Part of the reason is that folks think they are owed something - so you float the name out there like Corker for Defense. Then you can go to him and say, hey Bob, would love to have you on board, but what are we going to do about this reception you are getting. Can we find you something else?
It's a negotiation and Trump is a master. We got Pence and I cannot imagine a better choice.
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Part of the reason is that folks think they are owed something - so you float the name out there like Corker for Defense.
What has Corker ever done for Trump? I must have missed it. The only time he is ever in the news related to Trump is when he is being talked about for some position.
You nailed it.
I am not a Corker fan (I am from Tennessee) for many reasons.
However, I am even less of a fan of Mark Levin. There were so many betrayals of Trump (and us) by the so-called “right media”, but none was more confusing and inexplicable to me than my (former) favorite radio host. It was almost personal for Mark and I turned him off for good. My guaranteed collection of his books ended. I am done with him. I will not call him names or curse him.
Mark got so bogged down in the battle he lost complete sight of the war. He maintained a loyal battalion of Never Trumpers, but he lost his Army.
Biggest disappointment of the election for me - Mark Levin.