Clinton VP news LATEST: Podesta now calling the losers to tell them its not them

[Mr. Morden]

Lewandowski strongly hints the Trump VP pick will be someone from Congress:

http://dailycaller.com/2016/05/24/trump-campaign-manager-hints-that-vp-needs-federal-elective-experience

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[Mr. Morden]

Harry Reid says he’ll do whatever he can to prevent Clinton from picking a Senator from a state with a Republican governor:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/24/reid-vows-to-stop-clinton-from-picking-certain-running-mates.html

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[Mr. Morden]

The New York Post has a weird story that sort-of-claims-to-know Trump’s short list, but it’s written in a vague style and the sourcing is opaque:

http://nypost.com/2016/05/24/trumps-short-list-of-vice-presidential-candidates/

It says that Corker and Sessions are on the list, and also mentions an odd dark horse possibility:

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[Mr. Morden]

Harry Reid says he’ll do whatever he can to prevent Clinton from picking a Senator from a state with a Republican governor:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/24/reid-vows-to-stop-clinton-from-picking-certain-running-mates.html

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Do you think Massachusetts counts?

I would think so, although there's some wiggle room there because the >2/3rds Dem legislature could just change the appointment law to the Wyoming/Hawaii system, where the incumbent senator's party gives the governor a list to pick from.

But the governor's appointment in MA is only there for a couple of months anyway.  Once there's a vacancy, a special election is called almost immediately.

[Mr. Morden]

Is Corker in trouble?:

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/bob-corker-finances-223544

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[Mr. Morden]

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https://twitter.com/Politics1com/status/735634266898341888

Here's an article that expands on those comments:
https://www.google.com/amp/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/donald-trump-paul-manafort-general-election_us_574619eee4b0dacf7ad3e201/amp?client=safari#

This is a pretty remarkable quote from that story:

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Really?  Every single potential running mate on your list has "major problems"?  I'm not saying that's wrong, but it's not usually something that you'd expect someone in the campaign to publicly admit.

[Mr. Morden]

Following the blow-up over criticism of Susanna Martinez, Trump spox Katrina Pierson says that Martinez was never considered for veep:

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-new-mexico-susana-martinez-223600

[Mr. Morden]

I think Trump should pick former Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson. She would be a decent choice. She would appeal to the grassroots conservatives and the GOP-E. (GOP establishment)

Dude. She's been out of office for over 15 years, and her last electoral race was to lose a primary to Rick "oops" Perry. She wouldn't have a shot at running statewide in Texas anymore.

3, not 15.

Well, Gingrich is out of Office for 18 years.

Gingrich is pretty good at keeping himself in the spotlight, though - like his 2012 run.

I'm not sure why "has been in the spotlight recently" is an important requirement for VP.

EDIT: Anyway, this is silly.  There's no indication whatsoever that Hutchison is being considered, and no one has asked her if she's interested or anything like that, so I'm not sure why we're talking about her.

[Mr. Morden]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/05/27/jeff-sessions-trump-vice-president/85035962/

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[Mr. Morden]

Hickenlooper has a new book out, and he’s calling his book tour an “anti-vice presidential bid”, because he spills all his dirty laundry.  But it hardly sounds like there’s anything disqualifying:

http://gazette.com/an-anti-vice-presidential-bid-gov.-hickenlooper-gets-personal-in-autobiography/article/1576981

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[Mr. Morden]

Is there any actual information that suggests Webb might be Trump's running mate?

Nope.  I mean, they've been saying that it'll likely go to someone with experience in Congress, so I guess Webb qualifies on that front, but no reason to think it'd be him as opposed to any of the actual Republican members of Congress whose names have been floated.

[Mr. Morden]

Someone on the PredictIt forum noted that trumpcorker.com redirects to Trump's campaign website.  Though it could just be a squatter trying to drive up Corker's share price in the futures markets.  I don't know why the campaign would buy trumpcorker.com, and not do the same for other short listers, unless an announcement was imminent.  And I don't see an announcement being imminent.

[Mr. Morden]

Clinton to do a campaign fundraising appearance with Booker:

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Rubio reiterates that he doesn't want to be Trump's running mate:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-rubio-idUSKCN0YK0NZ

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[Mr. Morden]

The Trump campaign people were previously saying that they wanted to wait until the convention to announce the running mate, because it would give people a reason to tune into the convention.  But since the campaign is so disorganized, they could easily change their minds on something like this. 

