Posted on 07/02/2016 12:43:24 PM PDT by Helicondelta
The Republican National Convention opens in Cleveland — we are all witnesses — in exactly 16 days.
That means that sometime over the next two weeks or so, we'll find out whom Trump has picked to be his vice-presidential running mate. Trump and his team have said all sorts of things about the timing of the announcement, including sometime soon and in the midst of the convention.
Either way, it's coming. And coming soon.
Trying to figure out a) whom Trump will pick or b) whom he is consulting in deciding whom to pick is, well, tough. But we do have some insight into where we stand in the process thanks to my WaPo colleagues Bob Costa and Karen Tumulty. They wrote this week:
Donald Trump’s campaign has begun formally vetting possible running mates, with former House speaker Newt Gingrich emerging as the leading candidate
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
He’s a bulldog like christie and he needs a bulldog!
I thought Newt was 53,
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Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich was born June 17, 1943 (age 73),
NO, NO, NO. We need a Constitutional Conservative not a OLD ESTABLISHMENT botox loving conspirator. Nor do we need RINO corker http://finance.yahoo.com/news/goldman-abacus-144604786.html
Well, perhaps I was wrong. It had to happen eventually.
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