Newt is too old. Could be chief of staff though.
“Newt is too old.”
That’s a good thing.
Makes Trump look younger. Someone like Rubio would make him look old.
Plus, nobody knows the Clintons better than Newt.
Not my first choice but it could work.
Picking an underqualified woman or latino would be the kiss of death.
My choice would be a retired general like Mattis or McChrystal.
Newt also has way too much baggage.
Gingrich would be popular among conservatives, but Trump already has those votes (at least most of them).
Trump should pick a candidate that will enhance the ticket’s appeal to fence-sitting voters. A secondary consideration is to position someone to continue his policies, rather than undo them.
There are a lot of rumors that it’s gonna be Newt. His age isn’t a problem because he’s in good health and has a very clear mind.
And tired, and looks it. His time to be veep passed by about the time he got caught "in the saddle," so to speak, in the back of his car in a House Office Bldg. parking lot... Many folks may have forgotten, but it's guaranteed that the Demon-Rats. and not a few Republican Members, have not forgotten that Newt was the second Speaker of the House to resign mid-term, or why.
Yes. We've been saying this for weeks, but our peers can't add 72+16 and determine that Newt would be 88 years old at the end of his second term if both he and Trump go 2 terms.
Furthermore, Newt as Chief of Staff would be in a much more important and advisory position to assist Trump guiding and maneuvering through the DC maze of legislators, lobbyists, and assorted crooks.
No one has the skills and experience that Newt can provide to Trump.
Then they pick a younger Trump Policy Successor V.P. for the Second Term run up to 2024.
Trump is picking someone that can Navigate the Political D.C. Water since he is coming into town as an non connected Outsider.
He isn't picking a V.P. who be spending his time attending Funerals for deceased Heads of State, introducing Left Wing Wacko Performers at the Oscar Ceremony and serving as an Assassination Insurance Policy like Biden is to Obama. (not that I think Biden could be any worse than Obama) Then again, Hillary could just win and it's over anyway.