Democrats 'fear' this possible Trump VP
pick who 'could spell the end for Biden': Insiders
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Brandon Gillespie
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Posted By: Mercedes44,
6/9/2024 5:53:53 AM
This is the fifth in a series of profiles of potential running mates for presidential candidate Donald Trump on the 2024 Republican Party ticket
The race to determine who will be Donald Trump's running mate this November took a major step forward last week with the acceleration of vetting multiple potential candidates, but political insiders with deep knowledge of presidential campaigns say there is one possible name on the former president's shortlist Democrats "fear" the most.
Trump's campaign recently entered the next phase of the running mate search by requesting documents from several prospective contenders, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio,
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Jethro bo 6/9/2024 7:06:14 AM (No. 1733944)
So a leak from an unknown but trusted insider says Rubio is the Dems biggest threat to Diaper Joe. Which means the Dems internal polls should Rubio doing the least to help Trump and the most to help Diaper Joe.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
walcb 6/9/2024 7:10:43 AM (No. 1733947)
Rubio is a great speaker and would make a good choice but my memory recalls that he has difficulty speaking any Spanish or was that Russian disinformation?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 6/9/2024 7:15:08 AM (No. 1733951)
President Trump can make up for all of the bad appointments he made during his first term - - by selecting Ron De Santis as his running mate this time.
De Santis has been an excellent governor and he would make an excellent president. He foolishly allowed his over-ambitious wife to talk him into running against President Trump this year - - a really dumb blunder - - but if he promises to keep her in the kitchen - - De Santis would be the best choice.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
LLAMA 6/9/2024 7:21:04 AM (No. 1733959)
Rubio is definitely a premium candidate, with gravitas, poise, experience, and intellect. His ethnicity would definitely be an asset to the ticket. Finally, imagine Rubio and Harris in a debate - the SPCA might have to intervene.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Bur Oak 6/9/2024 7:33:08 AM (No. 1733971)
I'd prefer an outsider not someone that has been corrupted by being in Washington DC too long (about 6 years).
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Californian 6/9/2024 7:35:25 AM (No. 1733972)
No one cares who the VP is.
Anyway, no, he can't pick DeSantis. They're from the same state, constitutional no-no.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
jar 6/9/2024 7:42:59 AM (No. 1733978)
# 4 - Rubio speaks flawless, fluent Spanish. It's Ted Cruz who doesn't.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
udanja99 6/9/2024 7:54:51 AM (No. 1733989)
Not true, #6. At one time it was a Constitutional no-no, but the 12th amendment changed that. Now it’s just tradition. The left threw tradition out the window decades ago. If Trump wants to pick someone from Florida I’d rather it be Byron Donalds. Florida needs DeSantis right where he is.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
ThreeBadCats3 6/9/2024 8:00:40 AM (No. 1733996)
All good choices. Our little world in in a precarious state. A fresh, honest re-start with someone with courage of convictions might be good for the country-world, as in J. D. Vance. Lots of people care.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Catherine 6/9/2024 8:08:26 AM (No. 1733999)
No to DeSantis. He's tied in with the Bush family. I can see him president eventually but it's not his time yet.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
bpl40 6/9/2024 8:15:54 AM (No. 1734008)
Is it possible? Both Trump and Rubio being from Florida is not permitted by the Constitution.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Ketchuplover 6/9/2024 8:30:35 AM (No. 1734017)
Does anyone really think that Rubio would carry on MAGA after Trump? He seems to be a nice guy, but remember how he crumbled before Chris Christie in the debate? He's a good speaker, but I don't trust him to stand firm when Conservative values are under fire. My guy is JDV. He's an outsider, an accomplished businessman, a Midwesterner, a country guy, and open about his past. He went to Washington to make a difference; not to get rich. That sounds like a Trump guy to me.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Fosterdad 6/9/2024 8:31:58 AM (No. 1734018)
#8, If Trump picked Rubio or any other Florida resident, one of them would have to move or the electors from Florida could not vote for both. From the 12th Amendment, "The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves". This is why Dick Cheney moved his official residence from Texas back to Wyoming when GW Bush picked him in 2000. Now, I like Rubio, but if Trump picked him, Trump would have to move. I guess he could move to NJ and have Bedminister as his official residence. But this is an issue that would have to be dealt with before the election.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Kafka2 6/9/2024 8:38:28 AM (No. 1734022)
Although I believe Rubio would make an excellent VP, choosing somebody from the same state would be a mistake. Nikki Haley would be an excellent alternative choice. However,Trump may have burned that bridge with his over the top attacks on her during the primaries.
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1. They are both from Florida. He can’t be the VP. Go read the Constitution.
2. He’s a RINO, worse than Pence.
This is the RINO establishment magical thinking.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Strike3 6/9/2024 9:32:24 AM (No. 1734063)
Biden is self-destructing and spelling his own end. It has not yet been reported but the DNC has to have a plan B in place for when Joe falls on his face for the last time before November.
Nikki Haley started that bridge on fire from the other end, Trump lit his end and the fires will meet in the middle. Her career is over. Trump has at least four great choices out of that final group of seven and there isn't another Pence among them.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 6/9/2024 9:45:15 AM (No. 1734083)
Trump probably does not need help carrying Florida so I do not see why he should pick someone from that state. Not to mention the constitutional issues on top of that.
I also remember Rubio being part of various 'bipartisan' deals that benefited Democrats over Republicans. So, no thanks. Rubio is probably a Washington insider at this point. Doubt he can be trusted.
Look elsewhere Mr. President.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Starboard_side 6/9/2024 10:45:01 AM (No. 1734134)
I still like Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She was good in the Trump WH, now has executive experience as governor of Arkansas.
Trump will only have 4 years so he needs someone who can continue for another 8 years as we need to realized change happens slowly in DC so need to have a long-range plan not expect things will change after the election which is a common problem for Republicans not realizing the Democrats don't want to change things as they like things the way they are and will resist and fight to maintain the current status quo.
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#8. 12th amendment
The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.
I suppose it is possible to have them both from Florida, but then Florida would lose all it’s representation in the electoral college.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
chance_232 6/9/2024 10:57:35 AM (No. 1734140)
He needs to pick a good one, because they will try to assasinate Trump, to protect “democracy”. The assassin will be some brain washed idiot with mental problems. Bonus if they can find a disgruntled republican. But it will never be traced back to the DNC. They haven’t crossed that line ……. Yet
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
earlybird 6/9/2024 11:14:42 AM (No. 1734156)
This writer builds his own story. Just his opinion and who is he?
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
earlybird 6/9/2024 11:20:47 AM (No. 1734159)
The president aned vice presidebt CAN be from the same state. Myth to the contraary is explained here. Read on...
https://www.history.com/news/can-the-president-and-vice-president-be-from-the-same-state
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
earlybird 6/9/2024 11:25:17 AM (No. 1734162)
Hit submit too soon.
There are many misconceptions about the rules of a president choosing their running mate. There’s no law or regulation against a president and vice president of the United States being from the same state. The reason why some people mistakenly believe such a prohibition exists comes down to a particular aspect of the Electoral College system laid out in Article II of the U.S. Constitution.
Article II states: “The electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.”
The restriction involves the Electoral College.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
DVC 6/9/2024 12:03:17 PM (No. 1734207)
Fox News is a Dem shill, has been for years. That's why I stopped paying any attention to them over four years ago. Fox works to elect Dems.
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No way to Rubio. Sanders or Vance for me.
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