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re: Trump is polling- Who to pick for VP

Posted on 3/11/24 at 1:57 pm to
Posted by roll to victory
Hoover, AL
Member since Aug 2018
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Posted on 3/11/24 at 1:57 pm to
Adding DeSantis as VP is a strong ticket w/ Vivek as Press Secretary and Donald's as Chief of Staff
This post was edited on 3/11/24 at 2:14 pm
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
81818 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 1:57 pm to
Exactly. He's Trump circa 2016 and so is impossible for the left to label.

Remember traitors like Chaim "Bill" Kristol and "Jonah" Goldberg objecting to Trump in 2016 because he "was a liberal"?
This post was edited on 3/11/24 at 2:01 pm
Posted by jake wade
North LA
Member since Oct 2007
1672 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 2:00 pm to
Vivek or Rand
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
81818 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 2:01 pm to
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Literally a donor to the radical leftist Dem Fundraising group Act Blue



Trump and Elon both recently donated to Dems. Things change quickly.
Posted by David_DJS
Member since Aug 2005
17916 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 2:01 pm to
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Exactly. He's Trump circa 2016 and so is impossible for the left to label.

I don't give a shite how easy Trump or Vivek can be labeled. Tell me how a couple of Clinton Democrats that have never gotten anything passed by congress that wasn't shite tons of spending are going to get the wall completed, DOJ fixed, the pentagon right-sized and the budget on a better path.
Posted by SirWinston
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Member since Jul 2014
81818 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 2:02 pm to
Stop hiring establishment Republicans to fill his cabinet?
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115906 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 2:02 pm to
quote:

Trump and Elon both recently donated to Dems.


And then Trump went on to be basically a Pre-Obama era Democrat.

So...
Posted by David_DJS
Member since Aug 2005
17916 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 2:03 pm to
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Stop hiring establishment Republicans to fill his cabinet?

What makes you think that's the plan? And what makes you think Trump isn't "establishment"?

You're too impressed with words and not nearly impressed enough by actions.
Posted by TigerAxeOK
Where I lay my head is home.
Member since Dec 2016
24829 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 2:05 pm to
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Tulsi gabbard?

Selecting an outspoken, avowed socialist would not be a good look.

A modestly attractive face and a killer body aren't enough for principled conservatives to overlook her Marxists ideologies. The only thing that differentiates her from the rest of the modern dim field is her disdain towards endless wars and the MIC.
Posted by Pettifogger
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Member since Feb 2012
79231 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 2:13 pm to
Vance would be interesting. Noem seems like a pure passenger.

Of the "I somewhat don't trust them considering their recent huge flip flops and/or lack of conservative values" I'd put my preference as Vance, Vivek, Tulsi in that order.

Kari Lake would be on that list but I assume she's not actually in the mix.

Vance strikes me as a very smart GOPe at heart guy who is an opportunist. Surprised he'd be near the top of your list TBH
Posted by Zarkinletch416
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Member since Jan 2020
8385 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 2:37 pm to
Rand Paul
Posted by jp4lsu
Member since Sep 2016
4973 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 2:45 pm to
Don't pull anybody out of the Senate or Congress like a Rand Paul. They are much more valuable to the Congress than a VP.
Posted by G&P
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2013
1981 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 3:19 pm to
Rand Paul would be a homerun.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is not a bad choice.

No one adds votes. The priority should be who could best replace Trump with an America First agenda.
Posted by Pettifogger
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Member since Feb 2012
79231 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 3:22 pm to
I think someone like Noem is vanilla as it gets but probably perfect for VP.

Rand is completely wasted as VP unless Trump let's him do a ton of messaging

Vivek would be interesting because I don't trust him but I'm curious to see him over time and in action. Although I think we'd get a much better opportunity to see what Vivek's all about if he had to go build his conservative bonafides in a less ceremonial role over the next 4 years.
Posted by G&P
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2013
1981 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 3:33 pm to
Trump is 77 years old.

Trump has many enemies domestically and foreign.

No.

Rand Paul is the perfect pick for VP.
Posted by Pettifogger
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Member since Feb 2012
79231 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 3:35 pm to
Rand as an insurance policy is fine by me. But I think you live in a fantasy world if you think Rand Paul is going to be given complete license to be Rand Paul as Trump's second.

I cannot foresee a scenario other than Trump's death where we get much value out of him as VP.
Posted by TDsngumbo
Alpha Silverfox
Member since Oct 2011
41623 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 3:39 pm to
So he’s asking those who are already supporting him who they want as VP? Perhaps that’s what’s wrong with his campaign style — no outreach to independents.
Posted by G&P
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2013
1981 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 3:49 pm to
Your analogy of an insurance policy is perfect. The premium would be sky high.
Posted by skeeter531
Member since Jun 2014
2408 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 3:49 pm to
My guess is it will be Kristi Noem. It needs to be a woman, it needs to be a woman that MAGA voters won't hate but also the GOPe won't hate. She is attractive, smart, could definitely woo the white suburban women vote better than many of his other possible choices.
I'd love to see it be Rand Paul but he's needed in the senate. I'd love to see it be Ric Grenell....a FIRST openly gay VP would pull in some votes perhaps
I pray he is listening to his supporters and not Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell or God help us we could end up with someone like Katie Britt
Posted by Taxing Authority
Houston
Member since Feb 2010
57272 posts
Posted on 3/11/24 at 3:52 pm to
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My guess is it will be Kristi Noem.
She term-limited? I dont get the idea she's ready to end her career, yet.
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