And I still can't see Christie. He won't help Trump in NJ and two brash personalities from the NY area? Doesn't make much sense.
I’ll file this with the predictions he was just running to help Hillary, he wouldn’t stay in, he had hit his ceiling, any then he was going to drop out.
Spit!
Why would Trump soil his brand with any of them?
I would see Susan Martinez from NM before Christie. Ernst is an interesting concept. Spanish-speaking woman would be the best bet.... But then OH and FL are critical.
I don’t think a whole lot of thought went into compiling that list.
I really don’t think that Chris Cilliza knows who Donald Trump is going to pick as his vice presidential candidate. I doubt that Chris Cilliza knows much of anything about Donald Trump or most other Republicans, for that matter.
Pick me, Donald!
Just don’t pick a woman.
Trump has been very unpredictable. I bet it will be someone nobody is thinking about. Of the five, I really don’t want Kasick or Christie. If we can overlook rubios immigration which he will have zero control over as VP, he might be ok. Ernst is interesting if he feels he has to play the political game. I’ll accept anyone he picks as long as it’s not Cruz.
no!!! I would like Newt or Huckabee. They would great toward beating Hillary and making real change!
Trump should realize, if he doesn’t already (and I think he does), that his nomination, and eventual election, will be the start of a complete remaking of the Republican Party in a new image—I have some theories about that image, but that is for another thread.
My advice, therefore (which is worth every penny he is paying for it), is that Trump not think about his VP choice in terms of election strategy, but in terms of succession. I say this for two reasons: first, it is quite possible that he will not survive two full terms, and he needs someone to step in who will not walk back what he accomplishes, and who will continue to work on what he wants to accomplish; second, the GOPe, if they have to participate in a Trump presidency, are going to work to undermine it both during and afterward, and he will need someone to succeed him who will fight against that.
That being said, I have no idea whom that person would be. There is no politician I can think of who is supportive enough of Trump and also young enough to succeed him (e.g., Sen. Sessions is the same age as Trump). He could, if he were willing to risk it, pick a strategic VP for his first term, and then find out who would be the best successor and have that person run with him in 2020, but that could always backfire, as it did with Lincoln picking Andrew Johnson in 1864, or McKinley picking Teddy Roosevelt in 1900, or Kennedy picking Lyndon Johnson in 1960. OTOH, Reagan should have changed his VP in 1984 when he could have afforded to do it politically, for a successor like Jack Kemp or Newt Gingrich, and we’ve been living with the effects of that non-act ever since.
I’m betting Trump goes with a private sector CEO
I predict that WaPo will be just as accurate in predicting possible VP choices as they’ve been in predicting Trump’s political demise.
Not even close. The majority on the list are proven losers. When has anyone predicted anything correctly when it comes to Trump’s campaign? The only thing thing predictable is that he wins while running counter to conventional wisdom at every turn.
Ciliza...you’re tilting at windmills.
Christie has zero chance
Ernst...I doubt it
Kaisich..no chance
Rubio....no chance.
Christie would make some sense, if Killerr were to select Andrew Cuomo, who I have as the odds on favorite. He hates guns, is queer friendly, and a barking moonbat leftist.
She will need his help if she expects to win in NY.
Look for someone who you wouldn’t expect. It may be a politician, but I doubt it. Another CEO type, maybe ex-military. An Allan West or similar perhaps.
Don’t be surprised if it’s Rand Paul. He bowed out early for no good reason. I suspect Trump went to him and offered the VP slot.
Why not just add Bernie, at least he admits he’s a socialist. All 5 of the suggested picks won’t even admit their liberal leanings to even themselves.
LOL...
As a Floridian Rick Scott has been a pretty good Governor...BUT!!!
The man has ZERO personality, poor communication skills, speaks like a robot, plus he has a huge amount of baggage being a former CEO from a healthcare company the dems will try and excoriate him and Trump over....
The author of the article must be smoking some serious weed...
Carson is who I’m hoping he picks
Washington Post trying to help Trump again,please do the opposite
Here are the five, my letter grade for each as a VEEP and my opinion:
Marco Rubio: “C” Marco is liked but not loved in Florida. He could give some kick to the ticket, but his bonafides with the Tea Party have been somewhat hurt. Marco is a first term Senator...and now a one-term Senator. On the “plus” side, he is young. If Trump/Rubio won 2 two terms, Rubio would be ready to govern.
John Kasich: “D” John is really a guy who posed as a conservative and turned RINO liberal. Trump already has the “moderate” vote locked up. He doesn’t need Kasich.
On the plus side, Kasich does know the “ins and outs” of the legislative labyrinth. So he could help with the sausage making. But Trump can get the help somewhere else.
Joni Ernst: “B+” Even most folks who like Trump acknowledge he may have trouble getting the woman vote. Joni would be a great asset in that respect. She is, on the other hand, a first term senator. And that isn’t good. A better choice: Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee. She has a 95 rating from American Conservative Union and 13 years of service.
Rick Scott: “C-” I like Rick Scott as the governor of Florida. He has really gotten a bad rap from the media but he has helped turn our economy around. The same month Moody’s DOWNGRADED the Obama government, Rick Scott’s Florida was UPGRADED. The problem: Rick is really not photogenic and not swift on his feet. Trump is uniquely media savvy and business tycoon. Rick is more business...and not much media. Not a good choice.
Chris Christie: “D” The worst choice of the five. He can’t deliver Jersey, he turns off social conservatives, he just can’t do it. The stare he gave Trump in Palm Beach is fodder for mirth. Don’t choose Christie, Donald.