[ghosthost]

oh dear god please no

[Lopeover]

No. He is not s NBC.

[SoFloFreeper]

SCOTUS

[Raycpa]

Deal is done. He won, now negotiate for rest of votes left on table.

[MortMan]

Apparently Trump has grasped the politics-isn’t-personal adage quite well.

The fact that Trump is being magnanimous in his praise of former opponents is a good thing, IMO.

However, I DO NOT want to see Kasich anywhere near the presidency. The same goes for just about all of the earlier race dropouts (ESPECIALLY Jeb).

[KC_Lion]

Yes to Cruz.

But Please, ANYONE but Kasich, Please!!!

[DoodleDawg]

Good Lord, will this never end?

Trump may say he's open to Cruz being his VP. He may even mean it. But what earthly reason would Cruz have for accepting the offer?

It is not going to happen. Ever.

[Pollster1]

I’m okay with Cruz as VP for eight years, but I would very much prefer him on the Supreme Court for the next 35 years.

[McGruff]

Not VP but Supreme Court Justice would be a good match. Encouraging that Trump would say this though.

[Snark]

How can you say you respect someone that you called, “Lying Ted”, someone you have said is an immigrant and isn’t even allowed to be President (Birther)?
You can’t have it both ways. Leave it alone. The damage is done there.

[MileHi]

Put Ted on SCOTUS.

[Cboldt]

Good answer. It lowers the heat on the Trump v. Cruz bad blood, and doesn't deliver anything.

The press is trying to create issues that will occupy their airspace, and sidetrack Trump from his message. Imagine the reaction if Trump had said "no."

[\/\/ayne]

“Cave-in” Kasich would be a horrible, terrible choice due to his constant caving in to the Left.

[SJSAMPLE]

I won’t blame Trump if he offers it.
I’ll blame Cruz if he ACCEPTS it.

You can only say so many things that cannot be taken back.

[Yo-Yo]

Dear Lord NO!

How can you possibly choose Ted after calling him Lyin' Ted for two months? The opposition TV commercials write themselves.

[GrouchoTex]

While I supported Cruz, many of the good people here on FR have had the notion that Cruz would be a good President, after serving as Trump’s VP, to gain experience, help Trump in the legislative process, etc...
I see no problem with that.

Kasich brings Ohio into play, so, for better or worse, that would not be a bad strategic move.

Trump/Cruz got nasty in the primary, but probably more so for show than in real life.

It’s politics. They will talk, they will agree on 95% of the issues, and disagree on about 5%, which is pretty darn good. They agree on most things, just implementation and details is what they would have to work out, as far as an alliance goes.

[Popman]

LOL...

Exploding Trump heads are always messy...

Amazing some of you Trump supporters bought his lying Ted Schick hook line and sinker...

LOL...

[freedomjusticeruleoflaw]

Canadian

[Agamemnon]

Stranger things have happened. JFK and LBJ were certainly not friends.

In 1980, just before the Republican convention Reagan was asked what he thought of George H.W. Bush as a running mate. His reply went something like, "Well, George might be a possible selection, I suppose, but I just don't like the guy."

Reagan knew what it took to bring the party together, and he won it all running away.

Trump like Reagan is 69 years old. If Cruz was the running mate two things could happen:

1. Cruz serves as VP at least through the cabinet selection process, possibly through the Trump presidency, OR ...

2. Cruz serves as VP at least through the cabinet selection process, and is then appointed to fill the Scalia seat on the USSC.

Either way Trump wins the general with Cruz's help by coalescing forces and ground game and Cruz goes on to win as the follow on President like what happened with GHWB in 1988, or alternatively, as another poster noted, he's appointed to the USSC and serves 35 years.

Win-win.

FReegards!

[xzins]

My favorite VP pick has really come to the fore yet. I don’t have one. I have a list. Trump said at one point that he wants someone with excellent legislative experience. That would include both Kasich and Cruz, but there are others with that on their resume.

I prefer that the Veep bring along a purple or blue state and a demographic in addition to having experience in moving legislation. Martinez is mentioned, and she would help with both females and Hispanics, but New Mexico isn’t a bit electoral college state. Plus, her time was in law and as a governor. She’s completing a 2nd term, and perhaps her knowledge of New Mexico legislature practices is solid, but I doubt that transfers to the US Congress.

Condi Rice has vast experience, but she brings no electors. She would probably impress both females and blacks, though, and she would be considered ready to govern in case anything happened to the president.

Alan West, Ken Blackwell, Tim Scott, Niki Haley, etc. would all be on my long list. Kelly Ayotte, Chris Christie, Whitman, and Rubio would be on my long list. I’m forgetting some, of course.

But, I want to win. I think that Scotus appointment is the most important issue of the campaign, and I think that makes keeping the Senate the most important issue of the campaign. THAT gravitates AGAINST picking a Senator and disturbing the number that is already there. I would go so far as to encourage Rubio to run for his seat and not to back out. That would gravitate against Ayotte and Cruz.

If push came to shove, I’d probably go with Condi Rice, IF I could pick anyone. She could make Colorado her purple state home of record. I think she graduated high school while living in Colorado. I’m not sure she’s a campaign warrior, but when she speaks people listen.