason.
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He pays well - from top campaign advisors to "professional protesters" in the street. His money can buy service.
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It surprises me all the more when you compare h Trump's campaign with the campaign of he-who-shall-not-be-named back in 1932-3. Begin with the extreme Nationalism of his first appearances--"We are the greatest, we are #1". Then he qualified it--"We'd be #1, but for (those 'others')" and he began to Target and vilify ethnic and racial minorities--Mexicans and others from South of the border, Muslims. Not satisfied with slurs and the wall, he went on to speak of barring immigration of Muslims, deportations, marking documents with Identifiers... Sound familiar, students of history? Trump even suggested tattoos. After this despicable campaign beginning, Trump moved into high gear, with a nod to the Brown Shirts, congratulating supporters who engaged in Violence, offering to pay legal bills of someone who not only violently attacked someone at a Trump rally, he said that next time, he might have to kill the victim! Trump doubled down on violence, threatening attendees and protestors....accustoming Americans to the concept of violence for daring to disagree with a Trump position--even silently, wearing a tee shirt, or holding a small handwritten sign in front of one's chest. Finally, when the last campaign tactic of he-who-shall-not-be-named looked far from Trump's foreseeable campaign behavior, he announced he wanted to be the Unifier of the Republican Party, if not yet the nation. Does Trump recognize the resemblance of campaign's tactics? It's too precise to be accidental.
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Just as George H. W. Bush chose Sen. Dan Quayle whom many then dubbed nothing more than "assassination insurance", the most obvious choice for Trump -- someone who would never challenge his intellect or jump in front of him as a leader -- is Sarah Palin. The wannabees lining up are just power-hungry losers, like Carly Fiorina who has impaled herself on Ted Cruz (and vice versa). Not a winner in the bunch.
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If it's assassination insurance you want, you need someone just as unpalatable to the PTB as you are (assuming you don't subscribe to wacko theories like "the lone gunman")
Jim Webb would likely fit the bill - and reduce Trump's chances of being "Wellstoned".
http://www.wanttoknow.info/wellstonecarnahan
Jim Webb would likely fit the bill - and reduce Trump's chances of being "Wellstoned".
http://www.wanttoknow.info/wellstonecarnahan
There is nothing low enough or empty enough to make Trump supporters back-off--except perhaps if he'd read and be deeply influenced by the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and the Enlightenment philosophers who fundamentally inspired the country's founders. Perhaps learn a bit about the science of the universe....
What if he would share with them the religious beliefs of Thomas Jefferson, or the opinions John Adams held on defendant's rights. If he were to expound on the beliefs of Montesquieu and Voltaire and the gratitude Americans should have for those courageous philosophers who first opined that man has certain rights that government and religious figures cannot take away. They'd lose interest in Trump immediately!
But encourage his campaign manager to push around reporters (think freedom of the press) or rally attendees to rough-up protestors (freedom of speech, anyone?), show them he's never even heard of Second Corinthians (pretty obvious he hadn't!), spout dangerous racist or anti-Muslim rhetoric worthy of the 3d Reich, extoll the virtues of one of the biggest idiots to grace the Americal political stage with her presence, or hire a team of Washington "K" St. lobbyists known as "the torturer's lobby" because of the scum they represent, and worse, obtain American tax dollars to further their unconscionable agendas, and these people are on board! Shame on them. And him. Let's hope we're done with him and what created him.
What if he would share with them the religious beliefs of Thomas Jefferson, or the opinions John Adams held on defendant's rights. If he were to expound on the beliefs of Montesquieu and Voltaire and the gratitude Americans should have for those courageous philosophers who first opined that man has certain rights that government and religious figures cannot take away. They'd lose interest in Trump immediately!
But encourage his campaign manager to push around reporters (think freedom of the press) or rally attendees to rough-up protestors (freedom of speech, anyone?), show them he's never even heard of Second Corinthians (pretty obvious he hadn't!), spout dangerous racist or anti-Muslim rhetoric worthy of the 3d Reich, extoll the virtues of one of the biggest idiots to grace the Americal political stage with her presence, or hire a team of Washington "K" St. lobbyists known as "the torturer's lobby" because of the scum they represent, and worse, obtain American tax dollars to further their unconscionable agendas, and these people are on board! Shame on them. And him. Let's hope we're done with him and what created him.
I think Oprah Winfrey would be the perfect choice.
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Condoleezza Rice or Darrell Issa.
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I got the perfect veep for Trump: Boris what's-his-name, the mayor of London. The guy with the Gary Busey hair who is half American, just like Winston Churchill... which I am sure Boris has pointed out a number of times as an attempt at a kind of ergo-you-should-respect-me-cause-my-half-American-heritage-just-like-Churchill bonafides that probably falls flat everywhere in England. Hold on, lemme go look up his name so you know who I mean. (goes to the google search thing) Johnson! Boris Johnson! Oh boy, he'd be perfect, just google him and look at his hair and tell me that would be the icing on the cake for this campaign. Plus Trump with all his sexism stuff having a ticket that reads "Trump/Johnson" would just be too funny. Go ahead, look at Boris' picture and then imagine him next to Trump! Please God.. let this work. I wonder if he could keep his London mayor gig and be the American VP too.
He still has his American passport and dual citizenship, y'know.
He still has his American passport and dual citizenship, y'know.
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In order to be Trump's VP someone would have to be deaf, dumb and blind. Oh yeah, how about Ben Carson?
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My grandmother always told me "Tell me who you are hanging out with and I will tell you who you are" despite the palpable thought of perhaps sharing power and being a big shot in A trump administration even fellow narcissists are hesitant to join Drumph. Why? Because even in the fact free Republican bubble it is self evident that Trump will never be fairly elected in the Home of the Brave. Trump supporters the angry old poorly educated white men believe his fear mongering and fear "Others" as if they are the source of their failures. No old white guys America is never going back to the Leave it to Beaver days period. It is a global economy now and we must refocus on our nations lagging infrastructure and clean energy to stay on to. Brown people are not our problem our lack of enough high;y educated citizens with multiple stamp passports is. Sorry Donald your flash in the pan days are almost gone and the Home of the Brave will remain so!
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This is great news
If Trump wants someone who set records for upcoding and appropriating ill-gotten gains from Medicare, choose Gov. Scott. Crime does pay.
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He should ask Sanders. It could be the master stroke that breaks Trump out of a mostly certain path to defeat in the general election. It seems crazy, but I'm not totally kidding. Despite very different sounding slogans, they are basically both selling the same story: establishment/upper classes ignoring the outsider/lower classes. And there is more common ground in their policy views than most people probably realize. Now I'm not sure I should be saying this, because I most definitely don't want to be responsible for this happening.
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The Republican Party is in collapse. The more I hear the "elites" bash Mr. Trump, the more I am in favor of him winning the election. The record stands, the GOP has been a dysfunctional and irrelevant gathering of pompous and ineffective politicians for years. The "masses" are beginning to awaken. The "masses" will run these frauds out of Washington in due time. You have been warned, we are tired of being treated as fools.
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Tell Reince Priebus
What a sorry bunch of GOP names. Newt Gingrich is one of the most ethically deficient human beings the GOP has ever put in high office -- which is saying a lot.
If these are the best one of the two major parties has to offer, the U.S. really will continue the path of self-destruction we've been on for 20 years, that markedly accelerated with 9/11.
If these are the best one of the two major parties has to offer, the U.S. really will continue the path of self-destruction we've been on for 20 years, that markedly accelerated with 9/11.
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His fellow "beltway" buddy Christo should do fine as the potential "hitman" for all the enemies Drump builds up if he wins the big POTUS prize. The both seems to have the same anger management issues anyway.
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I understand that Ronald McDonald also declined to run on The Donald's presidential ticket, saying that he'd rather be on a presidential ticket with The Colonel.
Sad, it would have had a nice ring: Donald/Ronald 2016!
Sad, it would have had a nice ring: Donald/Ronald 2016!
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The orange ticket!
Running with trump...Christie. They will both sink to the lowest common denominator. They deserve each other and to lose big time.
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Mr. Trump definitely needs to choose a woman candidate for Veep to improve his low rating among women. Since Carly Fiorina is already spoken for, how about the former Governor of Alaska? She is the perfect match for Mr. Trump's style on the campaign trail. She has national political experience, and I think she would meet his high standard for female looks. She has foreign policy experience too: she can see Russia from her front porch!
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Trump just needs to find his "apprentice". With a business operation like making America great again, all he needs to find is a pseudo celebrity ready to jump to attention and clap at command. Hmmmm, Chris Christie may fit the bill. But Ms. Palin may be running a close second. You know he may have to play the woman card.
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Love your picks, Edgar. Either of two failures.
It has reminded me to play that so old 'Palin in the Whitehouse' game again from 8 years ago.
It has reminded me to play that so old 'Palin in the Whitehouse' game again from 8 years ago.
There must be a Kardashian out there who is looking for something new to try.
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Trump and Cruz? Has a certain ring to it.
Gingrich opined that it "would be hard for any patriotic citizen" to decline being asked by Il Trumpolini to be his running mate.
Oscar Wilde was correct by saying that "patriotism is the virtue of the vicious".
Oscar Wilde was correct by saying that "patriotism is the virtue of the vicious".
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NEWS FLASH FROM THE FUTURE !!!!
"It was reported today from a source inside the Trump campaign that on the 36th attempt at getting a VP running mate, Donald Trump will hold an early morning news conference to introduce the person to the nation.
"It was reported today from a source inside the Trump campaign that on the 36th attempt at getting a VP running mate, Donald Trump will hold an early morning news conference to introduce the person to the nation.
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And it was Bobby Knight!
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Please, God, make Trump choose Mary Fallin and liberate Oklahoma from her malicious policies. And while you're at it, flip the congressional and state legislative monopoly from the Republicans to progressive Democrats. Then I will know that miracles are real.
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News break! Just like the father xmas, the easter bunny, and the tooth fairy, miracles are not real. Sorry, great dream though.
Since I am from NJ - I say it should be Christie who is as useless as Trump. His vast experience as an ambulance chaser and debacle creator in NJ makes him another republican star - and there is also bridge gate - whats not to like?
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No doubt about it. A woman would really help a Trump, or Sanders tickets. But Warren is too smart to hitch her wagon to Sanders. Kelly Aylotte, she is probably just taking a breath to think of her name in the same breath as Trump.
But it's not a good time to hold it. Trump has hired his two new PAC men, and they have yet to extract their pound of flesh.... News is going out faster than a C-RAM loaded with ordinance.
In politics, anything can happen. I'm starting to like oligarchs more and more.....Will the real Bernie please stand up?
http://livinginsonora.blogspot.in/2016/04/will-real-bernie-please-stand-...
But it's not a good time to hold it. Trump has hired his two new PAC men, and they have yet to extract their pound of flesh.... News is going out faster than a C-RAM loaded with ordinance.
In politics, anything can happen. I'm starting to like oligarchs more and more.....Will the real Bernie please stand up?
http://livinginsonora.blogspot.in/2016/04/will-real-bernie-please-stand-...
