Who Should Trump Pick For VP?

Who should Trump nominate for Vice President?

  • Cruz

    Votes: 4 25.0%
  • Kasich

    Votes: 6 37.5%
  • Carson

    Votes: 2 12.5%
  • Christi

    Votes: 1 6.3%
  • Jeb!

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Rubio

    Votes: 2 12.5%
  • Huckabee

    Votes: 1 6.3%
  • Lindsey Graham

    Votes: 1 6.3%
  • Gilmore

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Other

    Votes: 4 25.0%

  • Total voters
    16

JimBowie1958

Old Fogey
Sep 25, 2011
63,590
16,798
2,220
Seems like Trump has the nomination sewn up with Cruz winning Texas and Oklahoma and Rubio winning Minnesota keeping his opposition divided, like a replay of the 2008 nomination of MCCain where Huckabee and Romney were splitting opposition.

So who does Trump pick for VP? Poll will allow 3 picks

Please explain your pick.
 
I think that Trump's best running mate would likely be Rubio. The reason is that candidates generally pick somebody to offset things that they are seen as "weak" at. First of all, Rubio is much more recognized as "establishment." While the entire election seems to be charged as very anti-establishment, you simply cannot deny the fact that there are still a lot of believers in the status quo (which is why Hillary is still so successful even with the personality of a door knob). Rubio, while a newer politician, would still fill in the slot of being seen as both more "establishment" by being a politician and a bit more stable with his canned speeches.

Also, the general election is usually marked by a race to the middle. However, this time (given the scenario of Hillary vs. Trump) it looks more likely to be two extremists battling each other. Rubio is much more of a moderate republican which can help Trump grab some of that middle ground that will probably be really hard for any candidate to fully convince. Furthermore, with the rising Hispanic voter base Rubio will, obviously, resonate a bit better with them and maybe help to recover from some of Trumps more outrageous statements and political stances.
 
Last edited:
I doubt it would be Cruz or Rubio after how they have trashed him so much, but you never know. Maybe Christie??

He has to win the nomination first though.
 
UGH Please leave Graham out of it! :lol:
 
Carson is the smart calm one. Cruz is all about history and founders and Constitution (Supreme Court).

Rand Paul thinks outside the box. No more business as usual.
 

Forum List

Back
Top