CBS says Manafort picked Pence back in July 2016

[Generic Other]

Paul Manafort, Trump’s campaign manager at the time, allegedly had another idea in mind.

Manafort had arranged for Trump to meet with his first choice for the job on July 13: Indiana Governor Mike Pence. Afterwards, the plans was for Trump and Pence to then fly back to New York together and a formal announcement would be made, a campaign source said of Manafort’s thinking.

What had previously been reported as a “lucky break” by the New York Times was actually a swift political maneuver devised by the now fired campaign manager. Set on changing Trump’s mind, he concocted a story that Trump’s plane had mechanical problems, forcing the soon-to-be Republican nominee to stay the night in Indianapolis for breakfast with the Pence family on Wednesday morning.

Swayed by Pence’s aggressive pitch, Trump agreed to ditch Christie and make Pence his VP the following day, according to a source.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-offered-chris-christie-vice-president-role-before-mike-pence/

Interesting? Just thought I'd throw this out there as I was following links backwards to find evidence that was not as suspicious at the time, but may be now.

[Hekate]

1. I hope the swamp Manafort et al have been stocking turns in the La Brea Tar Pits for them.

[dchill]

4. What a gooey sentence!

+1000

[MFM008]

2. Why would this traitor

Pick Pence???

[Generic Other]

3. The 100 dollar question

What do you think?

[lostnfound]

5. Make this visible... Rachel? Rachel?

[babylonsister]

6. Yes:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028840151


Manafort made Pence the VP, they talked regularly during the transition
dkos

[enid602]

7. Pence/Putin

Putin has this personal story that after a bad car accident and subsequent house fire, he went from being an atheist to a devout Russian Orthodox. He curries the support of Orthodox and Evangelicals in Russia. There are apparently a lot of them, and they give him his support. So, besides being a murderer, conqueror, mafia kingpin and war criminal, Putin has the God thing to fall back on. He and Puxsatawney Pence might well have more in common than we think.

[wishstar]

14. yes-Locking down Evangelical support was essential at that point and to get Mercers on board

Trump's amoral past was perceived as a hurdle to overcome after Cruz who was the favored fundie and billionaire Mercer's candidate had been defeated. Pence was the ideal Dominionist right wing dream candidate unlike the more moderate Christie. Plus Pence is a willing puppet for his masters' agenda.

[WinkyDink]

17. Hey, hey---Don't you be associating Punxatawny, PA, with this outlier!

[enid602]

19. analogy

If Puxsatwney Pence sticks his head out of the hole and sees his shadow, you know you're in for a long winter.

[LeftInTX]

18. Never heard this story

And when I checked his wiki said he attends major Russian Orthodox feast days.

The Russian Orthodox Church is a very cultural church. There is a strong sense of nationalism because it is associated with Russian history, Russian saints etc. There is a strong sense of belonging and identity. I can see Putin supporting the church for this reason

I just don't see Putin as religious person.

[ProudLib72]

8. Pence to Manafort when asked to be VP

"Are you putin me on?"

[Tatiana]

9. K&R. This is why Pence must be impeached as well.

We have to uproot this whole system of treason and Pence is part of it. He actually is much worse than Trump, in my opinion. He's not an idiot and he knows how to make Congress work, how to develop and pass legislation, and how to "deconstruct."

[tblue37]

12. Actually, he IS an idiot, second only to Rick Perry in the respect. nt

[Vinca]

10. Wonder what they've got on Pence.

The VP slot had to be filled by someone who would keep their mouth shut.

[dalton99a]

16. Precisely.

[tblue37]

11. WE knew that! CBS is late to the game. nt

[Generic Other]

13. This was an old article I dug up

Stuff never gets deleted on the internet, right?

But you have a point. We are always in front of the news cycle. Not sure why, but it is true.

[EricMaundry]

15. A traitor picked our Vice President?

Quite a bunch, these Trumpies.