Posted on 01/25/2024 6:01:20 AM PST by MtnClimber
Donald Trump knew what he had to do nearly eight years ago. As a political outsider, he played the smart card. Trump, the GOP’s presidential nominee, picked a stiff as his running mate, someone that, first, reassured the Republican establishment. That stiff was Mike Pence. No, no, no… Set aside hindsight. Pence was a solid choice in July 2016.
Trump wanted to build a Team of Rivals. Pence was meant as a bridge to the Ryans and McConnells and the broader D.C. establishment. That move failed bigly. The establishment didn’t want a bridge. Accommodation? Nah, unless Trump sold his soul.
Now it’s 2024. Trump doesn’t owe the rotting establishment a blessed thing -- other than payback (alternatively called justice). His veep pick this go-round won’t have anything to do with making nice to D.C. lifers. Trump has been emancipated by the very elites who have worked overtime to trip him up and destroy him. The irony is richer than Mark Zuckerberg.
What scares elites is that Trump as 47 would be “one and done.” His 48-month lease on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue would expire at high noon on January 20, 2029, no exceptions. No looking ahead to a second term. No worrying about reelection. Trump unleashed makes elites tremble.
Of course, Trump has to get elected. Given the crummy state of the nation and Biden’s feebleness and corruption, Trump wins a fair fight. But the fight coming will be anything but fair, that we know. We’re in for a heckuva brouhaha. Victory isn’t guaranteed.
Last Sunday, Trump downplayed who he’d pick as his running mate. He told Fox News’ Brett Baier (via The Hill) that “People won’t be that surprised.” Of course, Trump knows a wee bit about marketing. Is it possible that he’s underselling?
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Doug Bogrum, SD Governor, Business Man, NOT a politician.
So would MTG.
The VP pick will be somebody that nobody in the swamp wants to replace Trump should he meet with an accident. Otherwise they’d have to get both at once.
Its most likely Flynn. I wouldn’t count Kari Lake out though.
LOL.........best reason ever....life insurance.
Forget about conservatism.
Trump should choose whoever scares the elites more than he does.
He’s Governor of North Dakota. Kristi Noem is South Dakota Governor.
She hates Trump.....
My selection would be Jennifer-Ruth Green from Indiana.
Here is her Bio:
https://ballotpedia.org/Jennifer-Ruth_Green#Biography
North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson would be my pick
“I think he should pick Gen. Flynn as VP (or possibly AG) and put him in charge of the war against Deep State marxists.”
I was unaware that Flynn was a lawyer, or had any legal experience that would qualify him for AG. I like Flynn, but he would be a better choice for SoD.
“Maybe that would work in the business, as dirty as that gets, but the swamp is a whole different level.”
Very true.
The Constitution through the Appointments Clause does not specifically require the AG to be lawyer. It doesn’t even call an AG position out.
“I think he should pick Gen. Flynn as VP (or possibly AG) and put him in charge of the war against Deep State marxists.”
I am SURE that General Flynn will have a high place in the upcoming Trump administration.
I doubt it will be VP, but anything else that he wants, Trump will give him.
Kristi Noem.
“The Constitution through the Appointments Clause does not specifically require the AG to be lawyer. It doesn’t even call an AG position out.”
I understand that. But it sure as hell helps. And, even if Trump nominated him for AG, there is no way he’d get senate approval. Remember, Congress — especially the Senate — is chock full of lawyers; and lawyers have a “boy’s club” mentality: They would not likely consent to having a non-lawyer as head of the legal office of the US.
Of course not!
Of course not!
Gov Abbott is my choice for VP; but he never gets mentioned.
“ He will not make that mistake again. Every single one of his appointments will be 100% on the trump train.”
Yeah but “being on the Trump train” is insufficient. They also need to be smart, capable, impervious to attacks, and able to HELP Trump.
Look at the collection of losers he put together after the last election. They were all “on the Trump train”.
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