Trump’s Vice President? Expect the Unexpected

Not Christie because New Jersey is New York's neighbor, though Christie would otherwise be a good choice, particularly as an advocate for Trump's policies as President. Geographic diversity is still important in a running mate. Christie would also be the IDEAL choice for Attorney General if Trump wins. I don't like a lot of Christie's policies but he is a good man overall, and would be a good President.

IMO Trump will either choose a VP based on either whoever can deliver the final delegates he needs for the nomination, or whoever Trump feels can best help him win the November election. The former depends on Trump needing a few more delegates at the convention. IMO Kasich is pretty high on both lists, though Rubio would certainly be better for November. I'd rather not have either as a replacement President. Rubio does have growth potential in that regard.

Cruz as VP would very much unify the party. I'd rather have Cruz on the Supreme Court, particularly as Scalia's replacement, but he would probably be the best replacement President of the bunch.

I still really like Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. He was my first choice for the nomination, and I hope Trump selects him for VP. What especially strikes me about Walker is his character.

Trump’s not going to be able to appeal to many more women than he is now. The 2 divorces and 3rd young trophy wife are going to kill those chances. Black men are one of the groups he should try to make inroads with to make up the gap with women. Trump’s been friendly with Al Sharpton and supportive of affirmative action, so his policies are compatible with what blacks want.

Trump’s supporters have been saying Michelle Fields put out a bogus harassment complaint against Allen West. So Trump’s camp can claim these other accusations against West are just trumped-up charges, from women like Anita Hill and the ones who went after Bill Cosby, Herman Cain, O.J. Simpson and Tiger Woods.

Newt was pro-amnesty during his 2012 presidential run.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/02/09/1566891/gingrich-urges-republicans-to-accept-reality-in-immigration-reform-debate/

In a letter sent to supporters on Friday night, Gingrich criticized Romney for deriding proposals offering legal status to undocumented immigrants as “amnesty.” “It is difficult to understand how someone running for President of the United States, a country with more than 50 million Hispanic citizens, could fail to acknowledge that the American people should not take grandmothers who have been here 25 years, have deep family and community ties — and forcibly expel them,” Gingrich wrote.

He observed that “The 12 million people are here, living and working.” “Many of them are bound together by the web of human relations — family, friends, neighbors — and the American people will not support mass deportation.” “As a party, we simply cannot continue with immigration rhetoric that in 2012 became catastrophic — in large part because it was not grounded in reality.”

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