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Daily Mail: Trump Operation Eyeing Carson and Cruz as Potential VP’s
Breitbart's Big Government ^ | August 21, 2015 | Staff

Posted on 08/22/2015 9:44:52 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The Daily Mail writes:

Leading Republican candidate for the White House Donald Trump hasn’t officially begun scouting running mates – the first primary is still six months away.

Two of his 2016 competitors come to mind for the position, however: Ben Carson and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

Trump’s campaign said he has ‘cordial’ relationships with both men based on ‘mutual respect.’

An ex-aide to Trump, Roger Stone, was also seen meeting with Carson’s campaign chief Jake Menges yesterday in New York. Stone says he did not set up the meeting at the behest of Trump, however.

Stone told DailyMail.com that he believes in ‘citizen action’ and met with Menges of his own volition because he thinks Carson would be a good fit on a Trump ticket.

He stressed that the meet-up was ‘not authorized’ by Trump and he no longer works for the real estate mogul...

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: New York; Texas; Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bencarson; breitbart; carson; cruz; election2016; jakemenges; newyork; rogerstone; tedcruz; texas; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
So if pissant or that hippy woman came back you’d buy that from them?

There are so many pissants and hippies in the world I'm not sure who you're referring to. I was just commenting about that poster. I actually thought she was Roger Stone herself, until I read what she wrote. She has a picture of him on there with his famous/infamous tattoo.

41 posted on 08/22/2015 10:53:34 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Yeah, I saw that. LOL I loved working for Al Haig and Ronald Reagan, but I draw the line at a tattoo.


42 posted on 08/22/2015 10:55:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I loved working for Al Haig and Ronald Reagan, but I draw the line at a tattoo.”

So you worked for two Presidents!

43 posted on 08/22/2015 10:58:01 PM PDT by IAMNO1 (Enough with the divisions. Lets get somebody in there who'll fix this mess.)
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To: IAMNO1

Do I really have to explain his statement that day at this remove? And yes, I did, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.


44 posted on 08/22/2015 11:00:45 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I never let the facts get in the way of a good story.


45 posted on 08/22/2015 11:03:43 PM PDT by IAMNO1 (Enough with the divisions. Lets get somebody in there who'll fix this mess.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Not sure what Trump is up to, but leaking this info this early throws another monkey wrench in establishment Republican calculus.

As far as Cruz is concerned Trump and Cruz’ polling totals close to 40%. If this becomes more of a real story with 40% those 2 have locked up the nomination.

Trump leaves nothing to chance especially on something like this. By the time the first primary rolls around he will have already won and will be campaigning with his VP against the dem nominee. That is Trump’s style.


46 posted on 08/22/2015 11:08:03 PM PDT by GilGil
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

“Stone and Trump have been tight for years. Stone is running Trump’s shadow campaign.”

TRUE!


47 posted on 08/22/2015 11:14:01 PM PDT by BFAM
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To: IAMNO1

Carson as his VP!


48 posted on 08/22/2015 11:14:01 PM PDT by BFAM
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“The Vice President is the president of the Senate.”

John Adams:

“My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived.”


49 posted on 08/22/2015 11:15:34 PM PDT by IAMNO1 (Enough with the divisions. Lets get somebody in there who'll fix this mess.)
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To: IAMNO1

Idle speculation anyone? Last time I checked not even a single primary vote has been cast. Iowa Caucus is not for another 5 months. It’s almost certain that the polls in January will be different from what they are today. Just think back on what the polls were just 4 months ago. Scott Walker was leading in every national poll and leading by some distance in Iowa.
As for Ben Carson, it’s almost certain that he will bring very few black votes either as presidential or vice presidential candidate. Blacks will vote over 90%’for the Democrats as usual.
Equally, it’s almost certain that a higher percentage of Latinos will vote for the Republican candidate than the percentage of blacks voting for the GOP candidate.


50 posted on 08/22/2015 11:28:35 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: IAMNO1

LBJ:”Yep I am president now”


51 posted on 08/22/2015 11:30:00 PM PDT by freespirit2012
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I appreciate you raising money for Ted Cruz.


52 posted on 08/22/2015 11:36:25 PM PDT by Read Write Repeat
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To: IAMNO1

He is the right ethnicity (it certainly matters for the Republicans to garner votes and not be perceived as racist).


The free $hit brigade care less about Carson....You have no idea how MANY blacks thinks...Granted...He may garner 1% more with Carson...that’s it!


53 posted on 08/22/2015 11:37:07 PM PDT by chasio649
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To: Read Write Repeat

Thanks!


54 posted on 08/22/2015 11:37:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: SmokingJoe
“As for Ben Carson, it’s almost certain that he will bring very few black votes either as presidential or vice presidential candidate. Blacks will vote over 90%’for the Democrats as usual.”

Great, an idle speculation free-for-all! Regarding Ben Carson, his VP candidacy helps inoculate (sorry, bad pun) the Republicans against any lingering white guilt, not for the purpose of bringing in any black vote (as you are statistically right, a Trump/Carson ticket would never accomplish that).

55 posted on 08/22/2015 11:42:27 PM PDT by IAMNO1 (Enough with the divisions. Lets get somebody in there who'll fix this mess.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Both are honest and trustworthy and that means a lot today! I would take either but would prefer Cruz!


56 posted on 08/22/2015 11:45:56 PM PDT by Deagle
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To: laplata

Cultist? What the hell are you talking about? Geez! Are you talking about a brain surgeon being a cultist! What kind of kook are you anyway?


57 posted on 08/22/2015 11:47:59 PM PDT by Deagle
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To: chasio649
“The free $hit brigade care less about Carson....You have no idea how MANY blacks thinks...Granted...He may garner 1% more with Carson...that’s it!”

Same answer as on my post #55. Not a move to get the “free shit brigade” voters, rather overcome a lingering of white guilt in the voters. After all, wasn't Obama easily put over the top in the election on that issue? Even Rush speculates that it was a feelgood vote.

58 posted on 08/22/2015 11:48:04 PM PDT by IAMNO1 (Enough with the divisions. Lets get somebody in there who'll fix this mess.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He was a highly successful pioneering pediatric brain surgeon and is also black. Making him a good fit on an outsider ticket that needs to peal off support of blacks from the Democrats.

I think Cruz is a better fit, but I favor Cruz as my first choice for POTUS too.


59 posted on 08/23/2015 12:03:53 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Anyone who believe this is delusional.


60 posted on 08/23/2015 12:05:41 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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