[Mr. Morden]

The Trump campaign people were previously saying that they wanted to wait until the convention to announce the running mate, because it would give people a reason to tune into the convention.  But since the campaign is so disorganized, they could easily change their minds on something like this. 

Both major conventions always get lots of viewership in the parts that actually matter: First Lady's Speech, VP Speech, Nominee Speech.

But Trump wants to get people to watch more than usual (hence, all the talk of turning it into a reality show-type spectacle).  Waiting until the convention to announce the VP choice is one way to do that.

[Mr. Morden]

Scott Brown to meet with Trump? (or maybe the meeting already happened, as I guess it was today?):

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154141692638168&id=178795233167

Trump says Jeff Sessions is “certainly someone I would consider” for VP:

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/31/politics/donald-trump-jeff-sessions-vice-president/index.html

[Mr. Morden]

Corker says the federal probe of his finances won’t hurt him:

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/bob-corker-trump-investigation-223667

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[Mr. Morden]

Blackburn says she would accept the VP job if offered:

http://nashvillepublicradio.org/post/marsha-blackburn-doesn-t-shy-away-trump-running-mate-rumors#stream/0

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Portman reiterates that he’s not interested in the job:

http://wksu.org/post/portman-says-no-way-being-trumps-running-mate-and-again-suggests-kasich-job#stream/0

Thune, meanwhile, had previously said he’d support the nominee, but he just did some full-on cheerleading of Trump for what I think is the first time:

http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2016/05/31/thune-if-people-want-change-think-their-answer-trump/85197252/

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Finally, Ernst is breaking with Trump on South Korea:

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/south-korea-republican-senators-223800

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[Mr. Morden]

Newt Gingrich is here to opine on all the most important issues of the day:

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/newt-gingrich-gorilla-shooting-cincinnati-2016-6?r=US&IR=T

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How will this impact his chances of being selected as Trump's running mate?

[Mr. Morden]

In case anyone still clings to the fantasy that Nikki Haley might be considered, she just said that divisive rhetoric like Trump's is what leads to mass shootings, like that of Dylan Roof:

http://www.postandcourier.com/20160602/160609858/haley-criticizes-trump-and-his-rhetoric

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[Mr. Morden]

Clinton on Booker:

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/281892-dem-senator-trump-an-insult-to-our-higher-angels

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Meanwhile, on the Republican side…Mary Fallin has been named to one of the top leadership positions at the convention.  Probably has no bearing on her veep chances, but figured I’d mention it nonetheless:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/editorials/tulsa-world-editorial-fallin-tapped-for-gop-convention-leadership-spot/article_ee1f10b7-a677-5802-ace1-7fe5b7876994.html

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[Mr. Morden]

Rick Scott to meet with Trump on Monday:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/06/02/donald-trump-to-meet-with-florida-gov-rick-scott-on-monday/

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[Mr. Morden]

We still have no indication that any short listers for either Clinton or Trump have been contacted by the campaigns for vetting.  That is, the campaigns may be doing internal vetting, using publicly available information.  But at some point they have to actually tell the short listers that they are being considered.  In Clinton’s case, she may be holding off on doing that until she’s formally clinched the nomination.  Which means that, after Tuesday, we may start to get some more solid leaks on the Democratic side.  IIRC, Obama’s 2008 VP short list leaked nearly a month before the convention, so getting some solid leaks within the next couple of weeks seems likely.

[Mr. Morden]

Gingrich’s rhetoric re: Trump seems to have taken a turn of late.  The initial Gingrich VP buzz coincided with Gingrich becoming a big cheerleader for Trump in the media.  But more recently, he’s been rather critical…first criticizing Trump over the Susanna Martinez flap, and now over this Hispanic judge thing:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pushing-racial-boundaries-trump-draws-rebuke-from-a-fretful-gop/2016/06/04/fbd298c8-2a6d-11e6-b989-4e5479715b54_story.html

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[Mr. Morden]

Rick Scott's denial of interest went as far as saying that he won't be vetted:

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/282276-florida-governor-cancels-meeting-with-trump

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