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Trump is a scorpion, and no one wants to be the frog.
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Mister Wizard: David Duke.
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I'm surprised Florida Gov. Rick Scott didn't make the list. He's from the biggest swing state. And two super-rich businessmen turned politicians with strong records of deeply unethical business practices, both of whom back huge tax cuts for themselves, and both of whom don't believe in science, would seem a perfect combination for the GOP ticket.
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If trump takes the white house, I hope they have a live feed in Congress just so I can see the faces of our bipolar congress.
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Trump is so popular any of the VPs will be an instant celebrity.
Only the media is painting Trump as "toxic", mostly among their group of isolated cronies...I bet that's who they polled. The majority of Americans see Trump and Sanders as the antidote to fascism. The press is dead. Their influence is nil.
Only the media is painting Trump as "toxic", mostly among their group of isolated cronies...I bet that's who they polled. The majority of Americans see Trump and Sanders as the antidote to fascism. The press is dead. Their influence is nil.
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The majority of Americans do not believe any such thing. I can see why you are called "Fantasy Dude."
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Wuh? If you take his words, in quotes, with no spin by any media, they are despicable. How is the media making him toxic? He is toxic.
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Nothing irritates our ruling class more than the idea that someone actually appeals to the mass of voters. The rulers want 'free trade' and removal of union jobs to poor nations with cheap labor and of course, endless wars far from our shores supporting often evil governments like Saudi Arabia.
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Perhaps Claire Underwood is available.
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Ike Turner
OJ
Chris Brown
OJ
Chris Brown
Whoever it shall be, he or she will answer the question as follows: "Wolf, mister Trump doesn't want a yes man; I will not agree with everything president Trump says or believes in, that was my first response when he..."
"But he has said people of the Islamic faith should not be allo...."
"May I finish answering your question? We will disagree on many issues but the one thing we agree on is that we love this coun....
"What about the wall? He sai..."
"Wolf, the Mexican peo...
/ I haven't seen a TV in 4 years but I bet it still goes like that.
"But he has said people of the Islamic faith should not be allo...."
"May I finish answering your question? We will disagree on many issues but the one thing we agree on is that we love this coun....
"What about the wall? He sai..."
"Wolf, the Mexican peo...
/ I haven't seen a TV in 4 years but I bet it still goes like that.
I'm watching the Press Dinner in Washington, thinking about how all the commentators are saying Obama is going to kill as a comedian in show business, after he leaves office.
So if eight years of grooming as POTUS has been reduced to nothing more than a qualifier to become an entertainer, then imagine how effective someone who was previously already a recognized and successful entertainer might be becoming a President? It's like they already done all the hard work by the time they go into office, rather than upon leaving the office; maybe then actually giving them the opportunity to focus on the job at hand rather than prepping for the next.
Maybe being President is the easy part and we needn't worry about Trump, nor whoever his running mate is. Maybe Megan Kelly. They both look good.
So if eight years of grooming as POTUS has been reduced to nothing more than a qualifier to become an entertainer, then imagine how effective someone who was previously already a recognized and successful entertainer might be becoming a President? It's like they already done all the hard work by the time they go into office, rather than upon leaving the office; maybe then actually giving them the opportunity to focus on the job at hand rather than prepping for the next.
Maybe being President is the easy part and we needn't worry about Trump, nor whoever his running mate is. Maybe Megan Kelly. They both look good.
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Love the sarcasm!
Babby, you thought that was sarcastic? I thought I was being serious. Oh well, there's probably no difference anymore, anyway.
These various Republicans who are spurning a potential spot as Trump's VP running mate really should think twice about turning it down. As VP you are a single heartbeat away from the Presidency. Trump is 70 years old. There is a real possibility the VP could become President within the four years of a Trump term in office. Haste in this case is a mistake. Trump's VP has a real chance to become President.
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You missed the part about his chances in reality of becoming President are zero.
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No matter what you might think of Trump, the fact of the matter is that he is dominating this election cycle. He sets the terms of the debate. That is, he breaks all the rules and then makes rules of his own. And guess what? Everyone starts to follow or at least respond to these new rules—even Hillary. Remember Gloria Steinem’s and Madeleine Albright’s condemnation of women who refused to support a woman? No one would ever dare make that kind of a statement now. Why? Because when Trump asserted that if Hillary weren’t a woman she would have little support it changed the framework from it’s time that a woman had chance to be president to vote for the person most qualified. Hillary took the bait and doubled down proclaiming all that she has done to help women. (Of course, men also vote, and it’s not clear what her plans are to help them.) Just so, Trump now sets the rules for the Republicans and whether or not the leadership approves of him is irrelevant.
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The trouble with Trump is he will help no one if he wins the oval office. That will be a tragedy for the entire world!
J Eric... Trump may be setting the agenda of the campaign right now, but things will change this fall when his aversion to answering how all of his ridiculous proposals will come to fruition is exploited to the max by the Democrats. He'll have to start playing defense for a change, not just being outrageous so he doesn't have to explain himself, not changing the subject by going into attack mode. While Trump could say outrageous things about fellow Republicans with whom we've had a more or less passing relationship with, it's going to be much harder for him to attack Hillary with innuendo and dubious claims with whom we've had an up-close-and-personal knowledge for the last 25 years.
What you call Hillary "doubling down" I call Hillary seeing a huge political opening and exploiting it to great effect. Trump might get away with this stuff in the primaries against a group of junior varsity guys and a gal, but he's about to get into the finals against the A-team.
What you call Hillary "doubling down" I call Hillary seeing a huge political opening and exploiting it to great effect. Trump might get away with this stuff in the primaries against a group of junior varsity guys and a gal, but he's about to get into the finals against the A-team.
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Was I the only liberal who heard Trump's foreign policy speech this week and was impressed?
No other candidate, Democrat or Republican, has talked about taking care of America first, ending war, and promoting peace. (His vision upsets the DC apple cart and military-industrial complex big time. There goes the Establishment's gravy train. No wonder they hate him.)
Trump is also the only candidate brave enough to talk about the probability of a global recession -- and that he could do something to quell it, unlike DC insiders and the Fed who are dismal failures when it comes to managing the economy.
Trump wants to make America strong, safe, and respected. Notably, he has no intention of exporting "freedom and democracy" to other nations. Live and let live is his mantra. And building up our economy comes first.
I for one would be proud to run on the same ticket.
No other candidate, Democrat or Republican, has talked about taking care of America first, ending war, and promoting peace. (His vision upsets the DC apple cart and military-industrial complex big time. There goes the Establishment's gravy train. No wonder they hate him.)
Trump is also the only candidate brave enough to talk about the probability of a global recession -- and that he could do something to quell it, unlike DC insiders and the Fed who are dismal failures when it comes to managing the economy.
Trump wants to make America strong, safe, and respected. Notably, he has no intention of exporting "freedom and democracy" to other nations. Live and let live is his mantra. And building up our economy comes first.
I for one would be proud to run on the same ticket.
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Seriously? Draft Dodger Donnie actually said when asked SEVERAL times that he wouldn't take off the table using a nuclear bomb in Europe. Now that's some kind of crazy. You know Europe that includes France, Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland etc., otherwise know as our ALLIES.
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Good -- I'll back you then -- at least up to election day
I hope so. I would prefer he not be allowed to play chicken with the government to which I pay taxes and the country in which I reside.
Starting trade wars to steal back American jobs? Wrong. Sanders is right: create jobs through infrastructure building (which the Obama administration would have done, but was stone-walled by Congressional Republicans) and developing renewable energy technology. Clinton is right: seek corporate buy-in to build and train workers to enter the middle-skill economy. Trump could be right: a vibrant manufacturing sector drives innovation and creates great jobs, but that is not what he is offering. Trump is literally promising people the same job they had 5 years ago, and he conveniently omits the fact that there is zero future in his regressive economic policy.
Threatening to pull out of NATO? It's a completely transparent ploy to get other countries to pay their minimum share on defense. Would that be great? Yes. Is it worth leaving NATO? Not in a million years. Do you think Putin likes Trump because he's a great guy? No, he likes Trump because a divided Europe is one that can't oppose his stranglehold on their energy sector or pay attention to his military buildup. Once again Trump is wrong, but this time Germany is right: we should be less concerned about the GDP-minimum than how the NATO military budget is allocated.
Honestly I could go on for hours about all the simplistic garbage in Trump's foreign policy address. Bashing the Iran deal, insinuating that the Obama administration somehow abandoned the "friendly" Mubarak regime (an absolute sinking ship)... ugh.
I'll give him one fair point: the US has lacked a coherent national strategy for 2 decades. But I would never, ever, ever want this arrogant, bigoted, greedy, short-sighted, misinformed turd sandwich to define it for us.
Starting trade wars to steal back American jobs? Wrong. Sanders is right: create jobs through infrastructure building (which the Obama administration would have done, but was stone-walled by Congressional Republicans) and developing renewable energy technology. Clinton is right: seek corporate buy-in to build and train workers to enter the middle-skill economy. Trump could be right: a vibrant manufacturing sector drives innovation and creates great jobs, but that is not what he is offering. Trump is literally promising people the same job they had 5 years ago, and he conveniently omits the fact that there is zero future in his regressive economic policy.
Threatening to pull out of NATO? It's a completely transparent ploy to get other countries to pay their minimum share on defense. Would that be great? Yes. Is it worth leaving NATO? Not in a million years. Do you think Putin likes Trump because he's a great guy? No, he likes Trump because a divided Europe is one that can't oppose his stranglehold on their energy sector or pay attention to his military buildup. Once again Trump is wrong, but this time Germany is right: we should be less concerned about the GDP-minimum than how the NATO military budget is allocated.
Honestly I could go on for hours about all the simplistic garbage in Trump's foreign policy address. Bashing the Iran deal, insinuating that the Obama administration somehow abandoned the "friendly" Mubarak regime (an absolute sinking ship)... ugh.
I'll give him one fair point: the US has lacked a coherent national strategy for 2 decades. But I would never, ever, ever want this arrogant, bigoted, greedy, short-sighted, misinformed turd sandwich to define it for us.
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The news coverage of Trump reminds me exactly of the coverage Reagan got. The bleeding hearts liberals were terrified he was going to win and did everything to try and stop him. Not sure what the left hates about Trump. He sounds great for the US
1) No more illegal aliens.
2) No more one sided trade deals
3) No more support Europe and others. Let them pay their own way.
1) No more illegal aliens.
2) No more one sided trade deals
3) No more support Europe and others. Let them pay their own way.
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Is this really news? We all know that Mr. Trump's running mate will be the governor of New Jersey. Badda Bing badda boom.
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Jeff Sessions would help shore up his support among white supremacists. Before he was a senator, the senate refused to confirm him as a federal judge because of his own segregationist tendencies, a very unusual distinction. As either U.S. Attorney or Alabama AG he engaged in black voter disenfranchisement, obstruction of the investigation of the burning of black churches, and he said he thought the KKK were "a pretty good bunch of guys" until he found out some of them smoked pot. Just what the ticket needs -- truth in packaging!
