Posted on 07/14/2016 11:21:45 AM PDT by Pinkbell
The campaign has said a decision has not been made. The media is saying that it is Pence. I have a few concerns about Pence and thought I would voice them because, according to the campaign, they said Trump still has to make a decision.
These are two tweets already dug up by the press on Pence:
Governor Mike Pence Verified account @GovPenceIN
Trade means jobs, but trade also means security. The time has come for all of us to urge the swift adoption of the Trans Pacific Partnership
And:
Governor Mike Pence Verified account @GovPenceIN
Calls to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. are offensive and unconstitutional.
The other day he gave an interview and was asked about Trump's wall. He refused to say directly he was for the wall; he just said he is for Trump:
Video here:
https://twitter.com/VaughnHillyard/status/753349700619829248
Per InfoWars:
– While Trump has promised to build a wall, Pence has been savaged by respected conservatives like Pat Buchanan and Phyllis Schlafly for advocating “stealth amnesty” in the form of a guest worker program.
– While Trump has campaigned against job-killing foreign trade deals, Pence vehemently supports NAFTA, CAFTA, and the TPP.
– Pence voted for the Iraq war and opposed a withdrawal date even after it became apparent that U.S. involvement in the country was a disastrous policy.
http://www.infowars.com/mike-pence-would-be-a-terrible-choice-for-trumps-vp/
CNN said last night that it was down to Christie and Pence. Trump's gut was giving ups Christie, and his family, Manafort, and supposedly establishment conservatives like Paul Ryan wanted Pence.
Trump is the man who has to work with this guy every single day. Christie and he have done so throughout the campaign. Christie bucked the establishment and endorsed him early, has been 100% loyal, has never said a bad word to the media, and he has supported Trump's campaign to the detriment of his NJ poll numbers. He also would do well in the debate and be Trump's attack dog. You might get from this that I'm a big Christie fan. I'm not. I just think that if these are our two options and if Trump's gut was telling him that, maybe that's where he should have gone.
I will support Trump regardless of who he puts on the ticket. Bottom line. My concerns are merely that Trump's VP stands firmly behind him, doesn't criticize him to the media, and agrees with Trump on policies.
It is my understanding that Pence is a Tea Party, conservative Christian. He also knows how to win elections and is from a must win state. He would be a great choice, even if he isn’t 100% ideologically pure (who is?) in the eyes of some.
Also - we have a must win Senate race in Indiana, which just took a turn from a sure win to a very difficult race. Having him on the ticket will help drive turnout in Indiana and help that race, too.
Yawn.
Your vanity is lame. You ain’t special. Your concern is noted.
I know nothing about him, but he sounds like a good guy.
True, but I’m saying if he’s opposed to some of Trump’s key points, maybe it would be harder for Trump to work with him. That’s all.
Actually it was just a question. On the eve of an announcement someone starts carping about what a VP pick said/did/thought, etc. I was curious. I’ve only seen a couple of posts/thread today from you I can remember and I never saw the point of them at this point. Tomorrow is soon enough. That’s all.
Yet you felt it necessary to put it under “News/Activism”.....
Your comment is lame. You had no response to what I posted, so you went right to the insults.
Please tell me where I ever said I was special?
He's so good that even the Kansas City Red Star has referred to him as "having sympathies with white supremacists!"
Gingrich remorse.
So I can’t give concerns about Trump’s VP pick? I’m not doing it to attack Trump. I’m doing it because I want someone who is loyal to Trump and his policies.
It was nice while it lasted. Game’s over, folks.
Special enough to post a vanity. There’s no thought here that iOS special or hasn’t been voiced before.
Give it a rest already with the negative waves Moriarity.
Yep, trump is finished, again. /s
Your bucking the line. This is going to be just like four years ago, when we kept hearing what a great, super-solid “conservative” Paul Ryan is. Ryan, the superhero conservative counterbalance to mushy Romney! The guy that made the ticket a stellar combination! Look at all these photos of Ryan lifting weights at the gym! Whatta he-man! And all that.
All I know is that I already witnessed Pence flake out, on live-tv, bowing down to the pressures of the homo-fascists and their corporate-world toadies.
Every four years similar concerns are raised. The president will be the president. Period. His policies will prevail. Period.
I hope he picks Ivanka. That would drive Hillary crazy.
Some believe he saved the law from a precedent setting destruction in the SCOTUS.
I didn’t know those things because I just saw the Tweets today. Media is seizing on them now. I saw the wall video just the other day. Since Trump’s campaign said he still hasn’t made a decision in a recent statement, I thought I’d voice those concerns.
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