Trump's List of VP Picks - Corker, Christie, Ernst, Fallon, Gingrich, Pence, Sessions - WHAT DO YOU THINK? Thumbs up or down???

I agree sessions is the only one on the list I like.

Sessions is the only one i would like. I hoped he would be able to find someone just as good or better, but if those are the choices....

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BUT SHE ENDORSED BERNIE SANDERS? A SOCIALIST? So hell to the NO!

Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa - Don't really know anything about her.

She's too new for me. Give her some time to prove she's not Rubio with boobs.

But Trump's inexperience in politics means picking an older experienced person to run with would be an asset for him.

Pam Bondi. A tough cookie Florida Attorney-General. Critically important swing-state Florida. Endorsed Trump, resisting pressure from GOP big-wigs to ditch her friendship with him.

Too bad Pam Bondi doesn't have a hispanic-sounding last name, or at least a hispanic husband.

And unlike Sarah Palin, whom Katie Couric and the media turned into a big caricature liability for McCain in 2008... Pam Bondi can appeal to mainstream, moderate WOMEN voters, as well as making Undecided male voters horny.

Sure ideally, Trump needs someone from inside Washington to help him govern. But guess what? If Donald loses the election, it's all for nothing, anyway! That's why hee needs a risky Home-Run pick as a VP. Someone to excite and attract the mainstream majority of voters.

In other words: Newt Gingrich may have a wealth of Washington experience, but most people are repulsed by another fat, old White Guy (who dumped his wife when she got sick with cancer -- the media will spin it so that most American females are repulsed by Newt)

I like Chris Christie - even his "divinely-inspired" name sounds so close to Jesus Christ, so as it bring out the Evangelicals. But Christie is 5 years past his prime politically. His Bridgegate scandal hanging over his head. Just not appealing to Democratic voting females.

Gen. David Petraeus, both as a military commander and then CIA director, is a world-famous authority on terror and counter-insurgency -- which will become a huge issue in future elections. But Obama operatives destroyed General Petraeus because they knew he would be formidable opponent as a Republican VP in 2012 or 2016. Very shrewd, ruthless move by Obama. So DP is not an option for Trump anymore.

Gen. Stanley MacCrystal - see Patreaus. He doesn't seem to be interested in politics, may be being blackmailed over "war-crimes" committed in Iraq. Again, give credit to Obama's forward-thinking: his thugs took out potential threats and future competitors ahead of time. GOP could learn a lot from Obama's laser-focused ruthlessness.

Who else? Marco Rubio? 3-4 years ago? Yes, Little Marco was a superstar in the making. Again, Florida is key to Republicans to win the WHite House..... But he got badly exposed as a choker under pressure starting with that 2013 water-bottle embarassment on live TV. Plus Rubio and Trump spilt so much bad blood, called each other such nasty names --> can you see all those Clinton ads quoting Rubio as calling Trump "a con man, a fraud"....????

Def. Sec. Bob Gates? Widely respected on security by both parties, but he's burned-out emotionally and is happy teaching in a university

Colin Powell? 10-20 years ago, would have been a helluva Running Mate. Maybe even first ever black POTUS himself. But in 2003, neocons set him by having him do their dirty work selling the Iraq War at the UN. Colin Powell's reputation destroyed. He felt betrayed and has been hating on GOP ever since. Even endorsed Democrat Obama in 2008. Getting to be too old, too.

Condolizaa Rice? - like Powell, is forever tained by Bush and the Iraq War. Highly overrated in her "expertise" on Russia, to be honest. Meh.


Ted Cruz? Even more bad blood with Trump than Rubio. Plus unlike the good-looking, reasonable Marco who would have appeal to average General Election voter --- Ugly Ted is a viewed as a radical and repulsive by most Americans (outside of hardcore Conservative, religious Primary electorate, that is)

Scott Walker? Would be nice for Wisconsin, but his stock plummeted when he choked early in the Primaries. Same as Rick Perry both in 2012 and 2016 election cycles. Got exposed as a lightweight. Very unimpressive debates. Lacking in intellectual depth of Newt Gingrich, or the foreign policy knowledge. Trump already faces those accusations from the media, last thing he needs is a mediocre running mate like Walker (who was his enemy in Wisconsin primaries, let's not forget, and did lots of damage to GOP nominee's chances)

Jeb? Again, like Chris Christie and Rubio, he is a former heavyweight who is long past his prime. Totally hates Trump. And as electorate has shown, most people in America want NO part of anyone named 'Bush' -- fairly or not, that's just reality.

Kasich? Yes, Ohio is just as important as Florida. But this guy utterly lacks in charisma, and doesn't like Trump, either. I guess Donald could overlook some things -- and pick Kasich as a last resort. But it would just that: if all other options fail. Color me uninspired.