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I presume that Chris Christie's constant presence next to Trump at victory speeches is an indication that he has an inside track. Both men possess an exception level of grace and restraint.Either that or Trump stuck a gummy bear on the podium and promises Christie he could eat that if he stood still during the speech.
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Interesting chatter regarding Christie....just think: presidential and vice presidential candidates from big vote states, and neither has any reasonable expectation that they could deliver their respective states to the GOP.
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"No one knows — no one has predicted Trump right for a long time.”
Correction. No one has predicted how the 17% of the electorate that is the white, male, lower socioeconomic demographic GOP/TeaParty faithful who have voted for Trump will vote. And their choices have been bizarre, beginning with Trump to Carson to Cruz to Rubio to Fionriana. Bush III, Graham and Kasich are at least rational with some experience in government. But the GOP totals 35% of the voters, the 50% voting for Trump 17% of the electorate. A fringe group in US politics.
Correction. No one has predicted how the 17% of the electorate that is the white, male, lower socioeconomic demographic GOP/TeaParty faithful who have voted for Trump will vote. And their choices have been bizarre, beginning with Trump to Carson to Cruz to Rubio to Fionriana. Bush III, Graham and Kasich are at least rational with some experience in government. But the GOP totals 35% of the voters, the 50% voting for Trump 17% of the electorate. A fringe group in US politics.
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By your numbers, if the GOP is 35% of the voters, then the Democratic Party represents 65%. After all, we only have two parties.
So the Democrats obviously have control of the White House (forever) and Congress (both Houses) and every Governorship in the 50 states.
Except....NOT. The GOP holds majorities in both houses of Congress and 2/3rds of all Governorships.
You can't do that with only 1/3 of the voters, so you are misinterpreting statistics here.
So the Democrats obviously have control of the White House (forever) and Congress (both Houses) and every Governorship in the 50 states.
Except....NOT. The GOP holds majorities in both houses of Congress and 2/3rds of all Governorships.
You can't do that with only 1/3 of the voters, so you are misinterpreting statistics here.
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Who should be Trump’s tango dance partner … err running mate ??? The choice is obvious … hey, its Sarah Palin !!!
What she has established is a reputation for is her ability to gut and fillet English … err salmon … err Trump’s opponents !!! Got it right, finally, whew !?!?
But we all know that this would end badly. While Sarah Palin believes that she can “Refudiate” Donald Trump’s opponents, she would be the kiss of death for Donald the Trumpet.
Palin will say to Trump: “Hey, I have experience as a VP delegate … been there done that ..”
And Trump will reply: “And how did that end ???”
But don’t worry, Trump will win the presidential nomination with whoever is his running mate (another lightening rod of derision and contempt) at the Republican convention in Cleveland in July.
Then comes the show stopper, Following the nose-dive of Donald the Trumpet in the November general election, America will witness the Republican Party implode with fireworks among its leaders and members that will far exceed any July the fourth extravaganza with lots of Sturm und Drang in a fiery mess.
Get ready for the spectacle folks.
What she has established is a reputation for is her ability to gut and fillet English … err salmon … err Trump’s opponents !!! Got it right, finally, whew !?!?
But we all know that this would end badly. While Sarah Palin believes that she can “Refudiate” Donald Trump’s opponents, she would be the kiss of death for Donald the Trumpet.
Palin will say to Trump: “Hey, I have experience as a VP delegate … been there done that ..”
And Trump will reply: “And how did that end ???”
But don’t worry, Trump will win the presidential nomination with whoever is his running mate (another lightening rod of derision and contempt) at the Republican convention in Cleveland in July.
Then comes the show stopper, Following the nose-dive of Donald the Trumpet in the November general election, America will witness the Republican Party implode with fireworks among its leaders and members that will far exceed any July the fourth extravaganza with lots of Sturm und Drang in a fiery mess.
Get ready for the spectacle folks.
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Nice going. It must be all terribly funny for you up there in Canada -- just beware, it might look differently if this so-called "spectacle" comes to pass.
Besides, unless you are an American citizen, you can't vote in these elections anyway.
Besides, unless you are an American citizen, you can't vote in these elections anyway.
Is there enough time to cast a short season of Celebrity Vice President? It would be huge!
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Perhaps you won't find it so amusing when the your fate, and the fate of the Nation lies in this person's hands.
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Since Nikki Haley is running the other way and Sarah Palin is sort of not ... shall we say, herself... I see no reason that Caitlan Jenner should be out of contention. Also, she's his age. Two senior citizens, one male, one female, should be helpful in getting the youth vote. I have a feeling they'll look sort of cunning together.
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Unfortunately, Palin has always been herself -- a ditz
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The GOP leaders have no real choice at this point but to accept Trump as the nominee. They MIGHT have had one if Trump's chief opponent hadn't been the widely loathed Ted Cruz.
Now they're in a position where they have to kiss the ring of a man who has openly insulted them and who has no one's interests at heart except his own.
He'll get clobbered in November. At least we all should hope so. If he should EVER occupy the White House we will discover the REAL meaning of the words many of us have flung at Obama and HRC -- "inept", "incompetent," "stupid," "double-dealing", and so forth. We have forgotten just how BAD it can truly get.
However, let's hope for the best. Trump not only goes back to reality TV where he belongs, but he takes the majority of the House, the Senate, and the governorships with him. That way, the country rids itself, at least for the time being, of this fecal impaction.
Now they're in a position where they have to kiss the ring of a man who has openly insulted them and who has no one's interests at heart except his own.
He'll get clobbered in November. At least we all should hope so. If he should EVER occupy the White House we will discover the REAL meaning of the words many of us have flung at Obama and HRC -- "inept", "incompetent," "stupid," "double-dealing", and so forth. We have forgotten just how BAD it can truly get.
However, let's hope for the best. Trump not only goes back to reality TV where he belongs, but he takes the majority of the House, the Senate, and the governorships with him. That way, the country rids itself, at least for the time being, of this fecal impaction.
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Megyn Kelly.
I'm not kidding. I bet she's been #1 on his list for the past couple of months. Lawyer, quick witted, sharp tongue, famous, female, strikingly beautiful.
I'm not kidding. I bet she's been #1 on his list for the past couple of months. Lawyer, quick witted, sharp tongue, famous, female, strikingly beautiful.
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& the announcement of Kelly as VP would break the internet*. Trump LOVES attention.
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By all means please take Senator Jeff Sessions. And if possible, take Judge Roy Moore with him. Maybe then Alabama could begin to repair some of the political damage.
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But could the country survive? Alabama hatched 'em & I, for one, wouldn't want to deprive that state of them!
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I would say Palin might be a good choice for him. Two incoherent people who don't deal with rational arguments, so they'd probably see eye to eye. But then again, that wouldn't work. She hungers to be in the spotlight all the time, and that would ruin his own lust for the spotlight. He needs someone more docile who won't be in competition for all the attention.
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it is likely that Trump will select Ben Carson as his running mate. Both of them are morally bankrupt and says anything for their lust for power. He has no chance of getting anyone on his slate who has any brain left in their head. Good luck Donald! hope we can deliver a landslide defeat on a silver platter known in the US history
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I believe Donny boy is going to select himself as VP. According to him, he knows good words, and will solve every American problem in a minute! He'll crush ISIS, deport Mexicans and Muslims, and offer nuclear bombs to Japan and South Korea.
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Trump better watch out with Gingrich. It could be another Bush/Cheney situation. Trump is so naïve and uneducated about the issues, he could be in for a boondoggle from Gingrich who has a lot more experience. Not that I am for Trump, by any means. But I wouldn't want a Veep that was likened to Voldemort the way Cheney was.
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Instead of indulging in useless speculation over who would agree to serve as Trump's Number 2, why doesn't the NY Times and the Washington Post start ferreting out some of the unsavory and possibly illegal financial deal in his background?Where are the watchdogs? The man has an abysmal relationship with the truth. Heaven knows what his contacts with the shady worlds of high finance are, let alone the all too bribable construction industry. Trump's campaign for the highest office in our land and arguably the most significant individual on the planet stopped being funny long ago. This is dangerous, and we need the press to fulfill its role as the third estate without delay.
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If the Times were at all concerned about a candidate who had engaged in "unsavory and possibly illegal financial deals," or who had an "abysmal relationship to the truth," it would not have endorsed Hillary Clinton.
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No, don't find his illegal financial transactions! We want nothing that would get Ted Cruz any closer to the nomination than he is now.
The lovely, intelligent and politically astute Sarah Palin has been waiting for this 'second chance'!
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Whoever accepts will glow like radioactive toxic waste after Trump loses.
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The hired pundits on Fox News are yearning for Trump-Cruz as their dream ticket. But "Lying Ted" is indicative of Trump's dislike and mistrust of Cruz. Given Cruz's unbound ambition, Trump must worry about Cruz going rogue by publicly attacking his policies. Kasick has presidential fever and probably would accept second place. (Trump might insist he first read Miss Manners on table etiquette.) Kasick could bring Ohio into play. However, given Trump's dislike by establishment Republicans, he has to worry about impeachment as a means of getting a more acceptable Republican into the White House. Supposedly, Nixon picked Spiro Agnew as his running mate as a deterrent to impeachment. When Agnew resigned and was replaced by Gerald Ford, impeachment was now a possibility because of Watergate. Kasick is too Washington establishment to run with Trump. Governor Rick Scott of Florida would be a more suitable choice on a Trump ticket. He is the type that would do as he was told; he is a Washington outsider; he might help win Florida; and he could assume the role of attack dog, making Trump seem more presidential.
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They'd both have to sleep with one-eye open. A sleep deprived ticket or administration. Not a good thing for the country with these two.
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Guess he'll have to reboot "The Apprentice"...
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It would be interesting to see all these "principled" non-Veeps lay out their policy choices, and let the public try to figure out how they differ, if at all, from Donald Trump's.
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For all practical purposes, the public is still waiting to see what Trump's policies are about.
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Uh. Want to ride on Hillary's coat tails or Donny boys? It's obviously down to the builder of dreams and the builder of seems
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Is this another attempt to push Sanders??
Sorry. Do the MATH.
Sorry. Do the MATH.
"Two governors, Chris Christie of New Jersey and Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, have also told allies that they were open to being Mr. Trump’s running mate."
Oh please Lord, not Mary Fallin
(on the other hand, she would no longer be around to cause trouble in Oklahoma..."
Oh please Lord, not Mary Fallin
(on the other hand, she would no longer be around to cause trouble in Oklahoma..."
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What a joy it would be if everyone turned down Trump.
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You can be sure at least that the VP choice will not be Mr. Cruz. Mr. Trump is not a Republican. He is a populist and pragmatist. His attraction is that he is not liked or wanted by the Republican establishment because he will advocate for their causes.
