[dfwgator]

I like the choice, because Pence will not upstage Trump. I think that was a risk with someone like Newt or Christie. They like to run their mouths, and with Trump, it would have been too much.

[samtheman]

I like the choice, because Pence will not upstage Trump. I think that was a risk with someone like Newt or Christie. They like to run their mouths, and with Trump, it would have been too much.

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That’s an excellent reason to choose Pence. But there’s another, even greater reason:

This is Trump’s first actual decision and it comes off as looking very calm, staid, stolid and presidential. Even though Hillary is screeching that Pence is an extremist, the fact is Pence is a very solid (even if a bit boring) choice and that’s what Trump needed to demonstrate: solidity, even if veering a bit toward boring solidity.

And then there is the whole mending fences with the GOPe, who we are going to need in this election.

I think this is overall an excellent choice.