Trump needs to very careful with his VP pick.While millions of democrats hate Biden and has made peace with a 2nd Trump term that could change with the wrong VP pick. Anybody that thinks Tim Scott gets Trump more black vote doesn't know much about politics or how the Black Community feels about Black Republicans/Uncle Toms/Coons. There are millions of black people who hate Biden and wont be voting for him but their feelings would change if an Uncle Tom was a VP nominee.Nearly every Black person I know hate Biden but would rather see Biden win a 2nd term before seeing an Uncle Tom as VP. Anybody paying attention knows Black Republicans do not do well in state wide elections or primaries... Now yes, Tim Scott is a US Senator,but he was not elected to that position,Niki Haley appointed him.He did win re election but he had the advantage of incumbency and not having to fight through a GOP Primary to be The GOP nominee.If Scott would have had to go through a GOP primary for his seat the results would have been the same as his presidential run imo.Not only do blacks hate Scott,many republicans do to for they way he stabbed the women who made him a US Senator in the back.That should have been expected though as a man who would betray his own people would betray anyone.Black voters in his own state dont like him On a balmy, overcast October afternoon in South Carolina, Tim Scott, the state’s junior senator and current Republican presidential hopeful, worked his way from the back of the Corner Perk Brunch Cafe to a makeshift stage at the front of the crowded room. He stopped to hug and greet adoring supporters in his path. Mr. Scott, who grew up idolizing professional wrestlers, looked the part of the fan favorite on his way to the ring. “I am a huge fan of America,” Mr. Scott, 58, the Senate’s only Black Republican, said. “We are the greatest country on God’s green earth.” He delivered this message to an almost entirely older, white group. But there was a time when Mr. Scott represented the possibility that Republicans could draw a more diverse crowd. Early in his political career, Mr. Scott stirred excitement among South Carolina’s Republican establishment, which anointed him a rising star who could help broaden the party’s appeal to Black voters. As an at-large member of the Charleston County Council, he set out to test the theory in 1996 by challenging a sitting state senator, a Democrat, in a majority Black district. But Mr. Scott lost that campaign by 30 percentage points — a “trouncing,” Charleston’s Post and Courier called it. The lessons of that loss still echo in Mr. Scott’s struggling bid for the Republican nomination for president. Mr. Scott often speaks about race and America on the campaign trail, but he has honed a message of opportunity and resilience, while downplaying the role racism plays in impeding Black progress. That is a message that largely appeals to white voters and is “just so foreign and alien to most Black people,” according to Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, the former head of the College of Charleston’s African American history center. Bottom line,Trump needs a safe VP pick,one that does not anger democrats when they hear their name like Haley,Mitt Romney type or Pence type (we know it wont be Pence but someone bland like him that does not piss off democrats) Right now this race is 90-10 Trump.If Trump picks someone like Scott or Vivik its 50-50 or even better for Biden.As of now Im voting Trump but I would go back to Biden if Scott or Vivik were Trumps VP pick.
I think Marco would be a good pick. I've always like Marco. But like you said, the whole residency thing. You said Trump could change back to NY pretty quick... yeah but... call it a hunch lol, but I have a feeling he hates that place. Maybe TX or TN.
Elise Stefanik or Kristi Noem will make excellent choices. Congresswoman Stefanik defended President Donald Trump against the 2 impeachment attempts against him by the Democrats. That has to count for something. Loyalty is rare these days. Governor Kristi Noem is a good Republican governor. Tim Scott is a good guy but, he is relatively unknown outside of South Carolina. Of course, President Donald Trump is at the top of the ticket. Compare them to Kamala Harris or maybe, Michelle Obama? Let us see who they put up to succeed Joe Biden, in case, his health gives. Michelle Obama might be at the top of Joe Biden's list as he has been talking to Barack Obama a lot these days.
He does hate that place, and that is why he might use NY to do it. As we saw with his visit a few days ago to the cops funeral, Trump has developed a bit of a "McArthur returning to the Philippines" persona related to New York. There is more of that ahead too. Not saying he would move back but he is a populist and has a YUGE base of support mixed in with all the lefties there. He is not going to be driven out of NYC by Alvin Bragg types.
Hunter lost his motion to dismiss. Now scheduled for trial June 20. He will probably appeal the dismissal. And he will lose that too. Not sure what he thinks it buys him to gain another month or two. Whatevah. Throw whatevah bullshit at you got. Howz that workin' out. This is actually a victory for the House Oversight Committee. They made it impossible for him to finalize the sweetheart plea deal privately, and it blew up from there. Hunter was within a pubic hair of skating. Then whammo! A big bright light was put on it and the DOJ got a whole lot more attention than they bargained for. Nevertheless, the DOJ rigged it so that they let the statute of limitations run on the biggest crimes and you cannot unscramble that egg now. Hunter may be found guilty on the tax crimes but it will be and always has been good to be a Biden. In regard to the gun related crime- throwing a gun in the dumpster and lying about drug use- he will probably beat that and I could care less. If my neighbor had done that, he would do no time or be charged- unlike not paying several million in taxes (if you include the ones where the statute of limitations was deliberately allowed to lapse) The gun crime charge was part of a ruse to give Hunter something low level to plead guilty too. It was always a scam. So he will probably beat that at trial because the DOJ deliberately entered into a flaky couple charges that he could plead out on. BUT THEN HUNTER bit the nipple at the very end and would not accept the plea deal. Hey, go for it. Give us updates on how it is going. Of course the other part of the blow up was caused by the DOJ. The court caught the DOJ deliberately hiding part of the plea deal that barred immunity for prosecution in a part of the document that was not presented to the court. That exploded like an IED in the court. Scam gone bad!