2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhat are the chances that Trumps VP Mike Pence is a head fake?
And tomorrow Trump rolls someone else out as his VP
niyad
(113,278 posts)rladdi
(581 posts)rladdi
(581 posts)sofa king
(10,857 posts)There are some indications that other people were approached, and that they accepted. General Michael Flynn made a sudden and public move against abortion this week. Pam Bondi went out on a limb to protect Trump from his University scandal in Florida. Gingrich stopped taking money from Fox News--and you know that sociopath Gingrich didn't make that move without being promised something for it.
Trump is notorious for securing commitments from people before he makes a choice, so any one of these moves could be explained away in retrospect as his usual manipulative behavior. Not a great way of making friends, to be sure, but also well within Trump's playbook.
The good news is that it looks like a fair number of assholes are going to be harmed by Trump's eventual choice. Can't ask for more than that.
sofa king
(10,857 posts)What I failed to account for is Trump's incompetence. One must never underestimate the power of stupid.
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)BlueStater
(7,596 posts)Would it surprise me if he made completely out of left fucking field choice like Sarah Palin? Not in the least.
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)that he's postponing his announcement.
AntiBank
(1,339 posts)the press are willing chumps
Dalai_1
(1,301 posts).....,he had to check social media after leaking Pence's name!
FSogol
(45,481 posts)Of course, he didn't say Pence, so that might not be his choice.
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)Shocking, I know
awake
(3,226 posts)How is that even possible our corporations pay big money for our media and you are telling me that the media can get it wrong? What is this world coming too?
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)If he does, he isnt the vp. If he doesnt then he is
awake
(3,226 posts)Hoping to get a Job in a Trump cabinet
bemildred
(90,061 posts)apnu
(8,756 posts)It could be the media is wrong, they bearly know how to dig for a story. But my first reaction was Trump saw everybody recoil from the Pence idea and he's using the horrible attack in Nice as cover to make a different pick.