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To: DiogenesLamp
The worst mistake Reagan ever made was making George HW his VP.

That's what happens when you pick a running mate to appease the establishment wing of your party. It's a good move from the standpoint of short-term political gain (so that you don't have your own party actively trying to sabotage your campaign, as establishment Republicans are doing to Trump), but in the long run it just helps empower the establishment. That's why I really hope that Trump doesn't try to appease the establishment of the GOP by picking a running mate like Rubio etc, because then the party hack can use the Vice Presidency as a launchpad for his own career and his family/allies, as the Bushes did with Reagan.

47 posted on 06/16/2016 11:30:21 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: ek_hornbeck

First heard about Armitage in this: http://newsok.com/article/2192079


48 posted on 06/16/2016 11:32:59 AM PDT by JmyBryan
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