Posted on 04/27/2019 5:35:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
President Trump's recent stonewalling tactics, aimed at blocking Congress' ability to follow up on the allegations detailed in the Mueller report, are rooted in the belief that he can run out the clock on the Democrats in the House through the 2020 election. Nonetheless, it's a strategy fraught with peril, and if the President begins to see a significant erosion in his approval numbers from Americans tired of the endless standoff, he might need to reach deep into his bag of tricks to reset the national narrative.
There is one move that could prove to be a complete game changer: naming Nikki Haley, the former UN ambassador and South Carolina governor, as his running mate in 2020. News of a Trump-Haley ticket would be a master stroke that would upend the 2020 election and could send Democrats into a complete tailspin.
Bucking tradition for the heck of it is a hallmark of this presidency, but if Trump were to part ways with Mike Pence it would be nothing more than raw political calculus: in one move, Trump would make history by selecting a woman of color with a deep political resumé and foreign policy gravitas -- making it the most diverse ticket in the history of the GOP.
Adding Haley to the ticket would not only strengthen his position in key defensive battleground states, but possibly put several states that Hillary Clinton carried in 2016 back in play for the GOP. By tapping Haley as his running mate, the President could deliver the ultimate coup de grâce to Democrats' hopes of retaking the White House in 2020.
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oh, thank goodness CNN is looking out for Trump’s best interests!
PDJT could have happy Happy McStuffins as a running mate and I’m still voting for him.
It’s Trump Country now.
It’s morning in America once again.
Roll MAGA, roll!
The contrarian strategy works well with diehard libs. If they say it’s a good thing, then it’s not. If they disapprove of something, then it’s probably the best thing since sliced bread.
Case in point being the article. CNN wants to dump Pence? Then he must be doing something good.
Now Haley? I think she’s a Bush style Republican. Got no use for her.
Trump always take advice from CNN.
Hell no. She would immediately become the odds-on favorite for the 2024 GOP nomination. She is a Bush-like mealy-mouthed Republican and should not be the party standard bearer. She’s already shown she will cave to political pressure, like the Confederate flag issue.
Hey Mr president. Wanna blow everyone’s mind? Any rules about father and son running together?
The Two Donalds.
ROFL! Oh, those crazy CNN crackpots!
No way, in the first place she is not a natural born citizen and ineligible.
Furthermore she is the one who started the erasure of our history.
Why nicki, when Stacy Abrams is still available?
I thought I remembered that correctly, altho I don’t remember the details.
Why would Trump dump Pence for doing a great job? Just asking.
Pence is not much. Haley is not much either. If you want a female-get Marsha Blackburn.
smart move....Nikki Haley IMO would be a dynamo.
Kamala Harris is also NOT eligible s NBC.
NH doesn’t have the killer instinct.
No.
DNCNN wants to tell the GOP what to do once again.
I would not object to booting Pence, but replacing him with Nikki Haley? Puhleassse.
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