Posted on 05/04/2016 4:14:39 AM PDT by nikos1121
John Kasich suspending campaign: Source tells NBC News
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3427390/posts
Newt would make a great Sec of State or White House Chief of Staff. Much as I hate to say it Kasich looks like the best pick. Just to help him Trump carry Ohio. He has none of Trump’s positions and way too liberal so he’ll be involved in no decision making anyway. Something tells me Trump picks no one who seems likely. Just have to wait and see.
I thought Gov Brewer would be perfect. Then I read he didn’t want a governor? Soo I’m plumb out of guesses.
I thought Gov Brewer would be perfect. Condi, don’t you think too much baggage from Bush Admin? I’d say the same baggage issue for Palin and I adore her. Then, I read somewhere Trump didn’t want a governor. Soo I’m plumb out of guesses.
Actually, he’s an Independent Duty Corpsman. :) He loves his Marines. Semper Fi!
Trump needs someone who can bring in votes. Brewer counters Clinton's War an Women attacks. Also, she could probably counter a probable Castro brother as Clinton's VP when the two debate immigration in the VP debate.
-PJ
Andrea Tantaros...
I think it is a good idea.
What you say is true in realism terms. But a large percentage of what happens among undecideds, independents, lo-infos and other swing voters — the people who tend to decide the General — is about perceptions, which often differ substantially from what is factual or true.
Fascinating history of the Reagan / Bush negotiation!
What a story.
Newt is a brilliant mind, but he is not going to add votes as a VP. He will be a huge asset to the Trump administration, perhaps as director of the White House team, then some other administrative position where brilliant speaking and thinking on your feet are real assets ... the opposite of a Hillary Clinton drone for Obama lies.
That just goes along with having great big balls, which is what we need in the world and domestic situation right now. Occupational hazard.
Trump’s campaign has blown “perceptions” out of the water, don’t you think?
Trump is a mastermind of picking perfect fits.
If he chooses Newt, he will SELL it.
...and the wrestling jokes would never end.
Excellent post.
Worth the read, lot’s of fingers in the pie so to speak..........
ROFL...seat filler maybe?
Thank you. People need to realize that the most important role of the VP at this point is to help win the election.
Selecting a Trump clone from a non-battleground state is detrimental.
I think Trump needs a middle-aged man to back him as VP, someone with DC experience but a younger profile; also someone who can lend financial and budget experience or expertise. If such a man is not available, another older man who would be excellent is Senator Jeff Sessions, who differs from Trump in personality — he is a Southern gentleman in demeanor — and has long been married to one woman. He has earned the respect of colleagues and seems scandal-free. I would also like Trump to consider Herman Cain, who brings political assets (region, racial diversity) as well as business and financial understanding.
A woman? No. Not in today's climate. Not until we reestablish our nation as a powerful leader among nations, ready to vanquish any enemies. I don't know how long it will take us to overcome having left our diplomats to die in Benghazi and other Christians to be martyred in the Middle East, but sending a woman to do a man's work against the partriarchal cultures arrayed against us is suicidal, as is sending women into combat.
The author's point about Gingrich's campaigning skills is excellent, but what is to stop him from campaiging or rendereing paid advisory work for the Trump campaign even without the VP nod?
The author's assertion that Calista Gingrich would be an asset is a non-starter with me. She gives a sharp-edged, rigid, anxious and/or self-righteous appearance that may be completely at odds with her actual persona, which I stress to say, I do not know. In a media age, however, what the minor players "telegraph" on sight has greater weight than their records, which often go completely unexamined.
There are two slots in which Gingrich would be excellent: White House Chief of Staff or Senior Political Advisor to the President. Here he could deploy his many gifts. He may or may not want to do these behind-the-scene roles, however, since he is extroverted and does enjoy mixing it up with people. I personally as a non-ranking citizen of the general public have twice run into him face-to-face in the church he attends and was greeted cordially. If he wants a more public role, he may be very valuable as Secretary of State or Ambassador to the UN (assuming we don't dump them, which they richly deserve) or Ambassador to a key strategic ally such as the UK.
Gingrich would be fine and Trump would have no issues keeping him on a short leash.
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