Posted on 08/22/2015 9:44:52 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The Daily Mail writes:
Leading Republican candidate for the White House Donald Trump hasnt officially begun scouting running mates the first primary is still six months away.
Two of his 2016 competitors come to mind for the position, however: Ben Carson and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
Trumps campaign said he has cordial relationships with both men based on mutual respect.
An ex-aide to Trump, Roger Stone, was also seen meeting with Carsons campaign chief Jake Menges yesterday in New York. Stone says he did not set up the meeting at the behest of Trump, however.
Stone told DailyMail.com that he believes in citizen action and met with Menges of his own volition because he thinks Carson would be a good fit on a Trump ticket.
He stressed that the meet-up was not authorized by Trump and he no longer works for the real estate mogul...
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
And Cruz, IMO, is not electable in the general at this point.
Best to slip him in as veep under Trump’s charismatic, crossover strength, and then let Cruz win Trump’s third (or second, whatever Trump chooses) term.
To: reaganaut
Wouldnt mind Cruz, wont vote for Carson - I dont vote for cultists.
Would you vote for a Trump-Carson ticket?
>>>>>>>>>>
Cultist? What the hell are you talking about? Geez! Are you talking about a brain surgeon being a cultist! What kind of kook are you anyway?
You got me mixed up with ‘reaganaut’. I said nothing about cultists.
“Should Trump win Cruz could help this country most by sitting on the Supreme Court for the next 35 years.”
Never thought of that, but you are absolutely correct!
I’d love to see a source on those numbers.
www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/08/21/exclusive-ted-cruz-praises-fathers-evangelical-outreach
“Trump / Carson two outsiders. Great ticket.”
I love this ticket too!
not me
i never thooght that
he’s in it to win now
who wouldn’t, in his position at this stage of life
why are you hanging that on me? I’m to the right of Ghengis Kahn
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