Posted on 04/27/2019 5:35:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
President Trump's recent stonewalling tactics, aimed at blocking Congress' ability to follow up on the allegations detailed in the Mueller report, are rooted in the belief that he can run out the clock on the Democrats in the House through the 2020 election. Nonetheless, it's a strategy fraught with peril, and if the President begins to see a significant erosion in his approval numbers from Americans tired of the endless standoff, he might need to reach deep into his bag of tricks to reset the national narrative.
There is one move that could prove to be a complete game changer: naming Nikki Haley, the former UN ambassador and South Carolina governor, as his running mate in 2020. News of a Trump-Haley ticket would be a master stroke that would upend the 2020 election and could send Democrats into a complete tailspin.
Bucking tradition for the heck of it is a hallmark of this presidency, but if Trump were to part ways with Mike Pence it would be nothing more than raw political calculus: in one move, Trump would make history by selecting a woman of color with a deep political resumé and foreign policy gravitas -- making it the most diverse ticket in the history of the GOP.
Adding Haley to the ticket would not only strengthen his position in key defensive battleground states, but possibly put several states that Hillary Clinton carried in 2016 back in play for the GOP. By tapping Haley as his running mate, the President could deliver the ultimate coup de grâce to Democrats' hopes of retaking the White House in 2020.
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I don’t think that would make any difference for the election.
This is just about Trump.
What’s their next suggestion - Mitt Romney??
More helpful, helpful advice from CNN
Bad idea. It would look like a sign of weakness. Pence won his debate with Kaine. That’s all that matters.
CNN opinion? Probably the last thing he wants to do then. Running out the clock? Really?
Buttigieg is running to be the VP nominee. That’s why he has been attacking Pence.
That’s plain nuts.
No
CNN nonsense. The left hates Pence because his faith is strong and they are afraid of Haley and they know VP’s rarely get elected to POTUS so this would take out two people the dems would like to get rid of.
The mentally ill left is so transparent in their devious ways.
CNN should not have any journalist or news credentials. They are only a propaganda machine for the vile left.
What a ghastly idea. Nikki is in Romney’s camp.
Don’t change horses in midstream.
CNN offer advice to Trump. It can’t possibly be any good nor meant well.
no two running mates from the same state
“Mrs. Warren, yours cannot possibly compare to _my_ cheekbones!”
Arick Wierson
Minneapolis
Entrepreneur, Media Advisor & Opinion Columnist — CNBC, CNN, New York Observer
Abe had Hannibal Hamlin as Veep in his first term, and Andrew Johnson in his second. Just sayin’.
You nailed it Ben!
newt gingrich
Time to start running drug tests on these so called oped writers, before, during and after writing their bs!
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