Sabato TRUMP VP Shortlist

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Listed Alphabetically:

1. Brewer
2. Brown
3. Capito
4. Christie
5. Corker
6. Ernst
7. Fischer
8. Fallin
9. Gingrich
10. Graham (listed as a joke, not as an actual possibility)
11. Kasich
12. LePage
13. Perdue
14. Portman
15. Scott, Rick
16. Scott, Tim
17. Sessions
18. Thune
19. Walker
20. Webb (D)

They also acknowledge that they didn't predict TRUMP's nomination, and therefore can't be counted on here either, meaning it's possible that TRUMP's pick isn't mentioned above.

http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-veepstakes-part-two-trumps-temptation/

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Capito? Fischer? Perdue?

[Ronnie]

As I said in the stickied thread, Trump would be smart to consider Kay Bailey Hutchison to add conservative and establishment cred to the ticket while softening many of his rough edges.  I'm not sure she would accept, but she seems to be the best potential choice left out of the ones who haven't ruled themselves out yet.

Anyway, this list mostly sucks.  I have no idea why they'd put Shelley Moore Capito so high on the list when she's pro-choice.  That's an immediate disqualifier.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

As I said in the stickied thread, Trump would be smart to consider Kay Bailey Hutchison to add conservative and establishment cred to the ticket while softening many of his rough edges.  I'm not sure she would accept, but she seems to be the best potential choice left out of the ones who haven't ruled themselves out yet.

Anyway, this list mostly sucks.  I have no idea why they'd put Shelley Moore Capito so high on the list when she's pro-choice.  That's an immediate disqualifier.

The list isn't meant to be seen as most likely-least likely, it's just straight alphabetical order.

[Indy Texas]

As I said in the stickied thread, Trump would be smart to consider Kay Bailey Hutchison to add conservative and establishment cred to the ticket while softening many of his rough edges.  I'm not sure she would accept, but she seems to be the best potential choice left out of the ones who haven't ruled themselves out yet.

Anyway, this list mostly sucks.  I have no idea why they'd put Shelley Moore Capito so high on the list when she's pro-choice.  That's an immediate disqualifier.

There is no way in hell KBH would sign up for that. She was more than slightly pissed off that McCain passed her over in '08 and picked Sarah Palin of all people. She's not going to play second fiddle to what Sarah Palin would be if she were a rich, angry anthropomorphic circus peanut.

[Crumpets]

1. Ticket age average would be 70
2. Lost
3. Doesn't bring anything to the ticket apart from a spare woman card
4. 29% approval rating
5. Doubt he'd agree
6. Okay, this one makes sense
7. Very new to the national scene
8. Lol
9. See 8
10. Literal joke
11. Won one state
12. I guess doubling down can work sometimes
13. Who?
14. See 5
15. There is no good and evil. There is only power and those too weak to seek it.
16. Maybe
17. RIP pivot
18. Low energy
19. Lost
20. From the party of the Great Satan

[Ronnie]

As I said in the stickied thread, Trump would be smart to consider Kay Bailey Hutchison to add conservative and establishment cred to the ticket while softening many of his rough edges.  I'm not sure she would accept, but she seems to be the best potential choice left out of the ones who haven't ruled themselves out yet.

Anyway, this list mostly sucks.  I have no idea why they'd put Shelley Moore Capito so high on the list when she's pro-choice.  That's an immediate disqualifier.

There is no way in hell KBH would sign up for that. She was more than slightly pissed off that McCain passed her over in '08 and picked Sarah Palin of all people. She's not going to play second fiddle to what Sarah Palin would be if she were a rich, angry anthropomorphic circus peanut.

Yeah, I acknowledge she'd probably say no, but he might as well give it a shot.  I can't think of anyone who would add as much to the ticket as she.

[Maxwell]

Shelley Moore Capito strikes me as the only potential woman addition to the ticket that would not be a complete disaster. A very prolific legislator, very popular in her state, not a rabble rouser, fairly moderate for a Republican in 2016. If she hadn't just got elected to the Senate, she strikes me as the perfect pick for the reason that she does no damage and adds #TheWomanCard.

The more I think about it the more it makes sense as a response to the accusation that Trump is anti-woman and not into policy and needs someone who contrasts that. And unlike someone like Susan Collins, you can sell Capito to the base.

[Indy Texas]

Shelley Moore Capito strikes me as the only potential woman addition to the ticket that would not be a complete disaster. A very prolific legislator, very popular in her state, not a rabble rouser, fairly moderate for a Republican in 2016. If she hadn't just got elected to the Senate, she strikes me as the perfect pick for the reason that she does no damage and adds #TheWomanCard.

The more I think about it the more it makes sense as a response to the accusation that Trump is anti-woman and not into policy and needs someone who contrasts that. And unlike someone like Susan Collins, you can sell Capito to the base.

No.

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AW HELL NO.

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[Holmes]

I want to think Capito respects herself too much to even consider it.

[Heisenberg]

As I said in the stickied thread, Trump would be smart to consider Kay Bailey Hutchison to add conservative and establishment cred to the ticket while softening many of his rough edges.  I'm not sure she would accept, but she seems to be the best potential choice left out of the ones who haven't ruled themselves out yet.

Anyway, this list mostly sucks.  I have no idea why they'd put Shelley Moore Capito so high on the list when she's pro-choice.  That's an immediate disqualifier.

Wait, isn't her record from the National Right to Life Committee very high? I know she has voted in favor of stem cell research (as a pro-lifer myself, I see no real arguments against it, I think it does too much good to be evil, but back to the topic), and has a 55% rating during the Bush years while in the House, but I think her rating has gone up since.

[Indy Texas]

As I said in the stickied thread, Trump would be smart to consider Kay Bailey Hutchison to add conservative and establishment cred to the ticket while softening many of his rough edges.  I'm not sure she would accept, but she seems to be the best potential choice left out of the ones who haven't ruled themselves out yet.

Anyway, this list mostly sucks.  I have no idea why they'd put Shelley Moore Capito so high on the list when she's pro-choice.  That's an immediate disqualifier.

Wait, isn't her record from the National Right to Life Committee very high? I know she has voted in favor of stem cell research (as a pro-lifer myself, I see no real arguments against it, I think it does too much good to be evil, but back to the topic), and has a 55% rating during the Bush years while in the House, but I think her rating has gone up since.

The Republican Party has moved the goalposts so far on the abortion issue that simply supporting access to birth control has become equated with being a baby killer. Shelley Moore Capito is a baby killer in their eyes.

[Ebsy]

This is the worst list of possible vp picks I have ever seen.

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This is the worst list of possible vp picks I have ever seen.

Sabato made a list of potential Hillary running mates which included Ken Salazar, Bill Nelson, Terry McAuliffe, Evan Bayh, and Tom Vilsack.

[Zioneer]

This is the worst list of possible vp picks I have ever seen.

Sabato made a list of potential Hillary running mates which included Ken Salazar, Bill Nelson, Terry McAuliffe, Evan Bayh, and Tom Vilsack.

So, swing-staters, ultra-moderates, or both?

[Rick Grimes]

jim webb would be a good pick to get reagan dems in michigan & wisconsin and i know alot in iowa who might swing over if that is the case. ithink clinton will pick mark wanrer though.

[LLR]

jim webb would be a good pick to get reagan dems in michigan & wisconsin and i know alot in iowa who might swing over if that is the case. ithink clinton will pick mark wanrer though.

*sighs*