Posted on 08/22/2015 2:56:03 PM PDT by conservativejoy
The rumor mill is churning full force on who Donald Trump will choose for his VP. I have now heard leaks from both the Trump camp and from Cruz’s that Ted Cruz is being considered as a VP choice for The Donald. They met at Trump’s office in New York City last month and have met approximately four times outside of that meeting. The two are friends and have very nice things to say about each other. They agree on most issues, especially immigration.
Ben Carson is also on the short list and Trump’s ex-aide, Roger Stone, is vetting Carson independently. This should be interesting. Can you imagine the meltdowns from both sides of the political aisle? It would be a brilliant political move. If Trump chooses Cruz, you would have a melding of the two most popular conservative campaigns out there and they would be virtually unstoppable as a team. The crowds would be staggering and the landslide win would be historic. As a bennie, it would just scare the living crap out of Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush. Now that would be must-see TV.
From the Daily Mail:
Leading Republican candidate for the White House Donald Trump hasn’t officially begun scouting running mates – the first primary is still six months away.
Two of his 2016 competitors come to mind for the position, however: Ben Carson and Ted Cruz.
Trump’s campaign said he has ‘cordial’ relationships with both men based on ‘mutual respect.’
An ex-aide to Trump, Roger Stone, was also seen meeting with Carson’s campaign chief Jake Menges yesterday in New York. Stone says he did not set up the meeting at the behest of Trump, however.
Stone told DailyMail.com that he believes in ‘citizen action’ and met with Menges of his own volition because he thinks Carson would be a good fit on a Trump ticket.
He stressed that the meet-up was ‘not authorized’ by Trump and he no longer works for the real estate mogul.
‘I love him. I love him,’ he said, ‘but I’m not working for him.’
Trump and Stone parted ways two weeks ago over disagreements about the direction of the campaign. Stone says he resigned. Trump says he was fired. Whatever the case, the end result is that Stone is now a free agent.
‘I answer only to myself,’ he said today.
Even though he is no longer affiliated with Trump’s campaign for president, he still wants to see him in the Oval Office.
He’s stepped in as an unofficial surrogate for Trump, making multiple media appearances this week to defend his controversial immigration plan that would end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.
‘I will go anywhere, do anything I can to promote the election of Donald Trump,’ he told DailyMail.com.
Trump, he says, ‘is the only man with the fortitude and the vision and the passion to take on a corrupted political system.’
‘The system’s broken, both parties are in on it. Our government’s controlled by the special interests,’ the ex-lobbyist and alum of Richard Nixon’s administration said. ‘I’ve seen the system up close, it’s broken. It’s corrupted.’
Stone, who noted that he’s had a hand in eight presidential elections, has taken it upon himself to begin vetting a No. 2 for Trump.
‘I don’t think that Donald has thought about a running mate yet, and frankly it would be presumptuous for him to do so,’ Stone said. ‘He’s focused on winning the nomination, and then winning the election.’
Still, he added, ‘it’s never too early to start thinking about the big picture.’
Trump has openly praised Cruz and Carson, telling NH1 after he was asked about possible running mates, ‘I like Ted Cruz. I like Dr. Carson. They’ve been very supportive of me.’
He’s also said he’d like to have Oprah at his side.
‘I think Oprah would be great. I’d love to have Oprah,’ Trump said in a June appearance on ABC News. ‘I think we’d win easily, actually.’
Trump said last week that he’d ‘consider’ sticking a woman on the ticket, as well.
‘I am all for the concept. It would have to be the right person, and I’m not going to go into who that would be right now,’ he said told the Chicago Sun-Times. ‘But I have great respect for women. I have great respect for women who are executives in my company. I have great respect for women’s judgment.’
A Washington outsider like Trump, Carly Fiorina has been suggested as someone who fits that bill.
The Carson campaign did not return DailyMail.com’s request for comment on the matter, but Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who hails from Baltimore, Maryland, and has never held political office before, either, has said he’d likewise consider adding Trump to his team should he become the nominee.
‘All things are possible. Absolutely,’ he said during an interview with Fox News’ Neil Cavuto earlier this summer after complimenting Trump as ‘a very smart’ and ‘fun guy.’
Cruz met with the billionaire businessman last month in New York City, and a senior adviser to Trump told DailyMail.com the two had planned to visit the United States’ border with Mexico together in July.
A scheduling conflict -Senate votes – prevented the Texas senator from hosting Trump, however.
