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Donald Trump’s Campaign Signals He Will Pick Mike Pence as Running Mate
Ny Times ^ | 7/14/2016 | MAGGIE HABERMAN, ALEXANDER BURNS and ASHLEY PARKER

Posted on 07/14/2016 10:03:51 AM PDT by Elderberry

Donald J. Trump’s campaign has signaled strongly to Republicans in Washington that he will pick Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, as his running mate, though Republicans caution the party’s mercurial presidential candidate may still backtrack on his apparent choice.

Mr. Trump’s advisers have told national Republican officials that they are preparing to make an announcement with Mr. Pence, according to three people with knowledge of the conversations, who were not authorized to discuss them publicly. His campaign has said that it will unveil a running mate for Mr. Trump in New York on Friday.

Mr. Pence, a former congressman and radio host, emerged over the last week as the strong favorite of Mr. Trump’s political advisers and senior officials in the Republican Party.

But Mr. Trump himself has sent conflicting signals in recent days, as he has subjected his potential running mates to a final round of screening. He addressed a rally in Indiana alongside Mr. Pence on Tuesday night and met privately with him several times.

On Wednesday, Mr. Trump and his children threw together a hasty series of conversations with other finalists in the vice-presidential search, including Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016veep; mikepence; pence; trump; trumppence; vp
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To: Timpanagos1

A Kaine-Pence veep debate may be boring, but give me boring.


21 posted on 07/14/2016 10:15:48 AM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
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To: Elderberry

Pretty conservative, runs Indiana as one of the few states with a budget surplus.

What I didn’t like was that he folded like a cheap suit when Indiana passed a religious freedom law and the lunatics went crazy. That bothers me.


22 posted on 07/14/2016 10:15:54 AM PDT by day10 (You'll get nothing and like it!)
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To: apillar

He’s just the right kind of bland. It’s a very sensible pick. Trump has enough charisma already.


23 posted on 07/14/2016 10:16:02 AM PDT by Huck (Never give up.)
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To: Elderberry

Will Pence grow a spine? Or will he let Angie’s List dictate to him?


24 posted on 07/14/2016 10:16:16 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: GilGil

All excellent points about Pence.

If Trump is OK with him, so am I.


25 posted on 07/14/2016 10:17:18 AM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: Timpanagos1

Hillary will counter with the gay Latino Castro.


26 posted on 07/14/2016 10:17:57 AM PDT by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: Elderberry

i like Pence a lot....after the 2012 i had hoped Pence would be at the top of the ticket...


27 posted on 07/14/2016 10:18:25 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Timpanagos1

Bush?


28 posted on 07/14/2016 10:18:59 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Chauncey Gardiner

I think you are right.

Hillary will have Castro as her VP.


29 posted on 07/14/2016 10:19:51 AM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: apillar
Pence is rather bland and milquetoast

So was Calvin Coolidge...and look how he turned out.

30 posted on 07/14/2016 10:20:14 AM PDT by Salvey
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To: Elderberry

First big decision from Trump, and he disappoints. Doesn’t bode well.


31 posted on 07/14/2016 10:20:46 AM PDT by Scutter
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To: Salvey
Pence is rather bland and milquetoast

Which is perfect to balance out the ticket. You can't have two prima donnas on the ticket.

32 posted on 07/14/2016 10:21:42 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Elderberry
The more I hear the media push Pence, the more I think it will be Newt.

In a race with Bubba the perv and his lying wife....what's her name..., Newt's baggage is sandwich baggie.

33 posted on 07/14/2016 10:22:20 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

“Don’t believe anything until I hear it from Trump’s own lips. The media are just playing games.”

Very likely.


34 posted on 07/14/2016 10:22:49 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Scutter

Whom would you prefer Trump pick?


35 posted on 07/14/2016 10:23:39 AM PDT by riverdawg
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To: Timpanagos1

I don’t think Fidel is interested.


36 posted on 07/14/2016 10:24:14 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: euram
I think that Pence may have some appeal to OH, MI, PA, and WI, maybe even IL.

And probably Missouri.

37 posted on 07/14/2016 10:24:49 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Elderberry
Pence was last seen on his private jet:

38 posted on 07/14/2016 10:24:58 AM PDT by Phillyred
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To: exit82

If Trump is OK with him, so am I.
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Me too.

I love how all the experts on FR are saying that Trump has made a mistake with Pence. What do they know? They could not hold a candle to Trump and have no clue how to win!


39 posted on 07/14/2016 10:30:06 AM PDT by GilGil
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To: ek_hornbeck

So, Trump was supposed to pick John Kasich, the RINO and closet Democrat? This would have hurt him in the general - not help him. Kasich opposes everything Trump stands for.


40 posted on 07/14/2016 10:30:35 AM PDT by Catsrus (Don't let Hillary, the crook, off the hook.)
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