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Trump trusts Christie. Christie delivered a knockout blow to Rubio. Christie is an alpha bulldog who doesn't choke in the limelight. I think Trump doubles down on the Tri-State swagger and selects Chris Christie as his VP.
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I have a strong opinion Mr. Trump, you will not be President, for the sake
of our country!
of our country!
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hope you're right, Debra
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I'm sure Sarah Palin wouldn't turn Trump down. They can incoherently babble to each other.
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Nice. Now what about the rest of the country???
You do realize what having Sarah Palin as a Vice President means, don't you???
You do realize what having Sarah Palin as a Vice President means, don't you???
Yes. Because 'Country First' is one of those lines that no one really believes. Sort of like 'Yes We Can'.
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I think Trump trusts exactly two politicians, Chris Christie and Jeff Sessions. Sessions is too old and lacks pizzazz, he's picking Christie for that VP slot.
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who'da thunk six months back we'd be playing veepstakes
bets on six months from now. what game we play? interior decor in oval office, heck Trump might just set up house in one of his bigger and nicer houses
in this one Secret Service can't even secure the front door
bets on six months from now. what game we play? interior decor in oval office, heck Trump might just set up house in one of his bigger and nicer houses
in this one Secret Service can't even secure the front door
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Who he picks for VP won't calm anyone's fears about a Trump administration. First, Trump's already shown that he doesn't listen to anyone, especially sane people. Second, with the exception of Reagan and Dubya it's the President who runs things.
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Trump would need to pick an utterly ruthless loser -- someone who would run over their mother for a dollar -- someone who has shown an ability to wreck whatever organization or campaign they join, and is utterly desperate to stay in the headlines for a bit as Trump goes down in flames in this suicide pact.
Too bad Carly is already taken.
Too bad Carly is already taken.
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There could be three candidates running for US president in Nov.
GOP: Trump…Democrat: Clinton…Independent: Sanders
Clinton has no chance against Trump; but Sanders could give Trump a run for his money! You have too many “independent” voters that are not participating in the primaries; it is obvious looking at each State’s voter turnout for the primaries and their population ratio. No one is voting!
…and the media and gallop polls are delusional!
…and many like myself who are registered as a Republican do not and has never voted for someone because they were a member of a particular party; and I never will in the future. I am a member of a party for one reason and that is to be able to vote in the primaries.
There are over 50,000,000 people in the U.S. that live below the poverty line and cannot participate in the economy who are able to vote. Who are they going to vote for, huh??? Most of them are old people on their minuscule Social Security benefits. Social Security benefits should be no less than the federal minimum wage whether you paid in or not –(making sure that everyone is not suffering). Women are the ones that are suffering the most.
You also have the young people (between ages of 18-24 - 31.5 million) who can vote and are struggling trying to get a good job in the private sector; and suffering the consequences of not being able to walk into an old persons job because they (the old people) can’t retire because they can’t afford to lose that income.
GOP: Trump…Democrat: Clinton…Independent: Sanders
Clinton has no chance against Trump; but Sanders could give Trump a run for his money! You have too many “independent” voters that are not participating in the primaries; it is obvious looking at each State’s voter turnout for the primaries and their population ratio. No one is voting!
…and the media and gallop polls are delusional!
…and many like myself who are registered as a Republican do not and has never voted for someone because they were a member of a particular party; and I never will in the future. I am a member of a party for one reason and that is to be able to vote in the primaries.
There are over 50,000,000 people in the U.S. that live below the poverty line and cannot participate in the economy who are able to vote. Who are they going to vote for, huh??? Most of them are old people on their minuscule Social Security benefits. Social Security benefits should be no less than the federal minimum wage whether you paid in or not –(making sure that everyone is not suffering). Women are the ones that are suffering the most.
You also have the young people (between ages of 18-24 - 31.5 million) who can vote and are struggling trying to get a good job in the private sector; and suffering the consequences of not being able to walk into an old persons job because they (the old people) can’t retire because they can’t afford to lose that income.
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Hillary will stomp on Trump like a an Italian making wine.
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Nice job of living in la la land....there will be no three way race...but you can certainly keep refining your emerging manifesto if you wish.
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It's this kind of cocksure attitude that will be the death knell of any Dem ticket. Take a deep breath and do what the Republican establishment failed to do: take.this.dude.seriously.
It's the only way to beat him. Otherwise, you will have people like the one above living in la-la land about Bernie Sanders. That won't be a good thing. Doesn't hurt to vigilant. Safe rather than sorry.
It's the only way to beat him. Otherwise, you will have people like the one above living in la-la land about Bernie Sanders. That won't be a good thing. Doesn't hurt to vigilant. Safe rather than sorry.
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Sarah Palin. The entertainment value would be uncanny. They can go do a show in Vegas after they lose to Hillary.
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@mm
No offense. But a comment like this only shows just how ill-informed the American electorate really is.
FYI. The Presidential Election is more than a 'Vegas' show.
No offense. But a comment like this only shows just how ill-informed the American electorate really is.
FYI. The Presidential Election is more than a 'Vegas' show.
The Republican primaries are a Vegas show. The sooner we all understand that the sooner we can align behind the Democratic ticket and be serious about it.
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@mm
Agree. But there are still too many people willing to go to Vegas without realizing what kind of 4-year show they'll be in for....
Time to call back the clowns.
Agree. But there are still too many people willing to go to Vegas without realizing what kind of 4-year show they'll be in for....
Time to call back the clowns.
I'm a woman who lives in Ohio and I will be voting for Donald Trump. Not all women are against #Trump2016.
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You're right. Just the smart ones.
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But, Trump hasn't asked any of them so what does it matter? I doubt Trump thinks any of the people named in this article are qualified to be President, so the question is moot.
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Both Christie and Gingrich would kill to become VP, because they realize they'll never become President.
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This is truly a walking-dead/zombie toxic-ticket situation. If you are a normal human, you stay away. But if you are already tainted and one of them, then you may join. Christie, Palin come to mind as fitting candidates (am sure there are a few others around too). Best of luck, Trump!
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Joe Scarborough is definitely not qualified, but neither is Trump!
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Donald:
I would like to offer up our GOP representative, whom everyone hates and he has done nothing for anyone ever, including go the the State of the Union address.
You would know up front what you are getting Donald, and would remove some of the GOP deadwood ruling our community. You could just park him somewhere and leave him there. Message me, Mr T
I would like to offer up our GOP representative, whom everyone hates and he has done nothing for anyone ever, including go the the State of the Union address.
You would know up front what you are getting Donald, and would remove some of the GOP deadwood ruling our community. You could just park him somewhere and leave him there. Message me, Mr T
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How about Anne Coulter? She almost as reprehensible and she's a big booster!
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All of this smugness in this forum reminds me that people in Real America do not read the New York Times or view it's largely liberal readership in a positive light.
So, maybe the smug readers of this newspaper need to figure out how to counter a growing wave of highly energized nihilistic Trump (and even Sanders) supporters who do not care one whit about running mates or coherent policies from their demagogue candidate.
So, maybe the smug readers of this newspaper need to figure out how to counter a growing wave of highly energized nihilistic Trump (and even Sanders) supporters who do not care one whit about running mates or coherent policies from their demagogue candidate.
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How exactly does one counter "highly energized nihilistic Trump supporters who do not care about running mates or coherent policies"?
Isn't that the purpose of public education?
Isn't that the purpose of public education?
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@mike
What you call "smugness", I tend to see as 'Gallows Humor'...And yes, we had all better keep a sense of it, while watching this catastrophe unfold.
As for the "Real America" --- there's more than just one.
Besides, most of the "smug readers of this newspaper" have already figured out what Trump is about, and why he sells so well to the general public.
But why others will go out and vote for him, is another matter.
What you call "smugness", I tend to see as 'Gallows Humor'...And yes, we had all better keep a sense of it, while watching this catastrophe unfold.
As for the "Real America" --- there's more than just one.
Besides, most of the "smug readers of this newspaper" have already figured out what Trump is about, and why he sells so well to the general public.
But why others will go out and vote for him, is another matter.
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So how come you are reading it?
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The most expected VP picks would be #1 Jeff Sessions, then Christie, and Gingrich. While those guys are solid, GOP they don't help bring in any independents or moderates
Rubio would be a VERY good choice politically, but it is doubtful that he would accept. Same for Kasich
Joe Scarborough would be a great choice to expand the base, but like Rubio, I can't see him accepting
The only female that makes sense is Condi Rice. but impossible to see her accepting.
Rubio would be a VERY good choice politically, but it is doubtful that he would accept. Same for Kasich
Joe Scarborough would be a great choice to expand the base, but like Rubio, I can't see him accepting
The only female that makes sense is Condi Rice. but impossible to see her accepting.
Rubio would be crazy to join in. He is young enough to re-invent himself and rise like a phoenix. He actually had no business running in the first place. It was too soon and he wound up burning his bridges with Jeb Bush. If he accepts the VP slot, then I would have to believe he set Jeb up from the beginning and was in league with Trump from the get-go.
Don't understand Rubio's hurry. Even if he has to wait 8 years, he will still be young.
Don't understand Rubio's hurry. Even if he has to wait 8 years, he will still be young.
Nikki Haley should be at the top of the VP list any GOP nominee, but she would be crazy to sabotage a bright future by tainting herself by running with either Trump or Cruz. She's young and should bide her time.
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Haley has already sabotaged her future by sabotaging the people in her State.
AIDS is the #1 cause of death among African-Americans in South Carolina.
Google it.
AIDS is the #1 cause of death among African-Americans in South Carolina.
Google it.
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N. Smith
You have no idea what you are talking about. The leading cause of death for african americans in South Carolina is heart disease.
I googled it.
You have no idea what you are talking about. The leading cause of death for african americans in South Carolina is heart disease.
I googled it.
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I would love to see him pick Ben Carson or Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Tom Brady would be fun, too. Of course, none of these would happen because, as he says, he needs someone on the ticket who has a clue, which Trump lacks. The only one of these possibilities who might help him get votes is Nikki Haley, so hopefully she would turn him down.
He would probably appoint Ivanka Trump to be his Commerce Secretary.
He would probably appoint Ivanka Trump to be his Commerce Secretary.
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from what i've seen of ivanka, she might make a better presidential candidate than her father
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Considering that she has endorsed and is campaigning for her father, her judgment is permanently tainted. I had some respect for her before this whole thing started, but not anymore.
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Trump will select Tony Montana
I would have said Carly Fiorina, just as nasty and duplicitous as Trump, but I guess her dance card is already filled.
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I'm thinking Ted Nugent.
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Since this has to be pure entertainment I'll pick Dennis Miller.
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I think it will be Mary Fallin. Governor of a southern/western state, and no one outside of OK has heard of her, so no negative baggage. And she's willing! All good qualities for a running mate.
Gingrich is another white male, too old, and carries a lot of negative baggage, so he's a no-go for VP. But a good choice for Court Jester.
Gingrich is another white male, too old, and carries a lot of negative baggage, so he's a no-go for VP. But a good choice for Court Jester.
