Posted on 07/04/2016 1:23:38 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda
Donald Trump to Meet With Senator Joni Ernst, a Possible Running Mate
By MAGGIE HABERMAN
Donald J. Trump said on Twitter on Monday that he would meet in New Jersey with Senator Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa, as he screens potential running mates in a series of meetings.
One person briefed on the process, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said that the campaign began vetting Ms. Ernst in recent days as a possible vice-presidential pick.
Jason Miller, a senior communications adviser for Mr. Trump, declined to comment. A spokesman for Ms. Ernst could not be reached.
Ms. Ernst is a retired National Guard lieutenant colonel and a veteran of the Iraq war. Her military background could help Mr. Trump given his lack of foreign policy experience or national security experience. The fact that she is a woman could also help Mr. Trump with a group of voters with whom he currently polls poorly.
Ms. Ernst is also considered a possible keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention, which begins on July 18 in Cleveland.
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“Sez you! What if I told you The Donald and I are in talks RIGHT NOW?”
Your more likely in talks with Jim Beam, but you have probably been his running mate for years
The hairstyle reminds me a bit of Ironside’s blond lady cop assistant.
Butter face. He should get a doable babe like Sarah.
Yeah, but...
... I still would.
LET JACK DANIELS BE JACK DANIELS!
You Plebian.
And we don't want to take any Senator out of play. We need the Senate, too.
Tons of Facebook spam posts whenever someone is vetted.
I’m not undecided, I am voting for Trump 100% BUT he is going to have a hard time winning if the media and Hillary keeps tagging him as a racist and a misogynist. He HAS to neutralize their attack on that otherwise there is a good chance Hillary can win.
I’d have hit Ironside’s blond lady cop assistant.
High cheek bones. Maybe she’s part Indian. #ChiefSpreakingBull
Trump Tweets Fuel VP Speculation, Cites Joni Ernst, Mike Pence, Tom Cotton
I think it is a good idea that he meet with her. She won Iowa by 8+ points statewide in 2014. Trump is behind nationally by about 5 points. I think she, barring any surprises, helps the ticket with those voters not inclined, at this time, to vote for Trump. He needs to find the extra voters, and it could mean Iowa goes GOP this year. The primaries are over.
I love Injun chicks. They make sammiches.
Barbara Anderson was very pretty.
Maybe Joni Mitchell would be a better choice?
But if you have the positives Abbott just naturally brings and the fight he has proven is in him, he is a winner. It was he who stopped Obama’s illegal Executive Order retaining illegals.
How does “military experience” qualify her as someone qualified in “foreign policy experience?”
Trump has said repeatedly that he hires based on experience, skill, and ability, not race or gender.
GrandJediMasterYoda doesn’t get it. He’s still watching Star Wars re-runs with Dad.
... and Jim Beam be Jim Beam. ;-)
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