Trump Picking Pence As Running Mate

[erowe1]

What makes this thread surreal is that Pence, as bad as he is, is not nearly as bad as Trump has always been.

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

Shouldn't the VP pick help your chances of winning instead of hinder, not that Trump has any semblance of a realistic chance. I doubt the people on the fence or Independents who are uncertain about Trump aren't going to swing his way in light of looking at Pence, particularly with all the controversy coming out of Indiana over the past year or so.

 

[erowe1]

Pence is a boring non-entity that the public doesn't know and the media has little interest in.

What in the world are you talking about?

 

[NewRightLibertarian]

Definitely will be voting Constitution Party this year in lieu of this pick. Not as disappointing as Christie or Gingrich, but terrible nonetheless.

 

[erowe1]

Shouldn't the VP pick help your chances of winning instead of hinder, not that Trump has any semblance of a realistic chance. I doubt the people on the fence or Independents who are uncertain about Trump aren't going to swing his way in light of looking at Pence, particularly with all the controversy coming out of Indiana over the past year or so.

The people who will swing his way because of this are a lot of those conservatives who supported Cruz and might have stayed home on election day.

If Trump can manage to pull even a below average amount of support for a Republican candidate without expanding on that support, that might still be enough to beat a Democrat opponent who's as horrible as Hillary is.

 

[acptulsa]

Pence is a boring non-entity that the public doesn't know and the media has little interest in.

What in the world are you talking about?

He's using that as his reasoning for considering the choice of this horrible confirmed neocon as a strategic move designed to bring Trump yuge electoral success.

Believe it or not.

See if this is more clear: Trump has to pick someone his neocon masters approve of, so he picked a neocon no one has heard of in hopes that his establishment-weary supporters won't notice they're getting played.

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

The people who will swing his way because of this are a lot of those conservatives who supported Cruz and might have stayed home on election day.

If Trump can manage to pull even a below average amount of support for a Republican candidate without expanding on that support, that might still be enough to beat a Democrat opponent who's as horrible as Hillary is.

On social issues, not that Pence was great, but he'd probably be eviscerated for the religious liberty stuff alone.

 

[TheCount]

Mike Pence is a globalist NeoCon. He supported the United Nations, and the Export-Import Bank in Congress. And of course he supported NDAA military detention, the Patriot Act, the Iraq War, presidential overreach in Libya etc.

You've got it all wrong. He has been anointed with the midas touch of the Trump, and tanned orange by the blinding light of liberty.

 

[erowe1]

On social issues, not that Pence was great, but he'd probably be eviscerated for the religious liberty stuff alone.

I see Pence as the epitome of the three legs of conservatism as most die-hard Republicans define it: fiscally conservative (to the degree that a mainstream Republican can be, and certainly far more than Trump is), socially conservative, and for US worldwide military dominance that is heavily pro-Israel. Most people who like Cruz will like Pence.

 

[twomp]

I'm sure the independents will rally behind Trump now!!! But as many have said, if he wanted to deliver the Presidency to Clinton, this is an important first step!

 

[kahless]

Ann Coulter who has been pro-Trump reflects my sentiments.

Report: Trump about to make first mistake in VP pick, as predicted by Ann Coulter, July 6, 2016: MY VP PREDICTION: TRUMP'S FIRST MISTAKE.

I won't believe it, until I hear it from the Trump's mouth. Pence is the combo-platter of disaster. He’s all in for corporate America bringing in as many guest workers as they please to replace American workers, tried to sell the monster amnesty as a "compromise bill." (How about this compromise: We start with a wall...) He also somehow managed to tick off both sides in gay marriage debate. After his state passed a law passed protecting Christians from having to participate in gay marriages, all hell broke loose. Pence thought to himself: 'I have semi heading for me. Should I just stand here? Yes, I think I’ll just stand here!' First, he allowed himself to be portrayed as a right-wing homophobic nut and then -- just days later -- he sold out to the left-wing activists, anyway.

 

[kcchiefs6465]

Don't bother explaining to them. Trump supporters are dumb as rocks. They still think he's "anti-establishment."

Come on, man. Rocks don't vote. Why would you lower rocks to the level of authoritarian forgotten in the bathtub babies?

 

[puppetmaster]

I am more worried about his other picks than the do nothing VP slot. AG SOS.....etc

 

[jllundqu]

I am more worried about his other picks than the do nothing VP slot. AG SOS.....etc

Seriously... based on this pick his cabinet might as well be a who's who of neocon trash. Good for liberty, my ass.

 

[acptulsa]

I am more worried about his other picks than the do nothing VP slot. AG SOS.....etc

Quite right. You should be worried. There's exactly zero reason to believe they'll be one whit better.

 

[Danke]

Jamesiv1 Predicted this a long time ago.

 

[phill4paul]

Hillary-ous! Trump supporters have been giving the L.P. ticket hell for it's choice of V.P.. Just...Lolz.

 

[RonPaulMall]

What in the world are you talking about?

I mean he is boring. Few Americans know him, and the media will have no interest covering him. Trump realizes that he has an advantage over Hillary in nearly every facet of the race. Voters like his policies better, they like him better, and all he has to do to win this thing is not screw up by doing or saying something crazy over the next few months. Conversely, Hillary's only hope is that Trump and his team DO commit some blunder and she is able to successfully demagogue it.

Christie or Newt are high profile guys with huge egos that might well give Hillary that crazy or controversial sound bite she's looking for. Flynn is a straight shooter with no political experience and you could easily see him making a huge mistake too. Pence is boring, experienced politician unlikely to say anything off script. And he's so uninteresting to the public and press that in the odd event he did say something interesting, there's a good chance nobody would be around to cover it anyway.

It is the 4th Quarter, Trump has the lead, and now he's just trying to run out the clock. Pence is the perfect pick for that. Objectionable to no one, boring, disciplined, and sure to be forgotten by next week and play little to no role in the campaign.

 

[kahless]

Hillary-ous! Trump supporters have been giving the L.P. ticket hell for it's choice of V.P.. Just...Lolz.

The LP blew it this cycle. Gary Johnson=Hillary Clinton.

 

[Dary]

Because once you fall for the con, you can't allow your mind to believe you have actually been conned. So, when evidence is presented, you will ignore either it or twist it in your own mind to keep yourself from feeling foolish

It reminds me of the Bob Dylan song How Does it Feel.

You used to ride on your chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discover that
He really wasn't where it's at
After he took from you everything he could steal.

How does it feel?