Multiple reporters Thursday, including one by the the Wall Street Journal, say Donald Trump has settled on Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to be his vice presidential running mate.
The Indiana Star is also reporting the news, as is Roll Call.
It looks like the deal is sealed, but I don’t put it beyond Trump to change his mind or send out false signals so he can surprise everyone.
Pence is a solid choice with strong conservative credentials. The pick is likely to help Trump perform his most difficult task, unifying the Republican Party behind him. Pence, though, is an unexciting selection, far less colorful than the alternatives Trump was mulling, Newt Gingrich and Chris Christie.
But Pence is a former congressman who unlike Christie will be able to influence lawmakers on Capitol Hill to adopt Trump’s agenda. And as a governor, he has executive experience that Gingrich lacks.
What’s more, he won’t be a pain in the Trump rump. Gingrich would have been a far more opinionated and independent vice president, and ultimately would have gotten under Trump’s skin and gone off message and even off the reservation.
And of course, Pence’s projection of steadiness will help reassure average voters concerned about Trump’s projection of, well, not steadiness.
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No problem with Pence here.
To my knowledge he has no baggage, unlike Gingrich and Christy.
He did a good job in the House for twelve years.
Very conservative record.
He has kept Indiana in the black.
The only problem I have with him is that he allowed Common Core to be used.
Kasich did the same thing in Ohio.
He did expand Medicaid.
So did Kasich.
Yes, but after it proved to be an educational booby trap, didn’t he get rid of it?
I can’t answer that, I don’t know.
Looks as he has a good resume. Common core will be taken care of
Yeah, Pence is the likely pick, unless The Donald is giving us a head fake. I knew he couldn’t go with Newt, their combined ex-wives count would have been too high for an alleged “family values” party…
It just came out on CBS that Trump picked Pence. Will make official announcement tomorrow
Good choice. We can expect PresidentTrump to choose his cabinet carefully, too.
It’s time for all the sore losers, the doubters, the RINOs and the snooty pundits to get on the Trump train.
all aboard, people.
I can hardly wait to see his cabinet.
Yep. Pence is a good pick. Additionally, if you remember, Trump has a great slate of potential Supreme Court nominees which even the conservative anti-Trump fanatics (Mark Levin, Beck, et al) agreed were good choices. I read the other day that three of his top economic advisors were Steve Moore (very smart) of the Heritage Foundation, Larry Kudlow, a great supply-sider, and Art Laffer (of the Laffer Curve), who established the economic foundation for Reagan’s economic recovery program.
I suspect his Cabinet selections will be solid as well–people with good track records and solid credentials. He’s talking to the right people. The signs are good.
Won’t it be great to have accomplished and responsible adults back in the White House? It’s been a long time.
Moore, Kudlow, and Laffer are a strong team.
Now all we have to do is defeat Hillary.
Last time I looked, Las Vegas betting odds had Trump winning over Hillary 60-30, with the remaining 10 percent being clueless about what’s going on. ;+} Who knows how it will really turn out, though, on election day? Hillary’s most recent polls are showing a serious drop, but that can change overnight.
A couple of days ago, Hillary was making a speech where she said Trump didn’t have the right temperament or character to be President. I fell off the chair laughing. This kind of criticism from Hillary????? ;+}. She’s the poster child for bad character and terrible temperament. I hope she gets skunked so bad on election day that she’ll crawl back into whatever hole she crawled out of and never be seen or heard from again.
I want to know what has become of Bill?
To Aileen,…who gives a damn.
Solid, mature choice. Should quiet a lot of naysayers and blabber mouths.
There is a lot of talent. And there are a lot of slots to fill. There will have to be a thorough house cleaning of the filth that Obama and the proggies have in every nook and cranny.
If it is Pence — the libs will probably cry — old white men. But that’s all they’ve got.
If it were Newt, they’d have more legitimacy in their “old white men” claim (with Trump 70 and Newt 73)…but Pence is only 57. Of course, that won’t stop them from “aging” him accordingly to fit their narrative!
Pence has a son in the Marine Corp.
And according to one of Keith’s links above, he has cancelled his re-election campaign for Governor per the Indy Star link.
Another thing in Pence’s favor — He is not Katsich, the son of a post man.
Comment made by a friend of mine who resides in IN:
“No no no.. He privatized our schools.. SS… Not good.. So sad.. Now what. I don’t know what to do .. God help us all”
I honestly don’t know if she is D or R.
Ask her if she is going to vote for Hillary.
Ask her if she likes the Country as it is now.
Turns out she is not a HRC voter.
I admit – I am surprised – this is a union supporting family.
She says this is “crazy”
Pence is a spineless coward. He lavished praise on Trump and, to a lesser degree, Kasich, before endorsing Cruz. He made sure he covered all of his VP spots.
He signed the controversial Religious Restoration Act …privately!
Lastly, what did he do to stop the 1400 Carrier jobs that went from Indianapolis to Mexico??? The very jobs Trump has been bellowing about.
Pence had no chance of re-election in his own state. Why in the world should he be one heart beat away from the Presidency (if Trump wins, that is)?
If you don’t like the ticket, vote for Hillary.
Pence can’t lower Federal taxes on Carrier.
Do you think that he WANTED them to leave?
Pence supported Free Trade and NAFTA when he was in Congress. As governor, he pushed for TPP.
He also revised the Religious Freedom Restoration Act AFTER he signed it in private.
Read more:
Five Things you need to know about Pence:
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/14/who-is-mike-pence-5-things-you-need-to-know/
I read the link that you provided.
Number 5 is an example of the gays raising a ruckus over their agenda.
They sued a baker and a photographer over the same nonsense.
Vote for Hillary Girly1.
Hillary won’t ever get my vote.
Trump is handing her the election on a silver platter.
Well, we shall see.
I think that the present administration is handing her the election on a silver platter.
I don’t want my daughter to marry the guy she is dating, but what can I do about it? Nada.
Sometimes you just gotta accept something and move on.
Trump and Pence will be a hell of a lot better than that Rag Picker Hillary and whatever Lefty she picks.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/07/14/truck-crashes-crowd-celebrating-bastille-day-several-dead/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social
Lord Jesus have mercy. Pray people – Pray.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV)
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Here’s the Conservative Review’s take on Pence.
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/07/10-things-you-should-know-about-mike-pence
And here’s his record on the issues as Governor of Indiana.
http://www.ontheissues.org/in/Mike_Pence.htm
He’s not a 100 percent conservative, but he’s certainly on that side of the aisle. He’s got a 7 percent rating from the ACLU, so that’s a plus. ;+} Generally, voted or fought for conservative positions, but not 100 percent of the time.
Thanks for the links, I haven’t kept up with Pence so will go read up.
As Keith says, Trump is Trump. So who really knows with the wacked out msm. And there is no perfect person. Who he picks, will not have any bearing on his followers. I do not believe anyone for Trump will bail over whom he chooses. No Trump person wants Hillary, one of the biggest criminals ever in government.
He’s probably reached his pinnacle as the governor of IN, so I guess that this will be an exciting way to end his political career.
Pence signed legislation getting rid of common core in the fall of 2014. Not 1 candidate will be perfect for everyone. He’s done a solid job for us here in Indiana. Will be way better than the sludge Hillary picks for her vp slot.
I meant to post yesterday Keith, this post is a perfect capture of why Governor Pence was the best choice. Thank you!
At McCann’s Manchester we have a faaltsticnlay priced on site bistro so technically we eat out of the office every day but still on site. £1.70 for Steak, chips and peas, and sausage barms for as little as 80p. Bargin.
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