Posted on 11/26/2015 6:54:06 PM PST by markomalley
A group of tea party activists is convinced that Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has struck a secret deal with rival Sen. Ted Cruz to guarantee the Texan the vice presidential spot on the ticket, and conservatives are raving that it would be the best pairing since Harry Burnett Reese combined peanut butter and Hershey’s chocolate.
The Cruz campaign vehemently denied that there was an agreement to form the conservatives’ “dream ticket,” while the Trump campaign remained mum.
“There is no such secret deal,” said Cruz campaign national spokesman Rick Tyler.
Still, speculation about an arranged marriage of Mr. Trump’s self-styled conservative crusade and Mr. Cruz’s die-hard tea party convictions gained credibility last week when Mr. Trump broached the subject himself.
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I’m just saying I think he goes with a female vp if he runs against hillary.
Alaska has 3 electoral votes, so forget Palin. Cruz is perpetually mired in second tier slots, there's little enthusiasm for him evinced anywhere except on conservative forums...even though he's from a large electoral vote state and is a good conservative, how many bodies can be counted in his speech "crowds"? Most people I talk to hardly know him from shinola.
My guess is as good as any, but I'm sure Trump's choice for his VP will be unique...and will amaze and delight us all.
(...maybe even a tough, well-known, top ex-military leader with administrative experience...I'm just ruminating now, of course, but wouldn't THAT make the left's heads explode? LOL).
Leni
Any suggestions for VP from you? A well known female politician perhaps? Or One of the other 2016 candidates?
Cruz’s weakness is his stance on illegals, whom he wants to have a path to legal status. All of them, except those with actual criminal records. To my thinking that is another version of amnesty. May be Trump can make him change his agenda on illegals?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CwVrfydjOI&feature=youtu.be
Some really hot ex foreign wives, too.
Some really hot ex foreign wives, too.
Trump is going to mop the floor with Hillary. Even the word yuge won't be sufficient. He has dented the minorities, women, and even the Democrat party itself. Republicans will vote for him, even the moderates. Conservatives will too, but even more-so if he selects Curz. Trump isn't going to need the traditional bump from a V.P. state, but Curz's state Texas will certainly help him. You know my thoughts on the Curz problem. This is still how I see it. What you say makes a lot of sense any year but this one. Even Reagan didn't get the massive total victory Trump is about to get. It's going to be a hoot watching this take place, even more-so seeing it coming. To sooner the better folks... Climb on board the express...
I would be in agreement with your analysis any other general election, but this one is unlike any we’ve seen before > IMO.
Trump is going to mop the floor with Hillary. Even the word yuge won’t be sufficient.
He has dented the minorities, women, and even the Democrat party itself. Republicans will vote for him, even the moderates.
Conservatives will too, but even more-so if he selects Curz.
Trump isn’t going to need the traditional bump from a V.P. state, but Curz’s state Texas will certainly help him.
You know my thoughts on the Curz problem. This is still how I see it.
What you say makes a lot of sense any year but this one.
Even Reagan didn’t get the massive total victory Trump is about to get.
It’s going to be a hoot watching this take place, even more-so seeing it coming. To sooner the better folks...
Climb on board the express...
I totally agree.
Who started this rumor and why? Trump is unique. In marriage he tends to bring home the smart girls, but of exotic timber, and in friendships his right arm campaign guys are New Jersey street fighters.
So Trump looks at the presidency and he looks at the world on fire, and will be looking for trust, intellect and proven accomplishment, but perhaps also, an unexpected exotic, a non-pol.
If he should even turn to a politician, then the accomplishment factor points to Jeff. Trump-Sessions, 2012.
Along the lines of what you said, I have been wondering if he’s dropping hints about Gen. Petraus. Maybe not VP, but Joint Chiefs of Staff, or Sec of he Army.
“Cruz is unelectable, so this is the best scenario.”
Unelectable as what? Head of the Screen Actors Guild?
As President; he is very electable.
Agree with your entire post, Leni!
I’m in Trxas and I don’t see any Cruz bumper stickers, anywhere. And, we’re on the TX highways quite a bit. I see more Trump and Hellary (ugh) stickers.
Go Trump.
But speaking politically, politics was my career and my ear is always so close to the ground I can hear China.
The people HAVE had a chance to know Cruz and they still don't support him. Another national poll today shows him still mired in second tier, fourth place, 12% support. That's where he's been from the git-go....and probably where he'll end up at the end of the home stretch. I'm just commenting on reality.
Trump watches this Cruz lack of progress, also, and alas, although Cruz will get an important plum appointment to something or other that he would ask for, because of political considerations by wise and experienced Trump strategists, it won't be Ted for Veep.
I certainly would like a Trump/Cruz ticket, but I'm afraid it's not in the cards politically speaking.
Leni
I've thought of Petraeus many times (pre-dating his problems), but now he carries too much baggage (email stuff like Hillary's, extra-marital affair) and he'd be savaged by the media. Too bad his career took the wrong turn.
I actually haven't given much thought to a veep candidate, first things first and all that, but I'm going to start thinkin' on it because it's starting to pique my little white cells. Rest assured I'll ping you to my "choice" as soon as the first primary is over with.....maybe sooner.
(P.S....I don't think Trump will tap a woman as a running mate, E-12. I'm convinced the populace wants double "man-power" this time around, and I feel Trump probably picks this vibe up, also.)
Leni
You may be right MinuteGal.
I better get that post of mine taken down.
I don’t was to be on the losing end of an “I told you so.”
LOL
One American News has picked up this story and is reporting it now as posted.
I just like the thought of Ted Cruz in the White House for 16 years and then the rest of his life on the Supreme Court.
Along the lines of what you said, I have been wondering if he’s dropping hints about Gen. Petraus. Maybe not VP, but Joint Chiefs of Staff, or Sec of he Army.
Trump has consistently mentioned two generals: Ray Odierno by name and another general who was fired for talking rough.
The rough talker is General Mad Dog Mattis. I’m betting that Mattis and Trump are talking. I’m betting this is who Trump wants to build the military so strong that no one will mess with us.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mattis
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/15/james-mattis-us-suffering-strategic-atrophy-says-w/
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