Who will/would The Donald pick for VP?

[Hamlette]

Would he pick another outsider? Which establishment Republicans would run with him?

[Duckhunter935]

1. have a TV show

To select one

[Hamlette]

3. OMG, it could happen.

[Hortensis]

12. "Carl Icahn, you're fired. Get out!"

"Carlie Fiorina, you're ugly. You're fired. Leave!"

I can see it. Supposedly a lot of the fans of The Apprentice want him for president. He's a "strong leader."

What I don't see is Trump choosing a strong VEEP. He'll want an unthreatening sycophant. A really good ass-kissing schmoozer.

Cruz was supposed to be a real possibility. I'm guessing Cruz probably burned this bridge for good, though, when he moved on from kissing up to trying to dethrone the king. Besides, what president could sleep soundly with Cruz just a heartbeat from the Oval Office?

[yeoman6987]

80. As long as it's not Rubio

[Lizzie Poppet]

2. Well, since Hermann Göring isn't available...

...I suspect it's a pretty open field.

[davekriss]

25. This ^^^

As a supreme narcissist, he'll choose someone least threatening to and most willing to stroke his ego.

[Buzz Clik]

4. His daughter

[saltpoint]

5. My first choice is that he never

be in a position where he could do any such thing.

But then again I thought he would flame out by Labor Day. He didn't. And he's holding a commanding lead in New Hampshire.

If Trump wins the Pukes' nom and asks me for names for his veep short list, I think I'd resent the question because I'd be busy packing to leave the country.

But ok, some names.

Ann Coulter.
John Kasick.
Ted Cruz.
Susana "Crazy Mama" Martinez
Cliven Bundy.
Franklin Graham.
Curt Schilling.
Peyton Manning.
Michelle Bachmann.

[libodem]

28. Perfect list

Now, with the television apprentice show idea we ding ding ding.

[saltpoint]

46. Yep. There has to be that

cash angle. Trump knows how to ring a cash register.

[libodem]

58. That's what is important to them

$$$$$$$

[KamaAina]

30. Tejana Susana is slightly too sane for The Combover.

Besides, her name ends in "ez", which means she has to pay for the wall, then go on the other side of it.

Otherwise, nice list!

[saltpoint]

48. True -- she could come under scrutiny from the

boss for her heritage. If Muslim women cannot attend a Trump rally, can women with the 'ez' in their names be Vice President?

[SheilaT]

42. It's Susana "La Tejana" Martinez.

I live in NM and she is frequently referred to that way. I have never heard what you posted said about her.

[saltpoint]

45. I threw it in there after a post

of recent days following her encounter with police at a hotel party, at which the cops suggested she had perhaps imbibed beyond her limit.

[SheilaT]

49. Oh, that little encounter is quite well known here,

but has not created any new nicknames for her. If a new one were to come up, it would be "La Borracha" because it was quite evident she was under the influence at the time.

[saltpoint]

51. SheilaT, you are a lot better at

being diplomatic than I am concerning Republican governors.

My original draft used "drunker than a boiled owl," from James Joyce's famous phrase, but then I thought better of it and tried less crude language.

[SheilaT]

59. Keep in mind that Spanish is an official language of New Mexico.

Susana La Tejana's grandparents came to this country from there. I have no idea if she herself speaks Spanish but that language is not only widely spoken here but even more widely understood. I took three semesters of college Spanish back in the '90s, and was about as good as you might expect from that amount of study. For about eight months after I moved here I worked outpatient registration at the local hospital, and my passive Spanish got REALLY good. My active Spanish also improved a great deal.

However, never make the mistake of assuming that someone with a Hispanic surname or appearance actually speaks the language. Just like any other immigrant group succeeding generations tend to lose the original language they came here with. In NM Spanish has been retained somewhat longer simply because of the concentration and constant influx of Spanish language speakers. Almost any job where you'd deal with the public, it helps a great deal to speak the language, and there are jobs for which it is required.

added on edit: no one here would call her crazy mama. Susana La Loca, maybe. The other really does sound offensive, even though I don't care for her at all.

[trueblue2007]

43. Ted Nugent lololol

[saltpoint]

50. Poor Ted. His first pick -- Huckabee --

is about to be buried alive in Iowa, so he may have to parlay his notoriety to make the Donald's short list.

[Xipe Totec]

6. The mirror. nt

[hobbit709]

8. Beat me to it.

[treestar]

11. Yep.

[Hortensis]

14. Oh, of COURSE!.

[OregonBlue]

7. Palin.

[mainstreetonce]

9. Monica Lewinsky

...

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

40. She's too old. For the Donald.

I'm guessing Megan Kelly.

