Posted on 04/23/2016 7:08:56 PM PDT by MaxistheBest
John Kasich has enough delegates that he can probably put Donald Trump over the top if Trump doesn't win the Republican presidential nomination on the first ballot at the party's convention in Cleveland this summer.
That's reason enough for Trump to put the Ohio governor on his ticket. In fact, he would do well to magnanimously throw the vice presidential nomination open to the convention with the knowledge that his own delegates would secure the spot for Kasich.
But pure palace intrigue is the least of the reasons that the GOP front-runner should run with Kasich. The governor comes from a swing state that Republicans must win to take the presidency, he has crossover appeal with Democrats who watched the Republican debates and mistakenly thought he won every one, he's got both executive and legislative experience and, most important, his selection would signal to both the establishment wing of the GOP and the general electorate that Trump is serious about governing.
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Gov Susana Martinez (R), New Mexico
Sen. Sessions. Anyone else is second rate.
The other possibly is Carson. Solid Conservative, good Christian who's not holier than thou like Cruz, nice guy to balance Trump's tough guy attitude.
Kennedy, Johnson the BASTARD Johnson DESTROYED this country !!! He was the WORST president EVER did more damage than Carter, Johnsons damage was lasting, Carters damage was repairable!!!!
TRUMP IS A LOSER JUST LIKE HIS SUPPORTERS. KEEP DRINKING THE KOOLAID TRUMPBOTS. CRUZ WILL BE YOUR NEXT PRESIDENT.
Well I’m not wild for him but he can help win Ohio and he’s a faithful party foot soldier who will do what he’s told. Trump won’t have to check his back for a knife every morning. He also knows everybody on Capital Hill and could be helpful getting Trump’s agenda through Congress. I’m OK with whoever Trump picks.
I have said it since August. Both are close friends of Newt Gingrich In my opinion he is killing the strings
An oldie
http://www.weeklystandard.com/its-his-party/article/9749
BS
Yes but like I said when was the last time? I think 1988. Kasich is never going to get elected President. And for all we know Trump has his eye on somebody else.
Kasich is to the left of Clinton. Anybody but Kasich. Well, not anybody. But Kasich does fit right in with....................don’t go there.
I would be sick if Trump chose Kasich as his VP.
I want him to choose someone who actually believes in enforcing our immigration laws and putting America first in our trade deals. Kasich doesn’t believe in either one.
As I see it, Cruz is out. There are probably 10% of Americans up for grabs. If you don't get them, you're hosed, and they've proved they are dumb enough to go for a hillary.
But since you are so vehement with 'are you crazy' (and I'm not saying it wouldn't be crazy,) let me ask you:
You need these 10% - (or whatever) - whom do you pick? The world has 6 billion people, and there are about 5,999,999,990 I'd pick over Kasich ... but also, if you lose, you lose everything.
So what do you say?
Who makes up this stuff?
The guy who is going to build a wall and deport all 23 million illegal aliens is going to pick a guy who wants to make them citizens?
Fantasy. Idiocy.
Just shows how detached from reality these media whores are.
Who in their right mind likes watching his arms flailing every time he speaks. Not to mention what comes out of his mouth. Please say it won’t be so!
ALL CAPS IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR AWESOME.
Hell yeah. Kasich is a left wing squish who voted for the Clinton gun agenda. That’s what we need. (sarc)
You’re right.
I wouldn’t put it past the GOPe to impeach Trump on bogus charges and then convict him in the Senate in order to get an amnesty pimp like Kasich in as president.
I spit on the ground thinking about that Lehman Bros. butt boy.
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