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Snap Judgment: Trump-Pence
American Rattlesnake ^ | July 17, 2016 | Gerard Perry

Posted on 07/17/2016 2:07:26 PM PDT by OddLane

Without being able to peer into the mind of Donald Trump, it’s hard to discern what prompted him to pick Governor Pence. If we take his words at face value, party unity was one of the primary motivating factors. That undoubtedly played a role, although I doubt it will sway Republicans in the Dump Trump camp, whose obsession borders on the pathological and will undoubtedly persist through Cleveland.

My take is that this choice is a bid to boost the perceived statesmanship of the GOP going into November. The gravitas deficit, a la Dick Cheney and Gaffes Biden, who was at one point inexplicably believed to add stature to a presidential ticket, is something HRC’s media lapdogs have tried to play up throughout this campaign. Keep in mind, Donald Trump’s opponent is a woman who owes her political career to the slanders she professed in defense of a man who used the Oval Office as a brothel, but this is the world we live in.

-While some analysts have already mocked Pence’s pronounced lack of charisma, the truth is that this is one area in which the Republican ticket needs no artificial enhancement.

If Republicans had nominated another sacrificial lamb like Mitt Romney, a man who can be emasculated by the likes of Candy Crowley in front of a national television audience, then perhaps a fire-eater would be in order. However, Donald Trump is an individual who is not only capable of eviscerating his Democratic opponent and her myrmidons in the press, but relishes the opportunity. As Michael Malice has pointed out, Trump has already neutralized nearly the entire playbook the Democratic Party has used to great effect in previous campaigns.

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1 posted on 07/17/2016 2:07:26 PM PDT by OddLane
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To: OddLane
Pence has been described as a calming factor to the Trump campaign.

Usually, the VP is the attack dog, while the presidential candidate remains above the fray.

I find it refreshingly ironic that for the Trump/Pence ticket the roles have been reversed.

2 posted on 07/17/2016 2:19:25 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: OddLane

Personally, I would have chosen Christie, but Pence is not a bad choice. Newt would probably have been the worst choice, given his personal issues (affairs, treatment of ex-wife) and his tendency to run off at the mouth (sometimes brilliantly, sometimes not). It also disturbed me that Newt could not hold his own against Bill Clinton.

I think Christie would have been a fighter, but he has his own scandals and it would be have a NY Metro heavy ticket.

At least Pence is conservative and (seemingly) squeaky clean.


3 posted on 07/17/2016 2:21:28 PM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: rbg81

“It also disturbed me that Newt could not hold his own against Bill Clinton.”

IMHO Newt did very well against Bill Clinton.


4 posted on 07/17/2016 2:22:52 PM PDT by Parley Baer (")
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To: OddLane

It’s not so hard to figure out. It was a political calculation. A fine outstanding conservative and choice.


5 posted on 07/17/2016 2:27:22 PM PDT by Fhios (Trump is success waiting to happen.)
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To: rbg81

Christie is a RINO


6 posted on 07/17/2016 2:33:30 PM PDT by stockpirate (Make America Mexico Again - MAMA end sarcasm)
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To: rbg81
I agree.

Newt would have been a disastrous choice, although I've actually been enjoying his Facebook live-streams during this presidential race.

He's a much better commentator than politician, IMO.

7 posted on 07/17/2016 2:34:44 PM PDT by OddLane
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To: OddLane

The nevertrump idiots and others who just feel queasy about Trump are now going to have to come out in oppostion to one of the most conservative Governors as well. That is going to conflict with what they tell themselves they believe in.

Cognitive dissonance.


8 posted on 07/17/2016 2:36:04 PM PDT by bigbob (The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
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To: OddLane
First order of business for Trump: unite the party. Pence will do that as well as anyone, better than most.

Second order of business: bring in moderates and independents.

That's coming right after the convention.

Trump and Pence and all his team will get that done.

9 posted on 07/17/2016 2:39:12 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: bigbob
What is the current party truth?
10 posted on 07/17/2016 2:46:52 PM PDT by OddLane
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To: Parley Baer

Really? Newt admitted to getting flustered and confused when interacting with Clinton. It’s like Clinton’s persona turned him weak-kneed or something.

Also, consider this: Newt resigned, Clinton didn’t.


11 posted on 07/17/2016 3:23:41 PM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: Fhios

Didn’t Trump meet with GOP Congressmen a couple weeks ago.
Maybe they told him, pick one of us.


12 posted on 07/17/2016 3:51:24 PM PDT by FreedBird
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To: RoosterRedux

What role will the third party candidates play?


13 posted on 07/17/2016 3:53:06 PM PDT by FreedBird
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To: rbg81

“Also, consider this: Newt resigned, Clinton didn’t.”

That is not a valid comparison.

The comparison is, Newt, with the entire media against him, resigned.

Clinton, with the entire media for him, did not.

A very significant difference.


14 posted on 07/17/2016 4:06:26 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: FreedBird

Gary Johnson is sort of a left leaning liberterian. So, he will likely pull a few more votes from Trump than from Clinton, but will pull some from both.

If there is a Green candidate on the ballot, they might pull a few votes from Clinton.


15 posted on 07/17/2016 4:09:10 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

It’s remarkable how little traction Jill Stein is getting, considering the Democrats just nominated a corporate shill who wants to militarize the entire Middle East and probably attack Russia.


16 posted on 07/17/2016 4:21:31 PM PDT by OddLane
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To: OddLane

There is only one reason for a Vice President. He is supposed to keep extremists from wanting to shoot the President, knowing who they would put in the White House after the assassination.


17 posted on 07/17/2016 6:02:33 PM PDT by jim_trent
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To: jim_trent

One of the arguments being made against Pence is that it makes Trump’s impeachment more likely, should they win.


18 posted on 07/17/2016 7:03:21 PM PDT by OddLane
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To: marktwain

I resent the establishment republicans who will not support Trump. They cannot see the bigger picture. The future Supreme Court appointments are enough reason not to vote for Mrs. Bill Clinton.


19 posted on 07/18/2016 6:47:31 AM PDT by FreedBird
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