PENCE is no 41’ but I’d be concerned. Can’t imagine a read my lips statement but ‘A kinder and gentler’ one? Maybe. Reagan supported 41’ for payback. Mistake. Sarah was never critical of McLame like she was with other Rinos. Could Kemp in 84’ been a better set-up choice? Went downhill on his own after being the most Reagan-like. How about Rummy in 84?
Mike Pence was a brilliant pick for VP last year. His selection reassured a lot of social conservatives who were hesitant to vote for a New Yorker with a big mouth and a well-earned liberal reputation. He also gave a political neophyte like Donald Trump credibility with a GOP leadership that was still dealing with a lot of butt-hurt from the primary season.
I’ve just always thought that, before becoming part of the 2016 ticket, Pence had more in common on the issues with Paul Ryan than with Donald Trump. He’s just being a good soldier, but definitely does not need to become CinC.
I was never that high on Jack Kemp. Always seemed more rhetoric than action to me. Not sure who would have been the ideal running for Reagan in those years, but picking someone who had been at odds with the presidential candidate in the past on critical issues is potentially a recipe for disaster.