Scott Brown? Another decent fall-back option. But NOT a HR. Brown ran in a very liberal state, so he had to take positions which would alienate him to Conservative, religious, Tea Party and Libertarian voter groups --- all of whom already view Trump with a suspicious eye (and make no mistake about: Donald needs all those groups to turn out in November, or he's toast against Clinton-Soros Machine)

Rand Paul? Appeals to Millenial voters, but unfortunately not as much as Bernie Sanders does. And Bernie will endorse Hillary. Again, Rand Paul has the same problem as his father: he's seen as a kook by most people, so his General Election appeal is inherently limited.


Another thing: picking VP as only part of Trump's challenge. But unless he scrambles all his resources to build a MASSIVE GOTV infrastructure & ground-game - and also learns how to sound much more professional, avoiding saying some of the stupid, offensive shit as in the Primaries.... none of this will matter

It would be true IF Trump was a shoe-in or even a slight favorite to win the White House right now.

But he is a BIG underdog --- and unless he gets someone truly fresh, exciting, with a potential broad-appeal to mainstream voters as his VP.... he's toast.

And if you can't win in November... it's over. Supreme Court, educational system, military, trade... everything, country = gone.

So choosing the VP based on some obscure policy wonk or Capitol Hill bonafides.... is silly.

It's like a baseball manager obsessing about some hypothetical future World Series pitching rotation, when his team is on the brink of elimination in the regular season -- and as such, desperately needs all help on deck to win, like, 5 straight games just to keep their playoff hopes alive!

i read christie is totally against cannabis, medical or otherwise. No sir.

BUT SHE ENDORSED BERNIE SANDERS? A SOCIALIST? So hell to the NO!

I like West too but I think he's too much of a hard ass for Trump right now. Two hard asses on the same ticket might be too much. It works for me but the average American seems terrified of testosterone these days.

Oh and another thing: General Elections are all about being aspirational & inspirational messaging.

And while Trump has been trying hard lately to remake his image into Ronald Reagan-esque 'American Revival'..... he's still sounding as too tough, too negative, too combative. "Everything is doomed; ripped off by everybody on trade; ISIS running wild, borders overrun, law & order collapsing" fire and brimstone.

And while substantively, Trump is perfectly justifying in condemning and damning the Obama-Hillary legacy... overall, it's a huge turn-off to a wide swaths of prospective voters. On an emotional level, not a logical one. Remember, we live in 24/7 Social Media Era!

Trump at 70 years old can't change who he is, and being tough-as-hell is the core of his appeal. I get that. But that's also exactly WHY he needs someone exact opposite of himself to balance him out: a hot, young, inspirational, immensely likeable Woman

So that you get that Aspirational/Inspirational feel. Hope and All Things Fluffy. "Americana Restored"

Getting some grouchy, old, non-telegenic VP like Jeff Sessions? Would have the opposite effect. He's too much like Trump. Might as well get Sheriff Joe Arpaio as VP, at least some people know who hell he is, LOL /

Pam Bondi. A tough cookie Florida Attorney-General. Critically important swing-state Florida. Endorsed Trump, resisting pressure from GOP big-wigs to ditch her friendship with him.

Too bad Pam Bondi doesn't have a hispanic-sounding last name, or at least a hispanic husband.

And unlike Sarah Palin, whom Katie Couric and the media turned into a big caricature liability for McCain in 2008... Pam Bondi can appeal to mainstream, moderate WOMEN voters, as well as making Undecided male voters horny.

Sure ideally, Trump needs someone from inside Washington to help him govern. But guess what? If Donald loses the election, it's all for nothing, anyway! That's why hee needs a risky Home-Run pick as a VP. Someone to excite and attract the mainstream majority of voters.

In other words: Newt Gingrich may have a wealth of Washington experience, but most people are repulsed by another fat, old White Guy (who dumped his wife when she got sick with cancer -- the media will spin it so that most American females are repulsed by Newt)

I like Chris Christie - even his "divinely-inspired" name sounds so close to Jesus Christ, so as it bring out the Evangelicals. But Christie is 5 years past his prime politically. His Bridgegate scandal hanging over his head. Just not appealing to Democratic voting females.

Gen. David Petraeus, both as a military commander and then CIA director, is a world-famous authority on terror and counter-insurgency -- which will become a huge issue in future elections. But Obama operatives destroyed General Petraeus because they knew he would be formidable opponent as a Republican VP in 2012 or 2016. Very shrewd, ruthless move by Obama. So DP is not an option for Trump anymore.

