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Pence, Gingrich make the final cut in Trump's VP search, sources say
CNN ^ | July 12, 2016 | Eric Bradner, Jim Acosta and MJ Lee

Posted on 07/12/2016 5:47:24 PM PDT by monkapotamus

As anticipation builds for Donald Trump to name his vice presidential pick, two hopefuls -- Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich -- appear to be the front-runners, according to a person familiar with the deliberations...

"It feels like Pence. But (Trump) likely wants to see the reaction tonight," a separate source familiar with the selection process told CNN..

Fox News said Tuesday it is suspending Gingrich's contract since the former speaker is also on Trump's vice presidential short list...

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: newt; palin; pence; trump
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To: edh

Nothing shuts ppl from the left up, but I agree that having a Governor’s experience is a plus.


41 posted on 07/12/2016 11:13:01 PM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: Cobra64

yup, Chief of Staff necessarily plays a much bigger role day to day, week by week, in any admin. Gingrich would be great there, or else as a WH “senior advisor” in close involvement daily.


42 posted on 07/12/2016 11:16:22 PM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: sheehan
With Pence, I see the hands of Koch in the background, Trump wants their money in this race, they’re gamblers.

Trump will be president. VP only gets heard if he is asked to be heard by the president, or if the Senate has a a tie.

George the Elder did not influence Reagan as much as guys like Ed Meese and Michael Deaver.
43 posted on 07/13/2016 4:21:41 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit."-R.Reagan)
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To: Enchante

having a Governor’s experience is a plus


+1


44 posted on 07/13/2016 4:36:16 AM PDT by samtheman (Trump For America.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Wouldn’t it be odd if Pence were selected and lost IN for Trump the way Governor Agnew did his own MD for Nixon in 1968?


45 posted on 07/13/2016 7:18:34 AM PDT by Theodore R. (Trump-Santorum and Paul Nehlen 2016)
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To: Theodore R.
Wouldn’t it be odd if Pence were selected and lost IN for Trump the way Governor Agnew did his own MD for Nixon in 1968?

It would be very odd, and highly unlikely. Pence does fine in Indiana, and Indiana's overall temperament is more conservative than Maryland (then or now). Even though Indiana is not a huge state, that state along with Kentucky closes the polls first in the U.S., and when Trump wins IN going away, it may have a positive influence on the folks still voting in NV, NM, OR, WA, CA and CO.
46 posted on 07/13/2016 7:31:26 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There's no salvation in politics.)
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To: monkapotamus

The timing of the event may indicate Pence since he has until noon on Friday to have his name removed from the ballot for the governors race.


47 posted on 07/13/2016 7:32:59 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: monkapotamus

My wild guess is that Trump will select Pence to be his VP, Newt to be his Secretary of State, and Christie to be his Attorney General.


48 posted on 07/13/2016 7:34:43 AM PDT by Heart-Rest ("The heavens declare the glory of God, the dome of the sky speaks the work of His hands." Ps. 19:1)
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To: Pic7

Trump said that Newt will have a place in his admin....so picking Pence for VP would be the best move—Newt has too much baggage at this point


49 posted on 07/13/2016 7:42:46 AM PDT by Fawn ("My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6)
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To: Heart-Rest

Consider; in my judgement, Rudy Giuliani would be a far superior choice for AG than a Jersey politician and incompetent Governor, whose rating are lower than Bush’s ever were.


50 posted on 07/13/2016 7:49:11 AM PDT by Arrian (that)
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To: monkapotamus

Donald Trump, Please pick Mike Pence.

He’s 57, and born in Ohio, and he will bolster your numbers in the rust belt states: IN, MI, OH, PA, plus even in IA where he is admired.
In eight years, he could run as your replacement.

Give Newt an important job and have BOTH of them pulling every day for you!


51 posted on 07/13/2016 8:12:51 AM PDT by Future Useless Eater (Obama wants nuclear war with RU or NK by October. How would Americans know who REALLY started it?)
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To: Arrian
That's a good point.   (We'll have to wait until Trump is elected to see who he will actually select for those other cabinet posts.)
52 posted on 07/13/2016 8:42:00 AM PDT by Heart-Rest ("The heavens declare the glory of God, the dome of the sky speaks the work of His hands." Ps. 19:1)
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To: monkapotamus
Pense's background as an adventurer could be appealing to some voters.


53 posted on 07/13/2016 1:26:12 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: GOPJ

Agree, of those 3 for me it’s Newt, Newt, Newt.

Praying hard.


54 posted on 07/13/2016 1:55:55 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Sybeck1

Those marriages never last.


55 posted on 07/13/2016 5:07:02 PM PDT by Nationale7
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To: Arrian
Rudy Giuliani would be a far superior choice for AG than a Jersey politician

Although Giuliani has his shortcomings and Christie is (imo) a very skillful politician, I have to agree with you.

By the way, I do wonder why no one thinks Giuliani will be the pick. I wouldn't be happy about that, but it seems odd he's not taken seriously as a possibility.

56 posted on 07/13/2016 6:22:16 PM PDT by Buttons12
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To: Reno89519

He’s boring.


57 posted on 07/14/2016 3:45:00 PM PDT by sheana
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