Posted on 05/25/2016 4:37:35 PM PDT by nikos1121
The media still cant figure out why Newt Gingrich is at the very top of Donald Trumps VP list. A recent Slate article starts this way: Donald Trump selecting Newt Gingrich as his running mate would be insane. The writer asserts Gingrich would be the perfect pick for Trump, implying the GOP front-runner is crazy as well. Call Donald Trump a lot of things; crazy is not one of them. Controversial, audacious, sometimes brash and extreme all yes. But the primaries have showed Trump is a brilliant communicator and master tactician. Crazy like a fox, perhaps. Recently, I had lunch with a group of GOP billionaires and power brokers. The group had various feelings about Trump, pro and con. But all were dazzled by his ability to win a hotly contested Republican primary all by himself, as one of the attendees put it. (Billionaires hate spending money; thats how they become rich. So they admire Trump for his no-frills approach.) Trump doesnt think like a politician and that's been his greatest strength with the public. When a normal presidential candidate looks at picking a vice presidential running mate, the candidate usually weighs what a selection brings to the ticket. Does the prospect carry a state? Would a woman, black or Hispanic help with one of those groups? Those are the questions, and others, asked by the candidates and their closest advisers. Trump wouldnt ask those questions. He believes he is going to win this election himself. He will win women, blacks, and Hispanics by what he says and does.
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This makes a lot of sense.
I would prefer Patraeus.
I still think it’ll be Cruz. Flame away.
No...Petraeus is NOT what we need
Newt has issues with socons and women voters, while bringing nothing new to the ticket. Better to have a Veep with female appeal or an actual gal. Newt for chief of staff.
NEWTY !!! NEWTY !!! NEWTY !!!
I like it. I hope Newt is picked. He’s smart and tough enough to handle it.
Gingrich has mastermind skills of his own and would boost the output of and President if he is VP.
Because they’d have six ex-wives between them?
I was thinking more Chief of Staff.
“I still think itll be Cruz. Flame away.’
You may be right.
I’m still holding out for Star Parker
He’s going to need an advisor/friend to help him handle congress
And a younger person to be in the on deck position.
Time to think of a two person VP position.
Newt would serve as the Val Jerret position
Yes it does.
Love Newt.
I much prefer Newt for a “senior advisor” type role behind the scenes and then within the White House. Trump can get ALL the benefits of Newt’s knowledge and advice without any of the baggage in an electoral or operational setting.
I think the discourse between Trump and Cruz eliminates any possibility of that.
Newt could be a valuable asset to a President Trump. But not as VP.
It’s a demanding job, Newt isn’t a spring chicken, and he’s always been something of a loose cannon. But he’d make a good political advisor.
What possible use would Cruz be to the ticket?
The only female I would have ever considered for Prez or VP is Jeane Kirkpatrick.
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