Newt?
Rubio? Although there a lots of burned bridges there.
Condi Rice for VP?
What's your best guess
I doubt Giuliani is interested but he would be an excellent president. I’m hoping Walker might re-emerge but we might end up with Rubio. Eh, people are going to rip my head off, but those are my thoughts.
It will be Trump or Cruz, all the rest of this is just conspiracy theories or wishful thinking.
Trump or Cruz will have by far and away the most delegates.
Trump wins on the first ballot or he is likely done depending on just how close he is.
Cruz loses on the first ballot but has a good chance on the 2nd or 3rd.
Kasich may get a VP nod if either of the above 2 desperately need his delegates/support, but Kasich will not be the nominee.
Its either going to be Trump or Cruz. Which means its going to be Trump. There isn’t going to be a second or third vote. Trump will win on the first ballot.
Kasich is completely unacceptable. His consistent positions (not taken out of context) are unacceptable to conservatives:
- Kasich voted for the “Assault” Weapons Ban. https://grabien.com/file.php?id=53463 and as of last year did not regret that vote
- Kasich supported and implemented Obamacare’s Medicare expansion http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-kasich-bible-medicaid_us_56140a54e4b022a4ce5fb1e3
- Kasich supports Amnesty for illegals. http://www.ontheissues.org/John_Kasich.htm
- Kasich dismissively said Christian bakers should “bake the cupcake” and participate in a gay parody of the sacrament of marriage, even if it violates their religious beliefs. https://www.frcaction.org/updatearticle/20160225/kasich-pushes
- Kasich supports Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-kasich-id-consider-nominating-merrick-garland-supreme-court-election-2016/
As for the others, I think nominating anyone other than Trump or Cruz would be a final, fatal blow to the republican party and to America. There won’t be a country to rescue four years from now if Hillary or Bernie takes power, not with our current, weakened condition.
And then there's Huck. And Bobby J. And Michelle Bachman.
Fred Thompson -- probably not. But there are any number of Duncan Hunters out there just waiting for the call.
Seriously, if they don't nominate one of the front runners whoever they put up will be just a sacrificial lamb.
For all his faults, we could have done a lot worse than Rudy Giuliani in 2008.
If fact, we did do a lot worse.
Newt would probably be best. But working together Cruz and Trump can run the convention and take over the pubbie party. The second, third, and fourth votes will be the tells. If Trump or Cruz doesn’t win on the first ballot and don’t get it done on the second, third, or fourth ballot, I believe no one who ran in this cycle’s primaries will be nominated. And don’t think the party elites will give us a conservative like we want. If any conservative at all. Trump and Cruz know this so I think they will figure out a way to prevent the elites from taking over. If they don’t then the delegates should get behind Newt early or we will likely get get the house whip or an amnesty loving governor nominated.