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Not just a ticket on the Titanic--a ticket in steerage. Can you imagine Donald sharing power? He's already said he only consults with himself.
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Jon huntsman VP , Robert Gates Secetary of State, Chuck Hagel Secetary of Defense . Ted Cruz will become Supreme Court. Christie gets the sheriff job. Next question?
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How quickly can one obtain a Passport ????
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I guess Trump will wind up in a similar situation to Goldwater in 1964 when he had to reach down to a little known NY Congressman Bill Miller who was so unknown that his only claim to fame after the election was appearing in a credit card commercial playing on the fact that no one knew he was.
I would guess the only current office holder of any fame who might want it is Christie whose political career in New Jersey is dead.
Trump is going to have go some to follow Norman Mailer's theory of choosing a vice president: choose someone so worse than you that you'll look by comparison. For Trump, that narrows down the choices. Of course, there's always Palin.
I would guess the only current office holder of any fame who might want it is Christie whose political career in New Jersey is dead.
Trump is going to have go some to follow Norman Mailer's theory of choosing a vice president: choose someone so worse than you that you'll look by comparison. For Trump, that narrows down the choices. Of course, there's always Palin.
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How many marriages would that be, between Trump and Newt? Maybe a few mistresses should chime in on "family values" and how women should not have easy access to contraception.
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Trump Carly will be available soon I bet she would take it!
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Some of these postings are truly scary, anyway, I'm sure he'd like to pick Ivanka as VP, actually she would probably be pretty good, but that to, in itself is scary enough, go HRC
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Technically, shouldn't his running mate be his heir apparent, perhaps Princess Ivanka?
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A man who is worshiped by the Republicans and would eliminate any concerns about Trump's allegiance to their right wing policies: Ted Nugent.
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Expect Trump to do the unexpected - The dimwits who keep misjudging and predicting Trump will lose, etc. are trying to predict what he will do again. Trump will destroy Clinton in the general election.
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on what basis do you believe this? he will avoid debating her--she would shred him in a debate--and she's pretty much calloused to insults and accusations. she'll be putting forward detailed policies, deep analysis of the world situation, bringing on really topnotch people. how does he answer any of that? it's already clear most people want nothing to do with him--he has an unfavorability rating of 70%. so why do you think he will win?
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Trump selects Fiorina. Both view the presidency as an entry-level position. They win. Can you picture their first day in office? They're sitting in the Oval Office. Alone. They look at each other. What do we do now?
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Some names.
Alex Jones. Thinks Newtown was staged. Shooting was a fake. Trump thinks Jones has an `amazing reputation'.
Megyn Kelly. Former adversary turned admirer. Trump: If this woman can learn to love me, why not others?
Chris Christie. Has already learned to stand stage right and look mildly interested. Or lost.
Carly Fiorina. Cruz won't need her and she's obviously available to anyone who calls.
Pick a 12-year-old. The ticket will need some gravitas and intellectual might.
Alex Jones. Thinks Newtown was staged. Shooting was a fake. Trump thinks Jones has an `amazing reputation'.
Megyn Kelly. Former adversary turned admirer. Trump: If this woman can learn to love me, why not others?
Chris Christie. Has already learned to stand stage right and look mildly interested. Or lost.
Carly Fiorina. Cruz won't need her and she's obviously available to anyone who calls.
Pick a 12-year-old. The ticket will need some gravitas and intellectual might.
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He needs to play the woman card, so the possibilities are:
- Sarah Palin: Make America Grate Again!
- Carly Fiorina: Her business acumen, people skills, and patrician good looks are the perfect match for Trump's
- Christy Christie: The governor after gender re-assignment.
- Sarah Palin: Make America Grate Again!
- Carly Fiorina: Her business acumen, people skills, and patrician good looks are the perfect match for Trump's
- Christy Christie: The governor after gender re-assignment.
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Sorry to say. The "woman card" is already played (out!).
But your suggestion for Christie just might work...
But your suggestion for Christie just might work...
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Trump needs to find a conservative democrat to run as his running mate. He would get the democrat votes then because most democrats vote straight ticket because it's easier than doing your homework. And in any case, the media has totally destroyed the real facts about Trump - but watch a few episodes of the Apprentice, and you'll see what kind of man he is.
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Okay then, Bernie Sanders. He's not a republican, so he can't be chastised from that side; nor is he really a democrat, so no break in ranks there; so why not? Talk about shaking things up, and Donald has even expressed some admiration for him. These are desperate times, which require in kinds responses, so I think it would be perfectly in keeping.
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Sanders as a running mate sounds perfectly feasible -- Especially since so many of his supporters have already vowed to vote for Trump, if Sanders isn't the Democratic nominee.
(Sorry. He won't be. It's a Math thing.)
(Sorry. He won't be. It's a Math thing.)
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. . . except, I think Bernie has too much integrity to run with drumpf
Well, Babby, that's what everyone has been saying about Bernie up until now. Here's one sure way to find out for sure . . . Donald, ask him.
On the other hand, Bernie's got important points he's trying to make and seems to have made it his mission to make them, even at the expense of his own campaign victory; and to his further credit, I might add. Along those lines, however, the megaphone a VP has is much louder than any former Senator from Vermont's could ever be. So maybe he's have to way such a possibility to be VP from that perspective, and regardless of who the other half is. For all we know, Barnum and Bailey hated each other, but together they put on The Greatest Show On Earth.
On the other hand, Bernie's got important points he's trying to make and seems to have made it his mission to make them, even at the expense of his own campaign victory; and to his further credit, I might add. Along those lines, however, the megaphone a VP has is much louder than any former Senator from Vermont's could ever be. So maybe he's have to way such a possibility to be VP from that perspective, and regardless of who the other half is. For all we know, Barnum and Bailey hated each other, but together they put on The Greatest Show On Earth.
Trump/Kasich wins Ohio and I truly believe my own opinionated idea that they have already made a deal. Kasich is much tougher than he has been running and wouldn't be afraid to shred Trump if he was seriously trying to win this nomination. Kasich could be running for 2020, but it makes sense for Trump if only for the extra delegates in Cleveland. Plus, Trump truly needs a government budget cutter. I just don't see how the All-time Poster Girl for the establishment can win this election even if she is the better candidate.
I hope that Trump will seriously consider Gov. Jon Humtsman. From a recent report, he might very well be open to the invitation:
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/gop-stop-trump-breaks-222660#ixzz4...
Huntsman was the most reasonable candidate in 2012. He was the most feared candidate amongst Obama's advisors, which is why they hoped to derail him by appointing him ambassador to China.
He checks many of the boxes Trump needs to fill. If not Huntsman, then a general such as Odierno or perhaps McChrystal.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/gop-stop-trump-breaks-222660#ixzz4...
Huntsman was the most reasonable candidate in 2012. He was the most feared candidate amongst Obama's advisors, which is why they hoped to derail him by appointing him ambassador to China.
He checks many of the boxes Trump needs to fill. If not Huntsman, then a general such as Odierno or perhaps McChrystal.
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Gee, according to the link you offered, Jon Hunstman actually thinks that Trump is a legitimate candidate for President, despite his racist, misogynistic and xenophobic pronouncements, which he regularly delivers in place of coherent policy statements
Well, there goes the last vestiges of my respect for a man I considered one of the very few remaining intelligent Republicans. Any conciliation that includes Donald Trump as a Presidential candidate simply proves the venality of all Republican politicians.
Well, there goes the last vestiges of my respect for a man I considered one of the very few remaining intelligent Republicans. Any conciliation that includes Donald Trump as a Presidential candidate simply proves the venality of all Republican politicians.
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I thought Huntsman was a strong choice too, but the problem is Huntsman is a globalist with heavy ties to China. Doesn't mesh with Trump's whole "TPP and NAFTA are destroying our country" thing.
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Jon Huntsman is an honorable man with governing experience as well as foreign expertise. Trump/Huntsman 2016
I'm a Trump voter..
He says the right thing:
"“a strong political background, who was well respected on the Hill, who can help me with legislation, and who could be a great president.”
Exactly, someone who cold be president, probably one chance in five or one chance in six (not including impeachment from the die hards)
(1) no one has predicted Trump right for a long time.”
-you betcha
(2) I like David Petraeus,
= =
He says the right thing:
"“a strong political background, who was well respected on the Hill, who can help me with legislation, and who could be a great president.”
Exactly, someone who cold be president, probably one chance in five or one chance in six (not including impeachment from the die hards)
(1) no one has predicted Trump right for a long time.”
-you betcha
(2) I like David Petraeus,
= =
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Not sure, but I believe Dan Quale is still lying around somewhere. Either he or David Duke would be the The Donald's best veep candidates.
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How awesome would that be to see Trump and Christie together--it would be like being ringside to watch the TITANTIC (Trump) and LUSITANIA (Christie) sinking at the same time :) All aboard!
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Oh, nuts. If by some evil miracle it suddenly appeared that Trump might be elected they'd fall all over themselves to join his ticket. These people would eat their own grandmothers for a chance at the Presidency.
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I find that kind of hard to swallow. But I believe they would, though, and could find a way to do it. Republican politicians can be so resourceful when it comes to their own status. Likewise Democrats.
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Newt would be the smart move. Long time experience , and gets along with both sides of the aisle!
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May be Caitlyn Jenner ??
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Trump could chose himself to be VP. Does the Constitution say anything about being President and VP at the same time. Then he would have a VP that always agrees with him.
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"...there are very few examples of people turning down the vice presidency."
Tell that to George McGovern.
Tell that to George McGovern.
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If Trump could actually win the Presidency, he would likely be a one-term President, if he isn't impeached or abdicates earlier. He's 70 years old now and would not likely enjoy the daily grind of running a country let alone a corporation, he's all about the deal and selling his trademark name. He appears to be basically a sybarite.
So, if Hillary is his opponent, he will select a female Governor or Senator with the promise of her running for President in 2020. Actually Senator Susan Collins would make his ticket look more attractive even to some Democrats as opposed to Hillary.
In any case, it's too early to be selecting a running mate and this is just a media fun game.
However, don't forget that the conservative Republicans will most likely run a strategic 3rd party candidate with the hope of nobody winning enough electors, so that, per the 12th Amendment, the Republican majority House will choose that candidate. So, those possible running mates you're considering might actually become Trump's 3rd party competitor.
So, if Hillary is his opponent, he will select a female Governor or Senator with the promise of her running for President in 2020. Actually Senator Susan Collins would make his ticket look more attractive even to some Democrats as opposed to Hillary.
In any case, it's too early to be selecting a running mate and this is just a media fun game.
However, don't forget that the conservative Republicans will most likely run a strategic 3rd party candidate with the hope of nobody winning enough electors, so that, per the 12th Amendment, the Republican majority House will choose that candidate. So, those possible running mates you're considering might actually become Trump's 3rd party competitor.
I love Donald Trump, and respect his candid opinions. Do you want anothing anti American, compulsive liar like Hillary? The only Republicans bashing Trump, are those he has already defeated, or those that are ignorant, and completely close minded to change. Trump has great ideas for the economy, foreign trade, immigration, and the military. Go Trump, make America great again.