As long as she doesn't do any of that "bleeding", you know.

[Rex]

10. Lucifer.

[greymattermom]

13. Josh Duggar

TV show, appropriate relationship with women, you name it.

[edgineered]

15. Voldemort of Florida would be a nice fit.

A more revolting choice than Rick Scott cannot be imagined.

[saltpoint]

16. How about the guy who conspired to dognap

Bo and/or Sonny from the Obama residence on Pennsylvania Avenue?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/08/politics/secret-service-jesus-christ-dog/index.html

[femmocrat]

17. His wife Melania.

If there is a provision in the Constitution that the VP has to be a "natural born citizen," he will buy the Constitution and shred it.

[enid602]

31. Melania

She'll be too busy as FLOTUS, giving tours of their penthouse in the Trump Tower to third graders and out of town guests. You really don't expect them to live in the White House, do you?

If tRump becomes POTUS, however does that mean she'll be the stRump-et?

[Warren Stupidity]

18. Sarah Palin.

That would bring experience and gravitas to contrast his bombast and bluster.

[Donkees]

19. Bernie Madoff

[KamaAina]

32. Nope. I have Bernie pegged for Treasury Secretary.

[saltpoint]

20. Trump could ask Condoleezza Rice.

Who knows what she would tell him.

[H2O Man]

21. Interesting.

That might actually come about.

[saltpoint]

22. It would be a female veep choice,

just as Palin was, with the notable exception that Rice is intelligent. Deeply contaminated by Bushthink, certainly, but intelligent at her core.

She would lend an "internationalist" vibe to the hyper-domestic Trump.

While she is likely smarter than he is, she is no less delusional when it comes to ideology. And she knows how the game is played.

[kimbutgar]

27. Condi has some skeletons in her" closet" like a long time female roommate.

Open secret in Palo Alto.

That said I think he'd pick Alex Jones, or Jesse Ventura.

[enid602]

34. Condi

I heard from a Washington friend that she is a member of a real wacko Evangelical Church that's big on the 'End Days.' Great qualification for a Secretary of State.

[denem]

65. Somebody thinking of trying that angle on 'The Warrior Princess'

should refresh their life insurance.

[mikeargo]

23. Paul LePage

[spanone]

24. Ted Nugent.

his polls numbers would go up.

[emulatorloo]

26. Omarosa

[EdwardBernays]

29. Himself

Obviously

[tblue37]

33. I don't know, but I bet he would want Ivanka to serve in the role of First Lady,

which has primarily been a hostess/spokesmodel role. Sure, brilliant, accomplished women like Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton do what they can to use their position to accomplish worthwhile goals, but their talents and skills are not allowed to be fully used while they are First Lady. Melania prefers not to stand in the spotlight with the Donald, so I bet that if he were president she would be glad to let Ivanka play WH hostess and spokesmodel.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

35. another empty suit

[doc03]

36. The Three Stogies have all passed away I suppose. How about

Gallagher or Karrot Top.

[L. Coyote]

37. Someone with better hair. I know a metrosexual cowboy in an oversized hat,

but he's still busy overthrowing the government with Donald's help!
Only one catch-22, will there still be a US government after the revolution.

Official Member Of Trump Campaign Joins Oregon Militia
by Alan Pyke Jan 7, 2016

The co-chairman of Donald Trump’s New Hampshire “Veterans for Trump” group has arrived in Burns, Oregon, to assist the small cadre of armed men who are seeking to provoke a standoff with federal officials there.



That not-quite-standoff began over the weekend when a handful of men led by Ammon Bundy decided to turn a much larger peaceful protest over a decision to send two ranchers back to jail for arson into an armed struggle. The group’s numbers are small – especially compared to the 300 who reportedly joined the peaceful protest of the re-sentencing – but they have now been reinforced by Jerry DeLemus, a former United States Marine living on the opposite side of the country.

Trump himself has said little about the situation in Oregon, following the pattern of most of the GOP primary candidates. But on Tuesday he seemed to tell The Hill it was time for the Bundy crew to pack it in and go home. “You have to maintain law and order, no matter what,” he said.

It is at least the second time DeLemus has ridden to the physical aid of a Bundy. When Ammon’s father Cliven had his cattle impounded by the Bureau of Land Management in 2014 over more than $1 million in unpaid fines and fees for his use of public lands, DeLemus and his son drove 41 hours in three days to come help. ....

[Sheepshank]

38. He'd pick Palin again, or Cruz, or .Bundy. Putin is already too busy.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

39. A "Yes, sir! BOSS!" masochist type who kisses ass well.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

41. Himself. No-one else is awesome enough to share a platform with The Donald. N.T.

[SheilaT]

44. I see him as refusing to select a VP,

because he would NEVER want to share the spotlight with anyone else. He'll then be completely baffled by the requirement that there BE a vice-president and might at that point decide not to run. Who knows?

