This Top Republican Just Said NO WAY To Being Trump’s VP Pick

[KamaAina]

http://newcenturytimes.com/2016/06/18/this-top-republican-just-said-no-way-to-being-trumps-vp-pick/

It looks like Donald Trump’s friend’s are getting smaller and smaller to the point where more in the GOP establishment are jumping ship and not supporting the presumptive nominee in moves that are unprecedented in US election history. The latest is Republican heavyweight and former National Security Adviser and Secretary of State under the George W. Bush Administration, Condoleeza Rice. Here’s what her chief of staff had to say:
“Dr. Rice has repeatedly said in past cycles as well as this one, she’s not interested in being vice president. She’s happy at Stanford and plans to stay. She does not plan to go to the convention.”

An anonymous source also told Yahoo News that Rice does plan to participate in politics:
“She plans on doing a few events to help her friends in the Senate. She’s concerned about down-the-ballot races and wants to be helpful where she can.”

But not Trump. In fact, it looks like she wants to stay as far away as possible from the bombastic billionaire as possible and won’t be in the same building as the presumptive GOP nominee.

Rice is the latest of a small group GOP elites to withhold their endorsements, or flip and say they will vote for Hillary Clinton. In one of the most dramatic signs to date that the GOP’s chances for the presidency are crumbling, Richard Armitage, the deputy secretary of state under George W. Bush, will be voting for Hillary Clinton this November. Armitage is the highest ranking former GOP national security official to openly support Clinton, a clear sign that the elite security establishment is very worried about Trump in power. In an interview with Politico, Armitage said:
“If Donald Trump is the nominee, I would vote for Hillary Clinton. He doesn’t appear to be to be a Republican, he doesn’t appear to want to learn about issues. So I’m going to vote for Mrs. Clinton.”

[onehandle]

1. Rice is another Republican that would be a national tragedy in the Executive Branch...

...again.

She should say yes.

[Hekate]

2. One Repub who jumped ship weeks ago said HRC "is within normal parameters" even if not ...

...even if not their first choice by far.

The way he said it made me lol, because the subtext was so clearly "She's sane and understands how government is supposed to work, and he's insane and has no clue how government works."

It is just delicious. They created this monster, and to save the country -- much less any semblance of personal honor -- they are going to have to vote for Hillary, one of the Senate's most liberal Democrats.

What a litmus test for Republicans. I think Romney is doing the correct thing.

[Barack_America]

8. .

[Chan790]

11. You do see why this is problematic, don't you?

The GOP isn't necessarily going to run a candidate this extremist-crazy in 2020...and all those Republicans that crossed the aisle to vote for Clinton are going to cross right back.

In the meanwhile, if she thought like you, in an effort to keep them and because she feels she has a mandate for a specific not-necessarily-progressive concept of governance...she governs Jan. 2017 to Jan. 2021 and run in 2020 on a platform and ideology that chafes with progressives...so in 4 years when she needs them to hold the Presidency, they won't be there for her.

This is why you need us more than ever. Because it is necessary to think strategically to protect her hold over the coalition of Democrats...not centrist Democrats along with Republicans fleeing Trump...necessary to be reelected. Why, rjsqurrel, are you so keen to advocate for the demise of Democratic electability?

Thankfully, Hillary, even for how much I detest her, is a far sight more of a strategic and contemplative political thinker than her supporters. (For all the issues I have with Clinton...this has never been one.) This is why Hillary knows she needs all the Democrats, even the "far left radical holdouts", more than she needs any of the Republicans. Because they're what is going to get her reelected in 2020 and insure 16 consecutive years of Democratic presidency.

I would suggest if you have such an issue with doing what is necessary to hold onto the White House, you grin and bear it...just as the DLC/Third-Way wing of the Democratic party has been demanding that progressives do since 1992.

[riversedge]

7. And many Repugs KNOW trump is a monster (even as they created it)!

[cali]

12. That is nub of it. She's relatively sane. He's utterly unhinged.

[Skittles]

3. Condoleeza was happy to work for the worst president EVER

there is NOTHING she can do to redeem herself

[mwrguy]

5. Good. She's a war criminal.

[SheilaT]

6. Back in 2007, I recall some talk about her running for President.

At the junior college where I was taking a couple of classes, some of the young ladies there were totally swooning over that possibility. The ONLY thing they could see was that Rice was a female, although they did also notice she's African American. They only saw the symbolism of her run, and nothing of substance, such as her alignment with the worst President ever, not to mention the fact she'd never run for office and would clearly not be up to those demands.

Which actually brings up an important point about Hillary. Her two runs for Senate were against astonishingly weak opponents. She faced no real opposition. In 2008 she ran a terrible campaign. In 2016 she ran a somewhat better campaign, but mainly benefitted from the fact that the media almost totally ignored Bernie, the DNC did everything possible to protect her from any challenge, and of course what is probably massive voter fraud.

If the Donald really gets the Republican nomination (and it's hard to envision a scenario to keep it from him), she'll win because once again she has an astonishingly weak and incompetent opponent. NOT because she's such a fabulous candidate. Not when some 55% of voters don't trust or like her.

[TexasProgresive]

10. Ken Starr's looking for a job.

His qualifications; persecuting Bill Clinton and being a sexual assault enabler at the largest Southern Baptist University. He fits you must admit.

[oberliner]

13. Does every source have to make their headlines into click bait?

Headlines didn't use to be teasers to get you to click on an article.