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"anti American, compulsive liar like Hillary".
Do you have any examples of this. Or was that not included in your script?
By the way, Trump has said almost next to nothing about his ideas on anything besides the usual bluster that invariably revolves around himself.
Get this. America is not only 'Great" -- It's still in one piece ...which it probably won't be, if Trump is elected.
Do you have any examples of this. Or was that not included in your script?
By the way, Trump has said almost next to nothing about his ideas on anything besides the usual bluster that invariably revolves around himself.
Get this. America is not only 'Great" -- It's still in one piece ...which it probably won't be, if Trump is elected.
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America is ALREADY great!
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clinton has the highest true rating on politifact of all the candidates. trump has the lowest.
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Mary Fallin is perfect! She is nothing. She is completely undeserving. She couldn't serve as a dest clerk without a hand up. She would beg - even bark - to be on the ticket with Trump.
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I predict he'll pick a general or former general or someone who at least loves rattling a sabre....or maybe he'll pick someone who owns a mega-commercial construction company who can oversee the border wall construction....or maybe he'll pick a twenty-something beauty queen who is majoring in political science....or maybe he'll pick some Christian pastor who knows his Bible....or maybe he'll pick some woman from Congress who puts her political future first while throwing other women under the bus...or maybe he'll just pick some Republican like Rubio, or Kasich, or even lying Ted...because what is for sure about the Trumpster...anything is possible....hey...He could even pick one of his kids to be VP.....would not surprise me in the least...well...his kids won't turn him down....
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How about General Curtis LeMay? George Wallace's running mate who wanted to use nukes in Vietnam? There's always David Duke or the head of the NRA or the fuhrer of the Aryan Nation, whoever that may be. All good choices. If none of those, Carly Fiorina, Sarah Palin or Dick Cheney! These are my top choices.
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I think David Duke nails it.
Then, there's no need to pretend what Donald Trump is REALLY about.
Then, there's no need to pretend what Donald Trump is REALLY about.
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Liberals keep trashing Trump and slowly but surely his numbers keep going up. Trump will be our next President. Get use to it.
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I think you are right ...
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Not just liberals trashing Trump... take time to READ the article before commenting.
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No. Won't get 'used' to it.
NO way.
NO how.
NO way.
NO how.
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For everyone suggesting Sarah Palin, I don't think there is enough oxygen to accommodate those two egos in one geographic location, let alone the same building. On second thought, simultaneous, spontaneous asphyxiation seems a fitting end to both sordid chapters.
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I'm available Donald.
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How about Meg Whitman? I know she may not support Trump as a candidate. But, he would do well to get someone like her. She is likely out of his league.
But, it should be somebody like that. Trump knows a number of impressive people who would be infinitely more appealing to the electorate than the patronizing, harassing voice of H Clinton.
But, it should be somebody like that. Trump knows a number of impressive people who would be infinitely more appealing to the electorate than the patronizing, harassing voice of H Clinton.
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Mr. Trump says that "Historically, people don't vote on the Vice President." Trump has an awful short memory...why doesn't he call up Senator McCain and ask how the Sarah Palin experiment went? Oh, right...because Mr. Trump is a "winner," and he only talks to other winners, not "losers" like Senator McCain.
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I'm really enjoying some of the more humorous comments. I suppose at this point, if someone were serious, it would be a "Pick".
Bristol Palin, please, Bristol Palin!!!
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@tired
If indeed you are "tired of belligerent Republicans" -- Please explain why you would suggest the offspring of one of the worst offenders...???
Facts, please.
If indeed you are "tired of belligerent Republicans" -- Please explain why you would suggest the offspring of one of the worst offenders...???
Facts, please.
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What a great idea to get out the youth votes.
Why would Trump want any of the losers you mention in this article as a VP? We vote for Trump specifically because we don't want those business as usual politicians.
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trump can't get anybody to run with him. nobody wants to run with him. nobody even wants to work in his campaign, which is how he wound up with manafort, who will work for anybody.
I'm not sure, but I think Dan Quale is still lying around somewhere. Maybe he's even learned to spell potato by now
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I don't get it. Trump is anti-GOP establishment yet the article cites establishment GOP members as people who are not interested in running with him. These are precisely the people who have publicly expressed their loathing for Trump, and I'm sure the feeling is mutual. On top of this, the GOP insiders would blacklist anyone who accepted a VP role, so this is more an indictment of the establishment than Trump.
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The entire premise of this article is so obnoxious, and so false. There is no reason to believe that Donald Trump has trouble hiring talented people and there is no reason to interview people who he would never pick, to ask their opinion on running with him.
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Its a cinch that if Trump, realizing that with most women he looks like a knuckle dragger, decides he wants to pick a female running mate he will have a hard time finding anyone other than the likes of a Sarah Palin or Carly Fiorina to choose from. I'm sure that with most accomplished Republican women who have an sense of self, the thought of running with Donald Trump would certainly be seen as the kiss of death to their careers. And that its a cinch that if Trump decides that he needs to offer a woman the secondary position on his ticket to assuage his image as a knuckle dragger amoung women voters, he will be left only with the predatory likes of a Sarah Palin or a Carly Fiorina. So my guess is that Trump will take his chances with women voters, and will pass on picking a female running mate after all.
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Unfortunately for birddog, his sociological findings are valid only for a dozen or fewer individuals. Prepare to see a new Lake Reagan on Election Night.
How enormously ironic and amusing that the Times quotes Morning Joe Scarborough chiming in "Not me!" in the Trump veepstakes! No one in the media's fawned over Trump more than Scarborough. He'd be an ideal running mate for Trump - while everyone else has been running away, Scarborough's become more enamored with the skunk at the garden party. Scarborough might actually be the only person who would agree to run with Trump. They'd have a hard time out-bloviating each other on the campaign trail, but who cares? I won't be paying attention.
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The choice is obvious: He needs a strong woman who is at least as bright as he, who is willing, and who has experience as a Governor and as a VP candidate. Sarah, Sarah, where are you? Your party needs you once again!
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I will assume sarcasm here.
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With an ego that big is there even room for a running mate?
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Trump/Sanders 2016. Build the wall while raising minimum wage to $15 per hour for LEGAL citizens. Only way to stop the soon to be shotgun marriage of Koch-Clinton.
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The problems with your assessment is that Trump has said more than once (once in the early debates again a couple days later) that wages are too high in the U.S. which is why he feels we can't complete in the global marketplace. When pressed on this he said it was minimum wage that should not be increased. And Sanders would never be on the same ticket with someone who is so opposite himself on most issues.
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Not sure if you are being sarcastic, but FYI Trump has been emphatic that he will not raise the minimum wage. At all. Yet another reason it's hard to understand why so many "working folk" are behind him.
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He never said "the minimum wage should never be increased" lol. Trump is not built in the mold of anti-union conservatives like Walker or Cruz. I can easily see him comprising with Sanders on a higher wage. Use the billions wasted on propping up NATO.
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He'll pick a woman. Has to. Chris Christie is itching to be Attorney General or Chief of Staff. Trump will pick a woman or a person of color to mitigate fact he's a racist misogynist.
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Why does Trump even need a running mate? Running mates are for losers! People who die in office or get impeached need running mates. Trump is huge - huge! Huge enough to fill two slots, no problem. Let the losers have running mates. Trump Trump 2016!
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I can't like it but you sure are funny!
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Funny, but oddly true...
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I'm sure that others have noted this, but I cannot help noticing that the names here are mostly has-been's or those whose political career is at a dead-end (which I guess is basically the same thing). Their only alternate career path seems to be a host on a FOX show, which brings up an interesting question of how many talk-show hosts can FOX carry, which would be a modern equivalent of "how many angels..." of medieval times.
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Chris Christie: (With hand raised high in the air) Pick me! Pick me! Ooh, Ooh, Mr. Trump! Mr. Trump! I've done everything you told me to do! Mr. Trump? Mr. Trump?
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@jensen
You must be reading my mind!!!....
You must be reading my mind!!!....
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If Donald J Trump should win the GOP Presidential Nomination and eventually go on to win the Presidency of the United States of America, he would be the first Billionaire to move into Public Housing vacated by a Black Family !!!!
Go figure.
Go figure.
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How about Sarah Palin..She already has experience running for the VP position....and losing...
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Perhaps Mr. Trump should invite his wife, Melania, to be his Vice President. She is charming, very well educated, has had a successful career, is not confrontational, and knows about five languages, so she would give him international credibility. It would be a good balance since Mr. and Mrs. Clinton are clearly running as a team. HRC doesn't seem to have any of her own ideas, but defers to Bill on policy "talking points" and takes credit for his administration's accomplishments (in which she did not have a policy role). In fact he seems to be running her entire campaign. So much for the independent woman role model!!
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Apparently you and I live in alternate universes.
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Yea because that's what the international community cares about.
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So sad, he can't pick Melania because she is foreign born and therefore can't be President.
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there are plenty of worse things … like sharing a ticket with Hillary Clinton or Rafey Ted Cruz for starters ...
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I think many Republicans are flattering themselves to think they would be considered. I doubt very seriously that Trump has designs on any high ranking establishment members of the GOP. My guess is Kelly Ayotte, Senator from New Hampshire. If Trump does not shore up the female problem he is looking at a pounding.
she won't take it
Cowards! These guys include many whom have sat by while President was berated in racist terms and John Lewis was spat upon by their supporters. Trump's drivel about building a separating wall on the border is as preposterous as their busloads of deportees. Many of them supported this. The RNC has no position on any of the nonsense until now? Their "let them eat cake" philosophy needs to be rewarded at the guillotine of November's elections. Trump is representative of their ideals. Now is not the time for their one percenters to run away. He will find someone.
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How can Trump in good conscience (if there is such a thing in him) select any member of Congress for VP when he has already made clear that, according to him, every one of them is corrupt and incompetent? That leaves only governors (and Carson, but come on, even Trump has to know the guy is poison). My bet is that Haley has just enough class to politely decline. That leaves Fallin as the obvious choice, and "Trump-Fallin" doesn't have a bad ring to it depending on how you want to pronounce her name.
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The only person who could possibly regard Donald Trump as an outstanding leader and superb statesman is...Donald Trump.
Why, all we have to do is "loosen up" some laws and Trump can be his own running mate.
Why, all we have to do is "loosen up" some laws and Trump can be his own running mate.
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In the accompanying article, I saw that Joe Scarborough made the list. Well, since he was largely responsible for being the first one to take Donald seriously, giving him daily airtime in those dumb call-ins, and since he obviously adores him, I think Trump should repay him. Good ticket balance too.
Of course, Scarborough is almost (!) as full of himself as Trump, so that might make mincemeat of their bromance. But, then Mika could take the whole show to herself and her own guests, finally getting in her words when she wants to. "Mornings with Mika" has a nice ring to it.