[footinmouth]

47. Omarosa

Perfect for the ob

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

52. Scott Walker.

He's white, dumb as a sack of hammers, and an accomplished ass-kisser.

[saltpoint]

53. True on all counts. Plus it propels him

onto the national stage after a calamitous over-sold White House run.

[madamesilverspurs]

54. Martin Shkreli

Kindred spirits and all that ...

[longship]

55. How about Sparkle Moose?

At least she could wink at the voters again.

[KentuckyWoman]

56. Is Oily Taint still among the breathing?

She'd be perfect.

If not he'll probably go for some pusbag like John Hagee or better yet Sckreli.

[jmowreader]

67. Not eligible. Born in Russia.

You can't be vice president if you're not eligible to be president.

[KentuckyWoman]

72. Didn't even know she was born in Russia.

Shows ya what I know... haha

[Warpy]

57. His son, Baron

Yeah, the kid is a pudgy blob of a pre teen, but monarchies are to be inherited!

[Gawdless Pinko Lib]

60. His Hair

Easy question!

[fleur-de-lisa]

75. That's what I was thinking too!

[MowCowWhoHow III]

61. Predictit.org has Nikki Haley as top R-VP pick

https://www.predictit.org/Market/1529/Who-will-win-the-2016-Republican-vice-presidential-nomination

Although that's a weighted prediction across all potential winners, not just The Donald.

[Goblinmonger]

73. Interesting

I think if it's Rubio or Bush, she's a little too close geographically to be a wise choice.

[Person 2713]

62. Ben Carson . I think Cruz is too scary even for Trump

Plus Carson is so nontheatening & in Trumps world, that is good for the donald

[LiberalElite]

63. Who's the reincarnation of

Eva Braun? Anyone?

[Mendocino]

64. Wayne LaPierre n/t

[jmowreader]

66. I originally thought Darrell Issa, because of his birtherism

Problem is, in 2013 he sponsored an immigration bill that didn't call for building walls, drowning illegals in bathtubs or barring Muslims from the country. So, I'd say he's out.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/darrell-issa-immigration-reform-bill-098764

As to who's in...I don't know, he needs a politician to balance the ticket...Raul Labrador, maybe?

[Yupster]

68. Pretty sure he will pick a woman

Mary Fallin
Joni Ernst
Susanna Martinez
Nicki Haley
Shelley Capito

Could surprise by picking a business woman - not sure who

darkhorse candidate is Safra Katz - CEO of Oracle graduated from Wharton which Trump is very proud of.

[JI7]

69. i really hope it doesn't get to that point

[Warren DeMontague]

70. The duck dynasty guy.

[SoCalDem]

71. A woman who will tolerate being called "Honey" or "Dollface"..

[tiredtoo]

74. Omarosa N/T

[IDemo]

76. The Donald would face a quandary with his VP pick

Face it - it's painfully obvious that he has no real grasp of issues foreign or domestic, instead relying entirely on fiery rhetoric intended to twist the knobs of the Angry White Right.

If the horror were to unfold that he went on to win the nomination and the general (which I don't see as completely impossible), he would have to surround himself with advisers with some real-world knowledge and experience, not someone who claps deliriously whenever Dear Leader speaks. But having a staffer or a Veep who is inclined to tap him on the shoulder with a correction when he suggests that melanin detectors for TSA checkpoints would be a good thing, probably isn't going to go over real well.

So he isn't going to choose a Palin or Bachmann, but you can likely count out Jeb or Kasich as well. He would be most comfortable with someone who can provide some competent support while doing so in a low key, behind the scenes manner, letting The Toupee take all the credit.

[Chipper Chat]

77. Joni Ernst

A hog-squealin'good ticket.

[RKP5637]

78. Bernard Madoff?

[polichick]

79. Someone who will kiss his ass every minute of every day.

[lpbk2713]

81. OxyRush.

It would be a big step down in pay for Rushbo and he probably wouldn't accept.

But Chump would want a bullshiiter on the same master level as himself.

[alarimer]

82. Himself, if possible

I'm sure he doesn't want anyone else sharing the limelight.

[dembotoz]

83. retired military like curtiss lemay was for wallace

carry the gun nuts and the conservaclowns who think trump is too soft

work well with the get thing done theme
work well with make america great again theme

a general over an admiral

[SwankyXomb]

84. Wouldn't be any of the other current candidates

Why would he want to associate with those losers?