[Alberta's Child]

Pennsylvania was an economic basket-case long before NAFTA was signed. "Free trade" had nothing to do with it. All it did was expand the field of competitors who would be kicking Pennsylvania's @ss up and down the field. They were already losing jobs to North Carolina and Virginia. Now they'd be losing jobs to Canada and Mexico, too.

I'm not wedded to any particular VP candidate, but I would want it to be someone younger than Trump, more politically polished, and a more credible conservative. A female and/or Latino would help insulate Trump from a lot of political attacks.

There was a brief window of time early this spring when a Trump-Cruz ticket looked like it could have been a real winner.

[orchestra]

” There was a brief window of time early this spring when a Trump-Cruz ticket looked like it could have been a real winner”

Now this is something we can agree upon.

[Paulie]

“A female and/or Latino would help insulate Trump from a lot of political attacks.”
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I disagree, and the reason is there have been very good people (in my opinion) of color and/or women who have been all but destroyed by the left. Clarence Thomas, Alan Keyes, Alan West, Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, and Dan Quayle are a few who come to mind, but there are more.

Full disclosure: when the time came to support these people I did, and strongly. And I will continue to be a Bachmann, Palin, West, Keyes, and Quayle advocate if/when they need it.

[Paulie]

I didn’t really finish what I wanted to.

My point is that the left will attempt to destroy anyone who gets in the way of their agenda, regardless of race, gender, or anything else.

Conversely, they will support anyone who supports their agenda (or can be a useful tool).