Of course, Scarborough is almost (!) as full of himself as Trump, so that might make mincemeat of their bromance. But, then Mika could take the whole show to herself and her own guests, finally getting in her words when she wants to. "Mornings with Mika" has a nice ring to it.
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I think the short answer is: anyone whose political career is completely dead at this point might agree to being on the ticket. You know, someone like Christie. Everyone else know to stand clear of this disaster.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Chris Christie.
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Snyder from Michigan would be another good choice in that case. After poisoning the children of his state, his career is effectively at an end...
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I think Trump will offer Christie the position of attorney general if Trump gets the republican nomination and wins the general election. I don't think Trump will offer Christie the vice presidential position. Trump is having enough problems with female voters. Another white Northeastern male bully on the ticket will turn off even more female voters ensuring his loss in the general election.
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Interesting that the first thoughts expressed by potential candidates for a Trump vice-presidency are about themselves, and not about what would be best the country.
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Madonna would be great as a running mate. She is at least as qualified as Trump is! She is popular, a woman (duh) and has great name recognition. She would do a great job!
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Donald's running mate must be intelligent have a firm grasp of the economy,
domestic and foreign affairs and twitter, and that person is Curt Schilling.
domestic and foreign affairs and twitter, and that person is Curt Schilling.
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No one wants to run with Trump??-- no big surprise there...except for Chris Christie, who always looks like he'd be tickled pink do anything just to sit next to "The Donald".
Besides, he has already burned his bridges in Jersey.
Besides, he has already burned his bridges in Jersey.
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Christie is indeed "Born to Run" (for office, not for exercise). The one silver lining would of course be Bruce Springsteen as Poet Laureate.
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@joyce
Sorry. Don't see 'The Boss' jumping on that train....
Sorry. Don't see 'The Boss' jumping on that train....
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@Smith
“If a potential president says I need you, it would be very hard for a patriotic citizen to say no.”
“If a potential president says I need you, it would be very hard for a patriotic citizen to say no.”
Trump should choose Charles Koch as his Vice Presidential running mate. They could form the "Brotherhood of Billionaires." Together they would unite the Republican Party.
Koch has already bankrolled the the entire "conservative" movement from the Federalist Society, ALEC, David Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Foundation, FreedomWorks, Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform, the Cato Institute and The Heritage Foundation.
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/koch-brothers-think-tank-report-09...
From his home in Wichita, Kansas, Charles Koch would know how to use his "Dark Money" to make the Kansas experiment a model for the rest of America. Charles Koch could use his enormous financial resources to help worthy Republicans everywhere to be elected and re-elected ensuring majorities in Congress and the Supreme Court. After all, isn't money just "free speech."
What Republican politician would refuse his call (or financial support)? Certainly not Governor Scott Walker!
And if anything should happen to Donald he would be just a heartbeat away...
Koch has already bankrolled the the entire "conservative" movement from the Federalist Society, ALEC, David Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Foundation, FreedomWorks, Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform, the Cato Institute and The Heritage Foundation.
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/koch-brothers-think-tank-report-09...
From his home in Wichita, Kansas, Charles Koch would know how to use his "Dark Money" to make the Kansas experiment a model for the rest of America. Charles Koch could use his enormous financial resources to help worthy Republicans everywhere to be elected and re-elected ensuring majorities in Congress and the Supreme Court. After all, isn't money just "free speech."
What Republican politician would refuse his call (or financial support)? Certainly not Governor Scott Walker!
And if anything should happen to Donald he would be just a heartbeat away...
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Too bad he has already endorsed Hillary.
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No he didn't, and I for one am not going to let people away with this fresh new LIE of a talking point.
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he didn't endorse her. he said she might be the best qualified candidate. this is such a low bar it doesn't count as an endorsement.
Running Mate: How about Bernie? ;-)
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Trump will choose Paul Ryan. That is his winning ticket.
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Thanks, Dierdra, I was having trouble figuring out Ryan's deal lately, But now that you mention running mate, I am sure he will never be VP again. It's a total step down from Speaker. His current deal is to prevent future pressure to run with Trump. I have to admit, Ryan is the smoothest operator I have seen in a while.
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Ryan wants to be president. Joining the Trump ticket before losing in 49 out of 50 states is going to put "paid" to that idea.
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Leave Ryan in the House where his "plans" can safely be vetoed.
Palin for VP; Christie for Secretary of Defense; Carson for Secretary of State; Ivanka Trump for Secretary of the Interior; Donald Trump Jr for Homeland Security....no need to ask GOP insiders.
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carson for secretary of state. the mind boggles.
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my money would be on Carson or palin
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Definitely Oprah! Like two peas in a pod both from Television.
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If this is supposed to be either an intelligent, or funny response -- you have managed to fail on both counts.
Best choice, Nikki Haley, governor of South Carolina. I suppose she is out of the running when she said anyone but Trump for president. Nevertheless, having an appealing, intelligent, female Republican such as governor Haley at his side would be a huge boost to his ticket, if he can convince her his policies would be in the long run the best for the country. . He would have to persuade her that he wants the best for everyone in this country, including, blacks, women, Hispanics and Muslims. That is a tall order, but whether you like Trump or not, one thing is clear he certainly is an excellent salesman.
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He is an excellent salesman ......to the gulliable. Note the thundering silence from anyone else.
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Unfortunately, Nikki Haley has decided to side with the establishment. She is not aware of it yet, but she will soon become irrelevant.
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Had you actually read the article, you would have noticed this, beginning at line 12:
"A remarkable range of leading Republicans, including Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina and Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona, have been emphatic publicly or with their advisers and allies that they do not want to be considered as Mr. Trump’s running mate."
Commenting on stories before you read them is typically a bad idea.
"A remarkable range of leading Republicans, including Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina and Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona, have been emphatic publicly or with their advisers and allies that they do not want to be considered as Mr. Trump’s running mate."
Commenting on stories before you read them is typically a bad idea.
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David Brooks in a recent column opined that for Republicans how they respond to the Trump candidacy is a litmus test of their character, which 20 years from now will be despised should they support Trump or even tolerate him. And now we have this: "Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, as well as Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama and the retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, said in interviews that they would consider joining the ticket if Mr. Trump offered. Two governors, Chris Christie of New Jersey and Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, have also told allies that they were open to being Mr. Trump’s running mate." Where is Sarah Palin?
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A true republican would pick Alec Koch.
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Except there is no "Alec Koch."
Most of the Republicans wouldn't have a chance at running with Mr. Trump. Most have been part of the problem for so long, for so long have betrayed the people who voted for them. Why would he select a loser from the establishment?
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How about a major scoop? Trump cuffs Carly after Ted leaves! Show he is not afraid of a strong woman!
As Prince said "Let's Go Crazy" and could be this election will be one to remember; in decades people will be discussing, dissecting, laughing...
As Prince said "Let's Go Crazy" and could be this election will be one to remember; in decades people will be discussing, dissecting, laughing...
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Carly is definitely the choice if you're looking for someone with naked ambition. She'll be back on the market in no time when Cruz tanks and burns.
Seriously, Mary Fallin of Oklahoma? She has a track record of backing bills heavily based on evangelical values against minority groups, especially LGBTQ. Voting rights? Seriously. No, definitely leave her in Oklahoma.
Seriously, Mary Fallin of Oklahoma? She has a track record of backing bills heavily based on evangelical values against minority groups, especially LGBTQ. Voting rights? Seriously. No, definitely leave her in Oklahoma.
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It's pretty clear that we're in a race to the bottom with counties like Turkey, Brazil and Venezuela. Americans who vote for Trump might as well have a "Kick Me" sign affixed to their backs as they leave the polls.
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A lot of these types of comments have made by party seniors about a candidate before he gets the nomination. Plenty come to mind, but off the top, William Jennings Bryant, Warren Hardin, Al Smith.
You'll see. They'll change their tune when Trump becomes the nominee and the party starts lauding him as the greatest human being alive, the savior of the republic.
You'll see. They'll change their tune when Trump becomes the nominee and the party starts lauding him as the greatest human being alive, the savior of the republic.
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Your headline is misleading. The folks who are rejecting the thought of being Trump's running mate are, for the most part, ones who vied against him for the nomination. When one recalls the nasty things he said about them, this is not news.
The real story is whether Trump will be able to get decent experts and managers to work on his team.
But this is hypothetical. I don't see him taking even one State in the electoral college.
The big issue for Republicans is going to be the coattails effect. Or anti costtails effect.
The real story is whether Trump will be able to get decent experts and managers to work on his team.
But this is hypothetical. I don't see him taking even one State in the electoral college.
The big issue for Republicans is going to be the coattails effect. Or anti costtails effect.
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It says here that Colin Powell would be a game-changer.
His tours as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and SecState would give him enormous credibility. Secretary Powell's appearance at the United Nations, of course, would be a serious detriment for Donald Trump to negotiate with anything like real success. Still, Secretary Powell might command a nostalgia among the party's elite and base and any genuinely significant pressure they might bring to bear might just prove too difficult for him to resist. The ugly downside, of course, would be the permanent tarnishing of a once-splendid reputation that a historic blowout massacre to Hillary Clinton would be. Still, how many old soldiers, when they hear that old call to the colors, can turn away from the lure of coming battle?
His tours as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and SecState would give him enormous credibility. Secretary Powell's appearance at the United Nations, of course, would be a serious detriment for Donald Trump to negotiate with anything like real success. Still, Secretary Powell might command a nostalgia among the party's elite and base and any genuinely significant pressure they might bring to bear might just prove too difficult for him to resist. The ugly downside, of course, would be the permanent tarnishing of a once-splendid reputation that a historic blowout massacre to Hillary Clinton would be. Still, how many old soldiers, when they hear that old call to the colors, can turn away from the lure of coming battle?
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Colin Powell, as well as Condoleeza Rice, Rumsfeld, Cheney, W. Bush, and anybody involved in invading Iraq, removing Saddam Hussein and destabilizing the entire Middle East in the process, should be, at the very minimum, be permanently barred from political activity. More logically, they should also be prosecuted, but I do not see too much chance of that.
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The reaction of the religious Right when Powell was a potential Presidential candidate several years must be remembered. They came out against him with both barrels firing. He was too moderate for them on social issues. No reason to think they would accept him now.
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Good idea. Powell commands a lot of respect. And he is African American. He would have to confess that he was lied to by Bush's people who sent him on a fool's errand to the United Nations to try to convince the world that Saddam had nuclear weapons.
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Scott Walker has a problem with Trump's character? Well, that's ironic.
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How about Dennis Rodman?
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As a former Oklahoman having lived over forty-seven years in either New York City or Paris, it would be a blessing if Donald Trump would put Mary Fallin (or Faillen) on his ticket. Most of state residents would rejoice. They would be rid of her.
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Trump's advisors think he can improve his appeal by picking a woman or Hispanic for VP? That is delusional. He has so thoroughly poisoned the well with those voter demographics that any such choice will be perceived as the pandering it is.
