Posted on 07/29/2016 2:22:41 PM PDT by Signalman
Despite the rocky start to the Democratic National Convention, bookies are making the Hillary-Kaine ticket the odds-on favorite over the Trump-Pence ticket.
But the smart money may be as wrong about the U.S. presidential election as it was about Britain’s referendum on the European Union, in which the bookies gave the Remain camp an 82 percent chance of victory.
Mike Pence is a favorite among evangelicals and other conservatives, and he can do Trump a world of good in turning out the Republican base on Election Day.
Still, when Trump approached Pence about becoming his running mate, the Indiana governor didn’t jump at the chance. In fact, he expressed some reservations about whether he was Trump’s ideal choice for the number-two spot.
According to my sources, Pence told Trump: “There’s something you ought to know about me. Traditionally, the running mate is assigned the job of attacking the presidential nominee of the other party. But I took a pledge back in 1991—you might call it a conversion—that negative campaigning is wrong. So, I’m not going to go negative on Hillary. Do you still want me as your vice president?”
And again according to my sources, Trump looked at Pence and said with Trumpian relish: “Don’t worry—leave Hillary to me.”
So the bookies better take another look at the race, for if anyone can stop Hillary, it’s Donald Trump.
At last we have a nominee with balls.
Go Trump!
Good. He’s the squeaky clean aw shucks nice guy of the pair.
We have enough pit bulls in Rudy, Trump and Christie.
I always thought that the VP nominees’ job was to fight the other VP nominee.
I love when Trump tears into Hillary and her pet swine in the msm.
I loved Trump’s press conference on Monday. I wish he had one every week.
Let’s get this going ASAP......
B/C crooked Hillary has so much to hide, she wont hold a press conference.
HAT TIP DMZTAHOE: Trump should hold a press conference on her behalf. He can have the press ask any question to Hillary, and he will answer them truthfully on her behalf.
It would be hilarious, and very damaging to the shrew.
Pence is for the others to take apart, V.P. ; people not backing Trump that make degrading comments, media, etc....
Plus he respects the principles of people on his team. He won't make them do something that puts them in a bad light.
That should send a little shiver up Hillary’s crooked spine.
Swine are far too noble an omnivorous, even-toed ungulate with fastidious habits to be compared with the fifth-column leftist media.
That sounds awesome.
Trump just said, in Colorado today, that he’s taking the gloves off with Hillary
“Bring me her Broom!!”
I just wish Trump would forget about Bloomberg and the faux Native American woman etc and leave the kids’ table residents to his surrogates and focus like a laser on Obama and HRC.
Clinton isn't charged for anything under the empty chair's tenure. Trump wins the election. Trump decides to go after Clinton for the crimes she's committed.
How does she not go to jail?
The press conference was only two days ago—on Wed. 7/27.
Haha! What a great idea!
The four patriots left to die in Benghazi may be looking down unfavorably on these RAT traitors. Then there’s the heroes in Arlington who are probably rolling in their graves over the destruction of our nation by the current crop of sleaze politicians. I know my father, veteran of WWII and the Korean War, must be rolling in his grave at the treason and corruption that has permeated our government.
Oh the irony.
Hillary better not try play the “abused woman” when Trump attacks her verbally in a debate - her whole candidacy is based on women being tough and equal to men.
I would love to see him feign a “duck & cover” when she reaches for a jug of water;)
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