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Jeff Sessions reportedly on Donald Trump's VP shortlist: Here are the other names
The Birmingham News ^ | May 26, 2016 | Leada Gore

Posted on 05/26/2016 7:57:05 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Jeff Sessions is on Donald Trump's shortlist for a potential vice presidential running mate, according to reports.

The New York Post said Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has narrowed down his list of potential running mates. The list includes Sessions, Alabama's junior Senator, as well as a retired general and a Washington lawmaker.

Sessions, the first Senator to endorse Trump, is advising him on foreign policy and immigration matters...

(Excerpt) Read more at al.com ...


TOPICS: Alabama; Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: cruz; jeffsessions; palin; sessions; shortlist; trump; trumpsessions; trumpvplist; veep; veepstakes; vicepresident; vp; vplist; vpsearch; vpshortlist
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To: central_va

yeah. gotcha. conservatism is those 5 things.


61 posted on 05/26/2016 2:23:38 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rumor about Brown (Scott Brown?) was false then?

OK, now I’ll go read the article.


62 posted on 05/26/2016 2:41:26 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: RevelationDavid

I think Sessions would be perfect. Trump’s Cheney.


63 posted on 05/26/2016 2:55:57 PM PDT by gogeo (Donald Trump. Because it's finally come to that.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; Impy; GOPsterinMA; randita; Sun; NFHale; ...

There is a lot to like about Jeff Sessions, but he’s kind of long in the tooth. Bob Corker would do nothing for me.

As for Michael Flynn, I’ve been hearing rumors about a retired general being chosen. Flynn has great potential, and he certainly has impressive national security credentials. I’d need to know more about him, though.


64 posted on 05/26/2016 4:13:20 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (The barbarians are inside because there are no gates)
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To: amnestynone; Genoa
“I would love to see a Trump/Sessions ticket.”

On one level I would too. But, on the other hand we need Sessions in the Senate.

As VP Sessions would preside over the Senate and even be the tiebreaker if needed.

As provided in Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 of the United States Constitution:

“ The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided. ”

Senator Sessions would be much more important to the Senate as the Vice President.

65 posted on 05/26/2016 4:26:39 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! - voted Trump 2016 & Dude, Cruz ain't bona fide)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump picked Sessions from day one. Everything else has been drama made up for the media.


66 posted on 05/26/2016 5:56:48 PM PDT by RedWulf (End Free trade.)
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To: higgmeister

as vice presidet the VP whoever he is would be a team player.His vote would be no different than anyone else Trump chooses. He has been a real leader in the Senate and should remain there I do not think he can be replaced.


67 posted on 05/26/2016 6:30:23 PM PDT by amnestynone (We are asked by people who do not tolerate us to tolerate the intolerable in the name of tolerance.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Psyops 101.


68 posted on 05/26/2016 6:50:13 PM PDT by freepersup (Patrolling the waters off Free Republic one dhow at a time.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
But that would take one of the few sane members of the Senate out of it.

I would prefer Sessions for Majority leader.

69 posted on 05/26/2016 6:52:42 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Clintonfatigued; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; AuH2ORepublican; randita; NFHale; StoneWall Brigade; ...

The FBI is looking at Corker’s finances.

That’s

A)Another reason not to want Corker
B)Possibly a troubling sign that he is indeed the behind the scenes frontrunner, the probe could be politically motivated for that reason

Corker would be an uninspired, stinky choice.

Flynn is a registered Marxist-Leninist (democrat) and has described himself “as centrist as possible”. I didn’t like the idea of some random, non-political General as Vice President, but one that isn’t even a Republican? Unacceptable. Give me a break. He doesn’t have any “potential” other than the potential to p**s me off and the potential to make us wish that it was Corker instead.

Age aside, Sessions is far far FAR and away the best choice of those 3, bar none. He could be 104 years old and he would STILL be FAR better than Corker and FAAAAAARRR better than a DEMOCRAT like Flynn.


70 posted on 05/26/2016 11:54:42 PM PDT by Impy (Did you know "Hillary" spelled backwards is "Bitch"?)
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To: JohnBrowdie
Alabama is going republican no matter what. the one thing you want in a VP is the possibility of flipping a state; someone that would move votes in OH, WI, or PA, just for examples, is what he should be looking for.

Who was the last VP pick to accomplish that task?

I'm thinking Lyndon Johnson but I could be wrong.

71 posted on 05/27/2016 4:12:03 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (Still a Cruz Fan but voting for Trump)
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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea

I know Kasich will not be adored by FReepers for obvious reasons but with the GOP-e hesitant to get on board, this solidifies the party and we still need a unified party to beat the Dems. It’s the same thing Reagan did with GHWB - someone the GOP-e of that day thought was needed to “rein in” Reagan. End result, the charismatic Reagan won in a landslide and Bush was really a non-factor for eight years. The only error was handing Bush the mantle when Reagan had to leave.


72 posted on 05/27/2016 11:33:43 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Join the Jihad! Al Qaeda Members For Hillary! Keep John F. Kerry Sec. of Appeasement)
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To: Impy

Flynn is a registered Democrat? He ought to know better in this day and age.

Other than his age, Sessions would be a solid choice. Marsha Blackburn still interests me as a running mate. Perhaps Jan Brewer, if she’s popular in her home state.


73 posted on 05/27/2016 3:17:46 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (The barbarians are inside because there are no gates)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Has Palin Derangement Syndrome gotten acute in this forum that she now gets used as nothing but click-bait for the NeverPalin’s to hash over their lousy choices for Trump's VP?

Sarah Palin for Vice President!

74 posted on 05/27/2016 5:16:50 PM PDT by Blacklisted
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To: Kenny

I cannot imagine Corker. Not with his disastrous Iran bill.


75 posted on 05/27/2016 5:50:26 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Clintonfatigued; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; BillyBoy

I told you what I think of Brewer, older than Sessions, raised taxes, I still remember DJ calling her a “gutless (witch)” for vetoing that religious freedom bill.

There are a whole heap of women I would consider long before her, including Blackburn.


76 posted on 05/28/2016 1:16:43 AM PDT by Impy (Did you know "Hillary" spelled backwards is "Bitch"?)
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