We don't have to look back very far to see how spectacularly this can backfire. In 2008 McCain played the woman card by selecting Sarah Palin in a weak ploy to attract voters disaffected by Clinton's loss of the Democratic nomination. It turned into a national joke and left a deep scar on McCain's political legacy.
We don't have to look back very far to see how spectacularly this can backfire. In 2008 McCain played the woman card by selecting Sarah Palin in a weak ploy to attract voters disaffected by Clinton's loss of the Democratic nomination. It turned into a national joke and left a deep scar on McCain's political legacy.
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“If a potential president says I need you, it would be very hard for a patriotic citizen to say no,” Mr. Gingrich said."
It will impossible for any patriotic American to vote for Donald Trump much less try and get him elected.
As the musing of the disgraced Mr. Gingrich, we do have to remember Gingrich's goal as Speaker of the House was decidedly unpatriotic, to keep the US government from working so American's would hate their government and not participate.
It will impossible for any patriotic American to vote for Donald Trump much less try and get him elected.
As the musing of the disgraced Mr. Gingrich, we do have to remember Gingrich's goal as Speaker of the House was decidedly unpatriotic, to keep the US government from working so American's would hate their government and not participate.
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With Newt you get Callie and that guy in the elephant costume.
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Who on earth would let Newt Gingrich anywhere near the US government again? We've never recovered from his first go around. And Jeff Sessions? Seriously?
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I agree. And can you imagine the Trump ego and the Gingrich ego together in the Oval Office? It would be the equivalent of sumo wrestling!
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@mj
Agree. And it wouldn't last beyond the first-round...
Agree. And it wouldn't last beyond the first-round...
They haven't asked me yet. just saying.
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That is pretty shocking considering how few Republicans have any principals whatsoever. Then, again, what is in it for them? Absolutely nothing but humiliating defeat, so, yea, I can see why they are all saying no.
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Good article but there needs to be a correction. Carson is the black republican not Scott.
"Mr. Scott, whose appeal as a black Republican could be an advantage for Mr. Trump, repeatedly sidestepped whether he would be willing to run with Mr. Trump."
"Mr. Scott, whose appeal as a black Republican could be an advantage for Mr. Trump, repeatedly sidestepped whether he would be willing to run with Mr. Trump."
Rand Paul. Watch.
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Oh, come on... the ticket wouldn't be complete without Sarah Palin!
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How about Rex Ryan? He's obviously a rabid Republican and he never has been able to say no to a bad quarterback.
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Please, please pick Newt!! I miss him so, such a man of character.
How about Tom Delay, has he made parole?
How about Tom Delay, has he made parole?
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Hastert - He would get immunity, right?
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V.P. serving time in jail for being a Pedophile??....That would definitely be a first.
Today I watched Trump say the following two things within a half hour of each other.
- Politicians make the worst deals and don't know what they are doing ( followed by applause )
- All the politicians are coming around and joining our campaign ( more applause )
If they are so incompetent and make the worst deals, what does it say about the fact that they are coming around to Trump and making deals with him ?
- Politicians make the worst deals and don't know what they are doing ( followed by applause )
- All the politicians are coming around and joining our campaign ( more applause )
If they are so incompetent and make the worst deals, what does it say about the fact that they are coming around to Trump and making deals with him ?
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Good one Fran.
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It is the bandwagon effect. It happens in sports. People who know nothing about sports all off a sudden jump on board with winners
How much more clear can the begging Chris Christie make it that he will do anything to be on Trump's ticket?
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Chris Christie is so drooling at the mouth for the VP opportunity that it's embarrassing to watch. In every photo op Christie is standing so close to the right of Trump that it looks like he's superglued to Trump's right glute. "Pick me! Pick me! Pick me!" Christie is so desperate to hitch himself to Trump that he would likely bargain away his grandmother to get a ride on Trump's coattails. Christie always figured himself for the Big Time but, if it's only VP to Trump, he'll take it.
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Yes! Yes! A Trump - Christie dream ticket!! -for Democrats.
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Of course he will! Ever see the buffet at Mar-a-Lago? Really outstanding.
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Especially for Democrats in New York and New Jersey....
(and anyone else who uses the GWB!--)
(and anyone else who uses the GWB!--)
Condoleezza Rice would be a "triple threat" VP candidate. Incredible Foreign Policy experience, a woman and African-American------not to mention she's a fellow alum!
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Incredible Foreign Policy experience indeed!
Let´s see: invading Iraq based on non-existing weapons of mass destruction, destabilizing Iraq and setting up a domino effect throughout the Middle East....Hillary´s mess-up in Lybia doesn´t hold a candle to Condi´s.
Let´s see: invading Iraq based on non-existing weapons of mass destruction, destabilizing Iraq and setting up a domino effect throughout the Middle East....Hillary´s mess-up in Lybia doesn´t hold a candle to Condi´s.
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And the person that both the FBI and the CIA reported to,,,, and the FBI warnings about pilots being trained,, never was relayed to the CIA,,,, and the CIA's warning that there was some danger. unknown,,, never made it to the FBI,,,
But somehow it was NOT C. Rice's fault. She denied all responsibility for lapses that could, perhaps, stopped 9-11. But they both did reported to her.
But somehow it was NOT C. Rice's fault. She denied all responsibility for lapses that could, perhaps, stopped 9-11. But they both did reported to her.
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And she is pro-choice... and Trump is multiple choice!
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He will tap a black female to confound everyone and to enable his supporters to tell themselves that they are neither racist or sexist. I'm sure Condi Rice will turn him down, but somewhere in the party there lurks the female equivalent of Clarence Thomas and sporting the same amoral naked ambition.
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Omarosa
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Is Alfred E. Newman still available?
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Reading some of the comments here it is apparent that many educated and astute Americans still do not take Donald Trump seriously. Had the Republican establishment taken Donald Trump for the serious threat he actually was when he originally announced his entry into the race he would not be the presumed nominee right now.To those of you who really believe he can NEVER be President,I want to point out that Jeb Bush,Scott Walker,Rick Perry,Lindsey Graham, Chris Christie etc.... were all turned into mincemeat by Trump. I suppose the political know it alls will finally stop underestimating Donald Trump on the day he is sworn in as President.
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Since the entire primary seems to have fallen down the rabbit hole I'll suggest that he ask Chelsea Clinton. Trump and Chelsea are both long term Democrats and if she runs we'd be assured of another Clinton in the White House.
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Cliven Bundy might consider it.
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I am afraid that Donald Trump is one October terrorist attack away from being elected President. With that in mind, a Republican who otherwise has no political future should jump at the chance to be his running mate. The odds are pretty good that Trump will do something in the first six months in office that will cause a bi-partisan move to impeach him, making the Vice President the new President.
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Very seriously; I hope he picks someone young and healthy because he's 69 and overweight. I'd hate to see Paul Ryan next in line.
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Don't forget Drumpf's medical report. He's healthier than Kim Jong Un but he has better hair.
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Bruce........Do you really believe Kim Jong Un is healthy?
Trump would love to have Bernie Sanders as running mate. Trump is a Dem. in wolf's clothing. Doubt Bernie would agree, too much of a left wing "ideologue".
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@allan
EXCEPT. You forgot one small thing....
Neither Trump or Sanders is a Democrat.
EXCEPT. You forgot one small thing....
Neither Trump or Sanders is a Democrat.
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So some Republicans have said no, and some have said yes.
So?
So?
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How about Hillary Clinton?
@friction
What an incredibly ridiculous suggestion.
Or, haven't you noticed??? --No one is laughing???
What an incredibly ridiculous suggestion.
Or, haven't you noticed??? --No one is laughing???
He should hire Dick Cheney to run his VP search committee.
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Paul, I can predict the result of Cheney's deliberations already!
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I think Paul above is serious as he hails from Wyoming, Cheneys' home state.
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Mr. Trump is running on the Republican ticket, but his voting registration record indicates that he is neither a Republican or Democrat but an independent.
"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump switched political party affiliations at least five times since the late ‘80s, according to voting records obtained byThe Smoking Gun. Mr. Trump, who after years of teasing the idea announced on Tuesday his GOP bid for the White House, may soon have to answer for why he left the party as recently as 2011." *
Thus, it is not surprising that none of the Republican establishment comprised of dyed in the wool conviction Republicans wishes to associate with him.
* http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/16/donald-trump-changed-pol...
"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump switched political party affiliations at least five times since the late ‘80s, according to voting records obtained byThe Smoking Gun. Mr. Trump, who after years of teasing the idea announced on Tuesday his GOP bid for the White House, may soon have to answer for why he left the party as recently as 2011." *
Thus, it is not surprising that none of the Republican establishment comprised of dyed in the wool conviction Republicans wishes to associate with him.
* http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/16/donald-trump-changed-pol...
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Regarding Trump's rationale for selecting a woman or Latino as a vice-presidential running mate, I'm reminded of Richard Nixon's move to embrace Elvis Presley as an opportunity to capture the 'youth' vote.
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I would be honored to be his running mate. Having a nobody on the ticket would be a stroke of genius.
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That would make two nobodies on the ticket.
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Fine. If no one will do it. I will.
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Not Christie. Trump's already offered him either Secretary of Transportation or Health and Hunam Services.
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Hahaha! That would give Christie a second chance to oversee the flow of traffic over America's most important bridges. He sure knows how to negotiate that. Hilarious.
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Very funny. But seriously, I think he will be offered Attorney General.
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Hope you're wrong on this one. When we have a known crook as Atty General, the country will simply go the highest bidder, quid pro quo. He's still holding onto tens of millions of dollars intended for the victims of Sandy which he will not disburse to those whose entire lives were destroyed. He diverted millions in Sandy relief funds to pay for TV ads starring himself. Yep, just the guy to be Attorney General of the U.S. Sure thing.
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All egos apply here. The job description alone will net you fame and fortune. Progressives need not apply.
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Trump's potential "yes" picks reek of desperation. Christie and Gingrich would do ANYTHING to stay or get back in the game.
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his old nyc radio pal, howard stern
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If Donald Trump should DARE to select Chris Christie as his running mate, he might as well forget winning in New Jersey and New York. Mr. Christie has a most unfavorable rating in New Jersey. He is damaged goods, is a bully, and is yet to be exonerated in the GWB scandal. He will lose the unions in New Jersey for his attitude toward them are unfair and has cost them financial losses especially those on pensions.
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As far as Chris Christie is concerned, association with Trump is proving good for his health. Have you noticed how much he shrinks in size whenever Trump is around him?
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Two Thumbs Up!! To our English cousins...
Most of the politicians interested in Trump's VP nod have nothing to lose, either because their odds of future elected office were already slim, or because they have been such vociferous Trump converts that they can't escape any backlash.
Most of the politicians publicly declining the spot are young and talented, or at least young, and have bright futures in the post-Trump era. They aren't about to throw that away to lose an election alongside Trump.
Most of the politicians publicly declining the spot are young and talented, or at least young, and have bright futures in the post-Trump era. They aren't about to throw that away to lose an election alongside Trump.
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