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Paul Manafort, Trumps campaign manager at the time, allegedly had another idea in mind.
Manafort had arranged for Trump to meet with his first choice for the job on July 13: Indiana Governor Mike Pence. Afterwards, the plans was for Trump and Pence to then fly back to New York together and a formal announcement would be made, a campaign source said of Manaforts thinking.
What had previously been reported as a lucky break by the New York Times was actually a swift political maneuver devised by the now fired campaign manager. Set on changing Trumps mind, he concocted a story that Trumps plane had mechanical problems, forcing the soon-to-be Republican nominee to stay the night in Indianapolis for breakfast with the Pence family on Wednesday morning.
Swayed by Pences aggressive pitch, Trump agreed to ditch Christie and make Pence his VP the following day, according to a source.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-offered-chris-christie-vice-president-role-before-mike-pence/
Interesting? Just thought I'd throw this out there as I was following links backwards to find evidence that was not as suspicious at the time, but may be now.
Hekate
(90,793 posts)dchill
(38,532 posts)+1000
MFM008
(19,818 posts)Pick Pence???
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)What do you think?
lostnfound
(16,189 posts)babylonsister
(171,090 posts)Manafort made Pence the VP, they talked regularly during the transition
dkos
enid602
(8,652 posts)Putin has this personal story that after a bad car accident and subsequent house fire, he went from being an atheist to a devout Russian Orthodox. He curries the support of Orthodox and Evangelicals in Russia. There are apparently a lot of them, and they give him his support. So, besides being a murderer, conqueror, mafia kingpin and war criminal, Putin has the God thing to fall back on. He and Puxsatawney Pence might well have more in common than we think.
wishstar
(5,271 posts)Trump's amoral past was perceived as a hurdle to overcome after Cruz who was the favored fundie and billionaire Mercer's candidate had been defeated. Pence was the ideal Dominionist right wing dream candidate unlike the more moderate Christie. Plus Pence is a willing puppet for his masters' agenda.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)enid602
(8,652 posts)If Puxsatwney Pence sticks his head out of the hole and sees his shadow, you know you're in for a long winter.
LeftInTX
(25,551 posts)And when I checked his wiki said he attends major Russian Orthodox feast days.
The Russian Orthodox Church is a very cultural church. There is a strong sense of nationalism because it is associated with Russian history, Russian saints etc. There is a strong sense of belonging and identity. I can see Putin supporting the church for this reason
I just don't see Putin as religious person.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)"Are you putin me on?"
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)We have to uproot this whole system of treason and Pence is part of it. He actually is much worse than Trump, in my opinion. He's not an idiot and he knows how to make Congress work, how to develop and pass legislation, and how to "deconstruct."
tblue37
(65,487 posts)Vinca
(50,303 posts)The VP slot had to be filled by someone who would keep their mouth shut.
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)tblue37
(65,487 posts)Generic Other
(28,979 posts)Stuff never gets deleted on the internet, right?
But you have a point. We are always in front of the news cycle. Not sure why, but it is true.
EricMaundry
(1,619 posts)Quite a bunch, these Trumpies.