Posted on 05/15/2016 12:40:14 PM PDT by monkapotamus
With the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees all but decided, attention turned Sunday to the possible contenders for vice president.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he and his wife, Calista, could be lured into a new path if presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump were to ask him to join the ticket.
If he can convince Calista and me that its doable and its serious and that we would in fact contribute, I think wed be very hard pressed not to say yes, Mr. Gingrich said on Fox News Sunday.
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I AM A WOMAN TOO AND POLITICAL CORRECTNESS ALSO DRIVES ME NUTS!!! I TRUST TRUMP TO PICK THE BEST RUNNING MATE TO HELP HIM SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT LEGISLATION, ETC.
It indeed has been brutal the last few days with the relentless firestorm against him from the media. I could not care less about his taxes and the recording from 25 years ago (if legitimate) in my mind only attests to how clever he is.
Finally, I hope the democrats don’t back him into a corner by putting Elizabeth Warren on their ticket. And, remember they will have the final word because their convention takes place the following week.
A wise man would pick Newt. He can sell conservatism better than anyone else. There are good conservatives and those that can sell it. Newt is both. He is not perfect, but he still has the revolutionary fire burning. And that is what we need. He also would make a lot of key people happy once they stepped back a bit. That is because he would not be seen as a successor in 2024. That will help bring the party together. If Trump were to pick a successor type, I think it would be much harder to bring the party back together.
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