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global1

(25,241 posts)
Tue Jan 12, 2016, 03:52 PM Jan 2016

Here's A Curious ? - If Trump Becomes The Repug Nominee Will He Pick His VP Running Mate Or Will....

the RNC lean on him to pick who they want as VP?

Have they already made a deal with the Donald that if he winds up as the nominee - they get to pick his running mate?

I'm just curious because knowing the Donald's personality - I would think that he would want to make the choice himself - but today I've been hearing on the cable news shows that Nicki Haley - she's giving the Repug response to the President's SOTU - is the leading candidate for VP.

Any thoughts on this?

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Here's A Curious ? - If Trump Becomes The Repug Nominee Will He Pick His VP Running Mate Or Will.... (Original Post) global1 Jan 2016 OP
The RNC lean on him? Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #1
Trump WILL be picking his own running mate JustAnotherGen Jan 2016 #2
It would be a terrible mistake mainstreetonce Jan 2016 #3
Kasich or Rubio probably underpants Jan 2016 #4
I think I agree ... Whiskeytide Jan 2016 #7
We may finally find out who his "people" are underpants Jan 2016 #8
He won't want one because TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #5
If Trump wins it's because HE won; RNC had nothing to do with it. brooklynite Jan 2016 #6

JustAnotherGen

(31,810 posts)
2. Trump WILL be picking his own running mate
Tue Jan 12, 2016, 04:03 PM
Jan 2016

Will be interesting to see because he pretty much can't pick from the rest of the field as he has already expressed an extreme lack of confidence in their abilities. Maybe Santorum though? I don't think he's gone after him yet. He would be bring the christians.

Whiskeytide

(4,461 posts)
7. I think I agree ...
Tue Jan 12, 2016, 04:20 PM
Jan 2016

... There hasn't been a lot of Trump on Kasich browbeating, and only a little on Rubio. The RNC might use the threat of a convention candidate to encourage Trump to play along - as well as the BG state point you make.

But I still think Trump will be overtaken in the primary, so it probably won't matter.

underpants

(182,769 posts)
8. We may finally find out who his "people" are
Tue Jan 12, 2016, 04:23 PM
Jan 2016

There are a few top staff who are known but other than that for all anyone knows (or if anyone asked) it might be Oompaloompas.

brooklynite

(94,502 posts)
6. If Trump wins it's because HE won; RNC had nothing to do with it.
Tue Jan 12, 2016, 04:17 PM
Jan 2016

So why would he succumb to pressure to select someone else's choice of VP candidate?

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