Gen. Stanley MacCrystal - see Patreaus. He doesn't seem to be interested in politics, may be being blackmailed over "war-crimes" committed in Iraq. Again, give credit to Obama's forward-thinking: his thugs took out potential threats and future competitors ahead of time. GOP could learn a lot from Obama's laser-focused ruthlessness.

Who else? Marco Rubio? 3-4 years ago? Yes, Little Marco was a superstar in the making. Again, Florida is key to Republicans to win the WHite House..... But he got badly exposed as a choker under pressure starting with that 2013 water-bottle embarassment on live TV. Plus Rubio and Trump spilt so much bad blood, called each other such nasty names --> can you see all those Clinton ads quoting Rubio as calling Trump "a con man, a fraud"....????

Def. Sec. Bob Gates? Widely respected on security by both parties, but he's burned-out emotionally and is happy teaching in a university

Colin Powell? 10-20 years ago, would have been a helluva Running Mate. Maybe even first ever black POTUS himself. But in 2003, neocons set him by having him do their dirty work selling the Iraq War at the UN. Colin Powell's reputation destroyed. He felt betrayed and has been hating on GOP ever since. Even endorsed Democrat Obama in 2008. Getting to be too old, too.

Condolizaa Rice? - like Powell, is forever tained by Bush and the Iraq War. Highly overrated in her "expertise" on Russia, to be honest. Meh.


Ted Cruz? Even more bad blood with Trump than Rubio. Plus unlike the good-looking, reasonable Marco who would have appeal to average General Election voter --- Ugly Ted is a viewed as a radical and repulsive by most Americans (outside of hardcore Conservative, religious Primary electorate, that is)

Scott Walker? Would be nice for Wisconsin, but his stock plummeted when he choked early in the Primaries. Same as Rick Perry both in 2012 and 2016 election cycles. Got exposed as a lightweight. Very unimpressive debates. Lacking in intellectual depth of Newt Gingrich, or the foreign policy knowledge. Trump already faces those accusations from the media, last thing he needs is a mediocre running mate like Walker (who was his enemy in Wisconsin primaries, let's not forget, and did lots of damage to GOP nominee's chances)

Jeb? Again, like Chris Christie and Rubio, he is a former heavyweight who is long past his prime. Totally hates Trump. And as electorate has shown, most people in America want NO part of anyone named 'Bush' -- fairly or not, that's just reality.

Kasich? Yes, Ohio is just as important as Florida. But this guy utterly lacks in charisma, and doesn't like Trump, either. I guess Donald could overlook some things -- and pick Kasich as a last resort. But it would just that: if all other options fail. Color me uninspired.

Scott Brown? Another decent fall-back option. But NOT a HR. Brown ran in a very liberal state, so he had to take positions which would alienate him to Conservative, religious, Tea Party and Libertarian voter groups --- all of whom already view Trump with a suspicious eye (and make no mistake about: Donald needs all those groups to turn out in November, or he's toast against Clinton-Soros Machine)

Rand Paul? Appeals to Millenial voters, but unfortunately not as much as Bernie Sanders does. And Bernie will endorse Hillary. Again, Rand Paul has the same problem as his father: he's seen as a kook by most people, so his General Election appeal is inherently limited.


Another thing: picking VP as only part of Trump's challenge. But unless he scrambles all his resources to build a MASSIVE GOTV infrastructure & ground-game - and also learns how to sound much more professional, avoiding saying some of the stupid, offensive shit as in the Primaries.... none of this will matter

I really don't know that much about Pence

I like Sessions a whole bunch!

Christie? Not sure

Gingrich does have heavy baggage

Does Pence bring anything besides similar views - I mean a political advantage?

Best for the job on the list would be Sessions, but to actually WIN the election he should go with Condoleezza Rice.

It would be true IF Trump was a shoe-in or even a slight favorite to win the White House right now.

But he is a BIG underdog --- and unless he gets someone truly fresh, exciting, with a potential broad-appeal to mainstream voters as his VP.... he's toast.

And if you can't win in November... it's over. Supreme Court, educational system, military, trade... everything, country = gone.

So choosing the VP based on some obscure policy wonk or Capitol Hill bonafides.... is silly.

It's like a baseball manager obsessing about his World Series pitching rotation, when his team is on the brink of elimination and as such, desperately needs all help on deck to win, like, 5 straight games just to keep their playoff hopes alive!

she's been clear, she endorsed bernie, not because of the
free stuff, but only because he's anti obama, anti hillary,
anti stupid war...

she's a major in the reserves, strongly anti radical
islam, super pro vet...

she'll bring to trump over half the women vote and
over one third the minority and bernie voters...

can you spell "landslide"?

Mia Love

Lol you think Condi would ever agree to be Trump's VP? No chance