A spokesman for Cruz says the lawmaker proposed the border trip during their meeting at Trump Tower in New York.
‘We were talking about immigration and then Ted said to Mr. Trump, “you should come to the Texas border. Be my guest and we’ll go together,” ‘ spokesman Rick Tyler told the Washington Post.
A sources close to Trump told the Daily Beast says that the Republican politicians talk on the occasionally and have gotten together four other times aside from the Trump Tower visit.
Cruz has had nothing but praise for Trump throughout the campaign and is backing his immigration plan. He said yesterday on the Michael Medved radio show that he too believed that 14th amendment’s guarantee of automatic citizenship should be limited to children who parents are legal U.S. residents.
‘I welcome Donald Trump’s immigration proposal. Virtually every element in the proposal he submitted is contained within legislation that I filed years ago in the Untied States Senate.’
Of Trump’s candidacy, Cruz said, ‘I’m glad he’s in the race and he manages to attract a lot of attention and actually to force the media to talk about issue that the media should have been talking about, in particular illegal immigration.’
Just the whisper of this playing out is causing the RINOs to wet themselves. My vote is still for Ted Cruz, but if Trump is the nominee, I would relish voting for him. And if he is smart, and I know he is, he will do what the Cruz Coalition has suggested and start putting together his cabinet as Ronald Reagan did. Cruz is also doing this. Donald Trump is so far ahead in the field, he can literally choose whomever he wants for his VP. Carson is great, but has little political experience. Cruz is wildly popular among conservatives and there is an argument to be made that the two campaigns are already working together. It’s politically savvy to team up – whichever comes out on top will get the other’s supporters and maybe the dynamic duo will just own the White House together.
Either one would work for me, but I think Carson might have more appeal in the general election so that might make more sense.
There go the Trump-haters’ brains.
They never considered the two collaborating... can’t throw spears if that happens.
Why'd they have to ruin it?
Either one would work for me, but I think Carson might have more appeal in the general election so that might make more sense.
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He would need Cruz. And I think Cruz would take it.
I want Cruz to be Majority Leader in the Senate, I’m good with Carson as VP
Carson for designated funeral-goer. Cruz for Supreme Court.
Dr. Carson would be great as the Health and Human Services head. Putting a doctor in charge of Obamacare, saying it should be in the hands of experts, not bureaucrats.
You are assuming black and white dems would vote for a black man who is conservative. There is no bonus to being black if you are conservative. Black conservatives are seen as sell outs.
Cruz would work better if you are going after a voting block for Hispanics are not quite as monolithic.
Both are intelligent men who love their country and would make a fine prez in the future.
I think Trump needs Cruz to keep him on the Constitutional straight and narrow. Carson just does not have the creds.
If Hillary rides out the storm and becomes the Democratic nominee; then Fiorina would make sense as Trump’s Vice President. If Hillary withdraws then Cruz would be the best candidate for “VEEP” with consideration given to Carson as a minority “draw.”
Though it would not surprise me to see Trump break from this tradition. I would also throw in the names Allen West and Susana Martinez. Either of those would make liberal heads explode even more.
Not just two three. Trump and Carso. Have known each other for years.
When asked Ben said with a big smile :
“Oh he’s just another guy in the .....area!”
Mimic Obama and Ayres
And since VP’s tend to disappear after election, I would rather Cruz get AG, or stay in the senate to push agenda.
I also think this is an insulting article to write this early.
Both Carson and Cruz have to come out and say that they are running for the same job as Trump, and why aren’t they asking them who THEY want for VP.
Were still 6 months away from the first contest, people should take a breath, support their candidate, and lets watch how this plays out for a few more months before we start calling for VP candidates from the current field.
Cruz or Carson is fine. Don’t think he is serious about Oprah.
Cruz needs to take Valerie’s role, and undo everything evil she’s done. He longs to do this.
Need a clarification on this (Oprah). Does he mean he would like her support? Surely he did not mean as his VP.
‘I don’t think that Donald has thought about a running mate yet, and frankly it would be presumptuous for him to do so,’ Stone said. ‘He’s focused on winning the nomination, and then winning the election.’
A non story here, Trump isn't considering anything yet.
RealClearPolitics hasn’t had a new poll on Iowa New Hampshire or South Carolina in more than 10 days.
Probably because the results are too unbelieveable.....80 percent for Trump.
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