Posted on 03/19/2016 5:19:18 AM PDT by Helicondelta
Chris Christie
In an announcement that surprised almost everyone, Christie endorsed Trump in February.
As Trump’s running mate, Christie could be an effective attack dog against Hillary Clinton.
A Trump-Christie ticket would also reinforce the narrative that both men are tough Washington outsiders who “tell it like it is.”
Rick Scott
When he ran for Governor of Florida in 2010, Scott self-funded his campaign and spent upwards of $75 million of his own money.
Scott, who recently called for his fellow Republicans to “coalesce behind” Trump, could help the New York billionaire in Florida -- a key swing state.
Scott’s personal wealth, career in finance and governing experience could also be a plus for the ticket.
Ben Carson
Carson could energize Christian and evangelical voters to turn out for Trump.
Carson first came to national attention in 1987 when he successfully separated conjoined twins. In 2013, Carson’s conservative critique of health care in the United States, standing near President Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast, brought him back into the national spotlight. His own presidential campaign also boosted his profile.
Jeff Sessions
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III has been active in national politics since before Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz graduated from high school.
Prior to his election as a senator 1996, Sessions served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama and later was appointed by President Reagan to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama in 1981.
Sessions’ experience in the U.S. coupled with his expert knowledge of foreign policy could ease voter concerns about Trump being too inexperienced on matters of national security and how to work with Congress.
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Jeff Sessions or Rick Scott seem like the best picks.
There they go again! Projection is a wonderful thing once you know what it is!
I predict that Trump will continue to make Progressive and GOPe heads spin to the point one will need raincoats at the convention to ward off the spewing split pea soup. You know, Kinda like a Gallagher stage show with the Sledge-A-Matic.
Trump / Hunter would be an awesome ticket, Congressman Duncan Hunter Jr. of California is a combat veteran, a true conservative, and his Dad (also a combat veteran and one of the original Reaganauts of 1980) served us all well when he was in the House.
ABC News probably isn’t a great source of advice.
No Chris Christie. Will not vote is he is on the ticket,because that will signs Trump is a gun-grabber, and then we’ll have two gun-grabbers in the race: Trump and Clinton.
or Tim Scott
Forget the RINOS
REAGANS biggest mistake was George Bush
It’ll probably be Christie since he’s been sucking up early and often. Carson brings nothing to the ticket. Haley will bring even more flack from unions. Ayotte is running for reelection. Rice is too establishment. Scott and Sessions are interesting choices, but since the pick would spend the next four to eight years in anonymity living in Trump’s shadow then one has to wonder if they would be willing to do that.
Stupid phone. Signs is supposed to be signal. I miss real keyboards.
Sessions and Carson are both acceptable, the others aren’t.
Kelly Ayotte, for example, is one of the 95 percent of GOP elected officials who are not conservatives.
Conservatives in New Hampshire have a primary challenger running against Ayotte and if she wins, another Conservative will run as an Independent in the general election.
Out of this crowd, I agree.
Two northeast liberals? Hell no! May as well crown the Hilderbitch and be done with it.
“...Hunter would be an awesome ticket, Congressman Duncan Hunter Jr. of California..”
I don’t know a bunch about him, but I’m trying to figure out if it would be a positive or a negative to have someone from California. In many ways, it’s much like New York. Would those in the south and heartland be receptive? I see it as being very good or very bad.
Mr. T is getting good advice; I’m sure he’ll end up doing the right thing.
I’d like to see How about K.T. McFarland somewhere. Secretary of State?
Though I understand the attraction to have Scott the Governor of Florida run as VP with Florida playing a huge role in population and electoral college votes...
He could not be a worse pick...
He has the personality of a robot, only a barely decent public speaker...
Plus Trump needs a VP who is familiar with how DC works...
Scott is as much as an outsider like Trump...
“I miss real keyboards.”
I just ordered a Blackberry Smart Phone. Physical/tactile keyboard.
1. Christie - He!! no
2. Scott - He!! No
3. Carson - Vood man, but no
4. Quote - He!! No
5. Sessions - No
6. Haley - Possible, but probably not
7. Rice- Possible, but doesn’t bring much to the table
Better choices are:
Susana Martinez, New Mexico
Mia Love, Utah
Nice of the Dems to try to help out. though!
Quote = Ayotte #%##= spell checker
Agree with you; from that short list, Sessions and Carson are, far and away, better than the others.
Christie and Trump play to the same demographic...those who like a loud, obnoxious man in NJ-NY style.
Megyn Kelly, Carly Fiorina, Nikki Haley, Joni Ernst, Mia Love, Meg Whitman would all appeal to a different demographic and add balance.
Rubio? It turned out he was lazy and not up to the time consuming schedule needed of a candidate. Cruz is a hard worker. Just the opposite of Rubio in a crucial factor.
Kasich is out of touch with reality...another Romney. He jumps into the race late with no strategy except Ohio. We need Ohio. But we also need a national campaign. A one-state campaign is not enough.
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