Trump Plans Public Event Friday With VP Pick (down to Newt, Pence, Christie)

[big_dog]

Source: NBC News JUL 12 2016, 5:15 PM ET

Donald Trump will showcase his vice presidential pick at a public event on Friday, multiple sources tell NBC News.

Trump's possible picks are thought to be narrowed to three candidates: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

While the joint appearance is expected on Friday, it's not clear whether or not the identity of the pick could be released or could leak earlier in the week.

Trump is scheduled to attend a fundraiser and rally in Indiana Tuesday night with Pence; he campaigned with Christie on Monday and with Newt Gingrich last week.


Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/team-trump-plans-public-event-friday-vp-pick-n608161

[BainsBane]

1. Pense is the smart choice

Shores up the evangelical and movement right votes, which Trump needs. We'll see what he does though.

[trof]

2. Yeah, but Newt is the fellow serial philanderer.

Birds of a feather and all...

[BainsBane]

8. Were you the one who came up with Pig Newton?

If Newt is the choice, we already have a great name.

[trof]

10. Yer dern tootin', we like Pig Newton!

No, it wasn't me.

[big_dog]

3. please gawd give me Uncle Scrooge Newtie!

[Freddie]

9. He's also a Neanderthal with women's issues

And the "feel free to discriminate against the gays" law. HRC will make mincemeat of him in due time.

[BainsBane]

14. It's the Republican party

That is all a given.

[red dog 1]

4. K&R

My money is on Pence, but my hope is that it's Christie ("Get in the plane & go home&quot

[bucolic_frolic]

17. Pence has less baggage than the other two

useful as a shield going into the convention to inoculate against
being dumpstered

[tblue37]

25. It would bring Bridgegate back to the forefront, too. nt

[Else You Are Mad]

5. My guess is...

That it is Gingrich, because he has publicly begged and embarrassed himself more so than the rest in hopes of being VP.

[djg21]

6. A rally on the GW Bridge might be nice

If it's Christie.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. Can't be Christie

one hides his tax forms, the other hides the George Washington bridge

They'd never live it down

[63splitwindow]

7. How could they top an escalator entrance? Segways?

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[chillfactor]

11. looks like pence may get the nod.....

but I wish trump would choose one of the other slime balls...christie or gingrich...if it is pence.....partnering with trump will be the end of any political future for him...but pence may be too dumb to realize that.

[Tobin S.]

26. I'm from Indiana. I'm rooting for Pence.

Hillary shoots him down and hopefully we get a Democratic governor in here.

[BlueEye]

29. Not sure about the gubernatorial race,

but the Senate race looks likely to go blue with Evan Bayh jumping in!

It seems like Democrats can do well in statewide races in Indiana when they run moderate "known entities."

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Trumpence

a unit of political currency that ain't worth a plugged nickel

[BlueNoMatterWho]

13. No chance for Christie. He's basically said as much.

The key could be where Fridays event is held. Might say a lot about who the choice is.

[BlueStater]

16. I kind of hope it's not Christie.

I want all that ass-kissing he gave Trump to have been completely for naught. It's clear the orange blowhard has very little respect for him as a person.

[63splitwindow]

21. ...

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[mpcamb]

18. Unlike the others, Newt is coachable.

He can be made to sound reasonable (if not believable) .
Just a guess, but I think (despite his innumerable and glaring flaws) he'll be the pick.

[MFM008]

19. and a couple hours later

If I were HRC I would announce mine and walk the hell all over Trumpelforeskins FREE week of self advertisements.

[63splitwindow]

20. If not, hit him with THREE (3) blockbuster national ads IMMEDIATELY after announcement. n/t

[Ruby the Liberal]

22. Is he going to have a phone/internet vote-off on live teevee?

[BumRushDaShow]

23. So Ghouliani got dropped off the list? That's fast. nt

[Bucky]

31. well, there's always the technical problem of voting for two candidates from the same state.

IIRC correctly, the electors of any state can't cast both presidential and vice presidential ballots for residents of their own state.

It's easily skirted around. Cheney changed his residence to Wyoming to run with Dubya. It wasn't skirting that particularly requirement but Nixon was officially a resident of New York, not California, when he was elected president.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. Agree although

I guffawed when Trump blurted out that he was the "Law and Order Candidate" and I thought of Ghouliani, and then he disappeared off the short list.

[Feeling the Bern]

24. Feeling the Bern holds the envelope to his forehead and closes his eyes, a la Johnny Carson

"What a is a putz, a yutz and a schmuck?"

Open letter.

Newt, Pence, and Christie

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

27. Hello big dog ! The Donald here !

If it was too obvious it wouldn't make for great entertainment ! It came as great surprise when all 16 went down for the count !
It doesn't even say here who it is I will pick ! It is a surprise of such greatness in my opinion of course, I can't even let myself know in cold print who the surprise is !

Who ever it is will fit in the back of my golf cart so Christie is ruled out,that much I can tell you !

[Person 2713]

28. Praise Jesus will lead trump to pence the evangelical creep who brings the fundies that do vote

He has tried to stop Syrians from settling in Indiana and he had that bigoted anti gay law so he has trump cred

[Warren DeMontague]

30. Let them 3 dudes mud wrestle for it.

[AgadorSparticus]

36. And then pick Ivanka for veep. Lol

[apnu]

32. Newt and Pence are toxic, Christie is the better choice

However none of them will help in the GE, but Christie has the best chance of getting the fiscal Republicans to come over to Trump, many of whom, so far, are lukewarm towards Trump. Ask any wall street broker type of the three and they'll probably sing Christie's praises the most. Christie is familiar to them and he's got this bullshit "getting things done in the face of opposition" halo with the conservative crowd.

Newt is old, and bad, news except for a few wacky die-hards. Pence doesn't even rate except for the dying off evangelicals and other Christian conservative radicals. That's not the voting block it once was.

[ProfessorGAC]

33. Don't Think So

Then they've got an all NY/NJ ticket. The radicals in their southern base won't like that one bit. Would be another reason for them to stay home.

[apnu]

34. True, Trump has no good choices for VP.

There isn't one good GOP choice in the field anywhere in the US. Any pick will alienate some major group the GOP needs.

NY money is already distancing themselves from Trump, Christie would shore that up. However, as you say, that will likely alienate the religious right and rural voters. If Trump picks Pence that will play well with the religious and rural, but signal to money that Trump isn't serious and they will close up the wallet.

And Newt is just "ew" to both groups. There is a tiny slice of religious conservative money that still believes in the Contract for America (I've met them), but they aren't much help in a Presidential campaign.

[Warren DeMontague]

37. Christie is a thug and a bully who wants to go into legal marijuana states and arrest pot users.

And last time I checked, CO is a swing state.

[apnu]

38. Like I said in post #34, none of the choices are good

But Christie shores up a key group for Republicans that, so far, has been distant with Trump.

[Darb]

39. He's going to announce with Christie floating overhead like a blimp at a car dealership.

Tethered to the stage.

[Earth_First]

40. A more likely scenario:

A more likely scenario:

Trump announces a major presser for potential running mate. The media immediately ratchets up the 24/7 news cycle coverage and doubles down with speculation and conviction, giving Trump an even larger news cycle market share.

Among the pomp and circumstance, a jovial, smirking Trump emerges. With a gasp and an index finger, he announces that the whole charade has been a live-action, reality-based programming skit that will air nationally this fall on Monday's and 9 p.m. on NBC.

Trump drops mic and exits stage right...