Inside Trump’s Veep Pick

[DonViejo]

A great behind the scenes look at Donald Trump’s running mate search from Time:

Chris Christie’s allies were so sure the New Jersey governor was the pick that his former New Hampshire state director quit a lucrative consulting job to join the Trump campaign.

Newt Gingrich thought things were drifting his way too, thanks to a lobbying push led by powerful conservative stalwarts, including billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who suggested he would lavish more cash on Trump’s campaign if the former House Speaker was on the ticket.

Meanwhile, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was left in suspense in his New York hotel room Thursday night, days after allies became convinced that Trump had zeroed in on the Hoosier, and hours after the choice began leaking widely.

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https://politicalwire.com/2016/07/17/inside-trumps-veep-pick/

[CallMeCrazyMikePence]

1. "Global warming is a myth...There, I said it…call me crazy" -Mike Pence-

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1.From his congressional campaign website in 2000: “Global warming is a myth. The global warming treaty is a disaster. There, I said it…I know Monica Lewinsky seems like the most important issue in America but, call me crazy, I think the quiet expansion of the liberal environmentalist agenda by Al Gore and Clinton White House that will cost thousands of jobs could be more important. Say no to the global warming treaty.” (via Buzzfeed)
http://www.bna.com/indiana-governor-mike-b73014444775/
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Trump/Crazy Mike Pence for President

[Her Sister]

2. Something about this Article is so infuriating & disgusting!

It's like being inside Trump's mind! Listening to the inaninty of his thoughts. Can't wait for the Holidays, when we all can forget about this person!

This is the source for your link above:
Time: Behind The Scenes Drama as Donald Trump Picks Mike Pence

But in other ways, the choice seemed to show a maturing candidate. By picking Pence, a mild-mannered Midwestern governor who brings a long legislative record and deep ties across the conservative movement, Trump opted for a safe choice instead of a star and chose logic over loyalty. Trump’s instinct was to elevate a national figure who shared his gift for bombast and love for the spotlight.

SNIP:

But the strings-attached offer turned Trump off, according to a Trump confidant. “Trump cannot be bought,” says a Trump ally, who was not authorized to speak on the record. “And he didn’t like the insinuation that [Adelson] has more money than he does.”

Trump was also ambivalent about Gingrich. He appreciated the verbose pol’s taste for rhetorical combat, especially his praise of Trump’s candidacy. But he and his political allies were worried about sharing the spotlight with another outsize personality. Gingrich was keenly aware of the potential downside. “Do you really want a two-pirate ticket?” the former House Speaker mused on Wednesday night.

Gingrich’s glibness wore thin. “Newt is the smartest guy in the world. Just ask him,” says the Trump ally. “He has a tendency to talk down to people above him. That hurt him.” For three days starting Monday, Trump held a series of phone calls with evangelical leaders to solicit input on whether Gingrich or Pence would be a better pick.

http://time.com/4409330/donald-trump-mike-pence-vice-president-2/?xid=newsletter-brief

[L. Coyote]

3. Pence barely factored in Trump speech, Trump vocabulary not very impressive either.

Steven Rattner ‏@SteveRattner 46 minutes ago
Trump vs Romney VP nom speeches: Mike Pence barely factored in Trump speech. Painful for him to share spotlight #MTP



Where are the full transcripts? I'd like to run them in Word for grade level.

[rocktivity]

4. "By picking Pence, a mild-mannered Midwestern governor

who brings a long legislative record and deep ties across the conservative movement, Trump opted for a safe choice instead of a star and chose logic over loyalty. Trump’s instinct was to elevate a national figure who shared his gift for bombast and love for the spotlight...

Gingrich and Christie launched last-minute appeals of their own...with Christie calling Trump late Thursday to make the case for himself...while Gingrich offered incendiary interviews on television he hoped would impress Trump..."

Gingrich and Christie really were the runners-up? Then it's our turn to choose logic: Was it really a close contest if the finalists consisted of a candidate capable of complimenting Duh Donald(TM) and TWO who are essentially clones of him? Christie's phone call was more likely a pitch to be put into consideration for a cabinet position or other high-ranking Trump administration post. But Trump has Christie's Bridge(t)-Gate scandal to wonder about. And besides, if Christie truly was meant to be Trump's chief of staff or attorney general, he wouldn't have been placed on the VP list in the first place.


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