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TBF

(32,032 posts)
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 11:52 AM Mar 2016

Will Donald's VP be Christie or Cruz?

I know he likes Christie better (in terms of hiring lap dogs), but Cruz delivers the evangelicals. Big win in Texas last night.

I think our argument is that Bernie is not only a winner against Trump, but he wins even bigger when Cruz is involved.

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Will Donald's VP be Christie or Cruz? (Original Post) TBF Mar 2016 OP
I'd guess Cruz mostly for the Evangelicals VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #1
Neither Proud Public Servant Mar 2016 #2
Question becomes who has the larger bloc. VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #3
You know how superficial he is - TBF Mar 2016 #5
I question the bigness of Cruz's Texas win TexasBushwhacker Mar 2016 #4
Yeah that actually makes more sense to me as well - TBF Mar 2016 #6
And he wouldn't have to deal w/ Cruz's nutbag TexasBushwhacker Mar 2016 #7
Donald's VP will be John Kasich basselope Mar 2016 #8
Another good argument - TBF Mar 2016 #9
I think Christie is angling for SCOTUS or AG. GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #10
Well he does resemble Scalia TBF Mar 2016 #11
Yes, a bit! GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #12
Ted brings nothing to the table. Nothing SheenaR Mar 2016 #13
lol TBF Mar 2016 #14

VulgarPoet

(2,872 posts)
1. I'd guess Cruz mostly for the Evangelicals
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 11:53 AM
Mar 2016

it's no secret that the Donald isn't the most religious person on the block. Christie, sure, he might pull some people-- but Cruz has a much larger and more powerful moron magnet.

Proud Public Servant

(2,097 posts)
2. Neither
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 11:56 AM
Mar 2016

My money's on Jan Brewer: as obnoxious, authoritarian, and xenoophobic as he is, and it puts a woman on their ticket.

TBF

(32,032 posts)
5. You know how superficial he is -
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:01 PM
Mar 2016

I don't see him going for an older woman, if he would work with a woman at all. I tend to think he wouldn't go that route.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,162 posts)
4. I question the bigness of Cruz's Texas win
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:00 PM
Mar 2016

He won with less than 44% of the vote in his home state. That means 56% voted for NotTed. That being said, I don't think Christie really brings him any votes, if that's what he's looking for. It may still make more sense to choose a VP from a swing state, so that would mean Rubio or Kasich.

TBF

(32,032 posts)
6. Yeah that actually makes more sense to me as well -
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:02 PM
Mar 2016

he doesn't like Rubio much but he could push him around easily. He would like that.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,162 posts)
7. And he wouldn't have to deal w/ Cruz's nutbag
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:21 PM
Mar 2016

evangelical deal every day. Come to think of it, I'm not sure I would want my VP to be someone who thought they were God's chosen person to be President. That could invite an assassination by one of Cruz's followers. I find Cruz far more scary than Trump.

 

basselope

(2,565 posts)
8. Donald's VP will be John Kasich
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:25 PM
Mar 2016

He has said he wants someone who has been inside WA.

Kasich throws a bone to the REAL establishment, as he is the one in the debates who has sounded most reasonable.

He, by definition, makes Trump suddenly seem more reasonable.

And if Reagan could get passed the Voodoo economics to pick HW Bush (and bush could get passed everything to join with Reagan).. Kasich will do the same.

Oh yeah, he also hands Ohio to Donald on a silver platter and Donald dominates in Florida.

I know that ticket beats Hillary.. I am even a TINY bit scared it could beat Sanders as well, although I think Sanders has a much better chance.

SheenaR

(2,052 posts)
13. Ted brings nothing to the table. Nothing
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 02:23 PM
Mar 2016

Heck Rubio won at Falwell's college. Doesn't get more Cruz country than that. Cruz is a complete zero.

If it had ever been Hillary-Cruz I would lose my mind

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