Posted on 06/30/2016 3:00:24 AM PDT by monkapotamus
U.S. Rep. Dave Brat, R-7th, says former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich would be Donald Trump’s smartest choice for a running mate.
In an appearance Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Brat promoted his new book, “American Underdog: Proof that Principles Matter.”
Brat was asked who would be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s smartest choice politically for vice president.
“I think Newt,” said Brat, referring to Gingrich, the former Georgia congressman who served as House speaker from 1995 to 1999.
Gingrich is “politically savvy, he’s forward-looking” on innovation and technology, is “always ahead of the curve” and “has more books out than anyone up there,” Brat said...
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Gingrich? No.
Same for Sessions, Hunter, Cruz, and Demint. No
We MUST win the election. Never mind how the person would function as VP, or that they would somehow groomed to be the successor. Those factors are IRRELEVANT.
Trump needs to select someone who will deliver a key battleground state, or enhance a key demographic.
I'd advocate for a youngish male with military and DC experience who, even if imperfect, could be mentored. That might be Tom Cotton.
Not Mia Love. She just got to the HOR, and she was much too quick to give up on her campaign "principles".
That's my take, anyway.
No way. I love Newt but this is not a time to pull a Bush and load up with old foggies.
“Disaster” and “funny” are not mutually exclusive.
So after winning the nomination on his own terms and completely rewriting the political rule book, Donald J. Trump needs to throw that all away and pick someone who can “deliver” a key battleground state, or “enhance” a key demographic?
Which key battleground state did Donald J. Trump loose in the primary? Let Trump be Trump! It has worked so far.
Eccl 10:14
Please no... please!!
Nope. Mia’s a traitor to this country and to conservatism.
If anything she should be replaced as soon as possible.
You need glasses, my man.
If you speak to the people from Utah, Mia hardly the conservative people around here think she is. This would give us a ticket without a conservative.
Newt for.... something, but not for Veep. Christi as COS.
I think trump should wait for convention and Veep vetting. But not a party animal which can’t pass the smell test. The goal is a seated Republican and a healthy SCOTUS appointment. A seated Republican is just not possible with a toxic Veep.
Maria Bartiromo might be available.
drivel.... there is no one to meet your standard of Christ like purity
Newt is the smartest man in American politics
NO!
I agree. A Veep's main job IMO is to help win the election. Newt was demonized when he was speaker (The 'GingGrinch'). He brings no new voters to the ticket.
Yes, Newt had a lot of bad press when he was relentlessly attacked b by the 4th estate before we all knew the press was an wing of the democrat party.
Megan Kelly?
I hope he picks Rick Scott.
He would drag this ticket down in a big way. Let the Democrats run a fat old has-been from the 1990s.
they all do. the GOPe pays them a visit on the day they are sworn in and explains how the GOPe controls committee assignments (i.e. power) and re-election campaign coffers (i.e. money) and without those two things, a freshman congressman or senator can have no effect on anything, nor much chance for re-election. the system is completely corrupted from the inside. it’s like the corrupted Roman Senate or yore.
Her or Rick Santorum.
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