Posted on 11/29/2021 6:54:02 PM PST by conservative98
“A lot of times, a presidential candidate will pick a running mate to balance out wings of the party. But with Trump, that’s not the issue. He is the party, basically. It’s so united behind him,” said John McLaughlin, one of Trump’s campaign pollsters. “So his choice, if he runs, will come down to what he wants. It would be a much more personal decision this time.”
Trump hasn’t made his 2024 bid official. He’s expected to make a decision after the 2022 midterms. But he has been building a campaign-in-waiting that is already laying groundwork, and the question of a running mate is surfacing with increasing frequency.
He’s name-dropped Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as one possible running mate. Veepstakes speculation rose among insiders who saw him interact recently with South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at his Mar-a-Lago club.
“They’re all begging me. They all come here,” Trump boasted to one adviser, who shared the account anonymously with POLITICO.
The issue of a running mate, advisers and allies say, has taken on a new dimension in Trump’s mind as he stews over his decision to pick Pence in 2016, only to watch the vice president help certify the election of Joe Biden as president in January. Though it was Pence’s legal responsibility, Trump considered him disloyal and recently went so far as to say it was “common sense” that the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters chanted “hang Mike Pence.”
The considerations that led Trump to name Pence as his ticket mate in 2016 — an evangelical conservative, Pence was a Rust Belt governor at the time of his selection — are no longer as relevant, Trump’s advisers say. They say Trump is far more likely to go with his gut instinct next time around.
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this is the ticket in our house.
Pompeo failed in his assignment to find the origin of the coronavirus. Did nothing while at CIA to expose their crimes in the Russia dossier scam. Handed the baton happily to Gina Haspell. Wants Snowden executed. Supported the White Helmet nerve gas lie.
We can do better.
“Condoleeza might serve well. “
That depraved old neocon? Why not just get Liz Cheney? /s
“...that is already laying groundwork.”
Dude. It is already laid. If the Presidential election was held 365 days for the next three years, then Trump would win every time. Easily.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
no hell no to Scott
Ron DeSantis is the obvious choice because that sets Ron up to win the Presidency in 2028 ...
Agree Pompeo or grenell. If grenell has no interest in running for president after his term with trump that would leve door wide open for DeSantis or Cruz or whoever. I got a feeling if trump runs and wins,and cruz doesn’t mess around, cruz could get on Scotus? DeSantis runs with Scott on ticket in 2028. Trump needs someone loyal who has no other aspirations so doesn’t mind taking arrows and can just get down and dirty to MAGA
He should hold his announcement until after the 2022 elections. Build his organization, keep faith with the base in the meantime; find out who his real friends are and firm up alliances. Continue to pester and infuriate the idiot uni-party by telling the truth.
Scott? (Double barf) Pompeo? (Triple barf) Might as well add Graham in there. (Another triple barf)
Bushbot Condi? You’ve got to be kidding!
Right now Trump and DeSantis are very much from the same state.
She's pro-choice. That ends that.
If not Trump, then who?
Make it like The Apprentice. Have the Veep candidates go through 13 weeks of demeaning stunts between two teams where the losing team must go to the boardroom after defeat then Trump gets to “fire” one of them.
Must see tv right there.
“If not Trump, then who?”
They don’t have anybody at the moment and I don’t see that changing.
Hoping Trump goes away or is too old, doesn’t look like a winning strategy for 2024 from my perspective.
Trump is a competitor, somebody is going to have fight and beat Trump for the nomination. Which I don’t see happening, its laughable.
*** Ideally Trump would pick a Loyalist with some experience in government. The best choice would be Mike Pompeo. ***
I wouldn’t vote for Pompeo for dogcatcher.
I respectfully disagree. Ron DeSantis served in the US House of Representatives for three terms from 2012-2018 from Floridas 6th district. He served alongside Mike Pompeo (then a congressman from Kansas) from 2013-2017! DeSantis is familiar enough with the DC Swamp!
I would back either for Trumps VP running mate should he run again in 2024. Both are also military Veterans - Pompeo was top graduate of his 1987 West Point class and DeSantis a Navy JAG Officer before he got into politics!
If Trump is seriously considering DeSantis as his 2024 running mate Trump can easily change his state of residence from Florida to New Jersey to avoid this scenario
Robert Kennedy Jr would make a good running mate. He is one of the few who names names and calls out the deep state and the one world crowd.
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