I think Trump picked Vance because he likes him. There's not really any strategic reason other than that he's smart for an Ohio State grad, a pretty good debater. Often presidential candidates choose a running mate from a key battle ground state believing that picking someone from that state will bring in more votes. There are other strategies as well.You think Trump would replace Vance? Should he?
I mean I’m sure there was some strategic reason for picking him vs Biden at the top of the ticket.
That strategy might not be the same with Kamala at the top.
I never thought I would say this, but after Trump's reaction as the secret service stood him up and now a return to Butler Pennsylvania I am truly impressed with his bravado. And I mean that in the most complimentary and positive sense.![]()
BREAKING: Trump to return to Butler, PA for rally in honor of Corey Comperatore
“I will be going back to Butler, Pennsylvania, for a big and beautiful rally, honoring the soul of our beloved firefighting hero, Corey, and those brave patriots injured two weeks ago.”thepostmillennial.com
@jamil has valid points.I think Trump picked Vance because he likes him. There's not really any strategic reason other than that he's smart for an Ohio State grad, a pretty good debater. Often presidential candidates choose a running mate from a key battle ground state believing that picking someone from that state will bring in more votes. There are other strategies as well.
I don't really see it as a strategic move. I think Trump feels like he's going to win, so he just picked who he wants.
I think the narrative that he picked Vance to have a younger standard bearer for MAGA fits pretty well.@jamil has valid points.
For myself I believe he picked someone he believed with largely outside the Republican Party machine. He knows what the party did to him in 2016. Pence, Haley and the rest of the party Insiders helped undermine him. I don't think he's looking for a repeat.
Agree- Vance offers nothing strategically. For a close election, a Haley or Youngkin is a strategic choice.I think Trump picked Vance because he likes him. There's not really any strategic reason other than that he's smart for an Ohio State grad, a pretty good debater. Often presidential candidates choose a running mate from a key battle ground state believing that picking someone from that state will bring in more votes. There are other strategies as well.
I don't really see it as a strategic move. I think Trump feels like he's going to win, so he just picked who he wants.
You mean when he won? He needed to convince people he wasn’t a Brooklyn Democrat, so he picked a clear conservative. Pence toed the line well during times of chaos and bs. His legacy would be garbage had he overthrown an election as VP.His 2016 pick was strategic. Maybe he learned his lesson about strategic picks. And went with someone ideologically aligned. Who he hopes won’t stab him in the back.
The first order of business for the 2016 Trump team was winning, a highly improbable outcome was achieved, so the pick was highly successful. In governing it sucked…His 2016 pick was strategic. Maybe he learned his lesson about strategic picks. And went with someone ideologically aligned. Who he hopes won’t stab him in the back.
Or if greatness if he had the balls to force the courts to do their jobs…His legacy would be garbage had he overthrown an election as VP.
Which they would have had the lawyer with hair dye dripping down his face had any evidence.Or if greatness if he had the balls to force the courts to do their jobs…
Pence didn’t undermine Trump. He didn’t add controversy. He didn’t add stress to Trump.The first order of business for the 2016 Trump team was winning, a highly improbable outcome was achieved, so the pick was highly successful. In governing it sucked…
Pence undermined Trump at EVERY turn. He is Christian but he is also a big government RINO too…Pence didn’t undermine Trump. He didn’t add controversy. He didn’t add stress to Trump.
He was a consummate bootlicker for most of it.Pence didn’t undermine Trump. He didn’t add controversy. He didn’t add stress to Trump.
51 and 57 % according to the pollOut of curiosity, what percentage of the populations of those states are considered to be "mentally retarded".
That's the correlation that I would expect! Of course, correlation does not equal causation. I don't know if leftism is a symptom or a cause.51 and 57 % according to the poll