Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Trump Getting Close To Picking VP However, It Might Not Be Newt

Trump Eyeing Gingrich for National Security Position

Monday, 11 Jul 2016 07:28 PM

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Even if Donald Trump does not pick Newt Gingrich as his running mate, the former U.S. House Speaker may still have a job in the billionaire's administration.

Trump is considering picking Gingrich for a top national security post should he be elected president, according to two people familiar with the the candidate's thinking.

A longtime backer of Trump's campaign, Gingrich was added to the short list of vice presidential candidates in May. While Trump could still ask Gingrich to join the ticket, his focus has narrowed in recent days to Indiana Governor Mike Pence and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the Washington Post reported on Monday.

A national-security role in a potential Trump administration could be a good fit for Gingrich. He holds a doctorate in European history and is known for his intellectual curiosity. In Congress, he immersed himself in military affairs and intelligence issues, and in 2001 he was named by then-President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board. Like Trump, Gingrich is a staunch critic of the the U.S. nuclear deal with Iran.

Asked about the potential role, Gingrich said, "I know nothing of this."

Trump Should Not Be Treated Differently But Establish Republicans Should NOT Be Treating Him Differently. The Whining Is From The Entrenched GOP, Not Trump. Rove, Stop Your Bellyaching And Criticizing And Let The Campaign Work Its Way Out

Rove: Don't Treat Trump Differently, a Nominee Needs a Majority

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By Cathy Burke | Thursday, 24 Mar 2016 12:27 PM

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GOP front-runner Donald Trump's "whining" demand that a plurality of delegates determine the winner of the party's presidential nod would defy a 160-year-old rule that Abraham Lincoln saw fit to abide by, political adviser Karl Rove argues.

In a commentary for The Wall Street Journal, the former deputy chief of staff for President George W. Bush dismisses Trump's claim the GOP convention rule mandating a candidate have a majority of delegates to win the nomination is an "artificial number."

"Decrying the use of what he called a 'very random number' is not just whining; it is a demand for radical change," Rove writes. "The rule that the Republican nominee must win a majority of the national convention has been in force for 160 years…"

Rove adds five Republican presidents, including Lincoln, trailed in the convention when voting began at their respective conventions.

"Mr. Trump should stop demanding to be treated differently than any GOP candidate before him, including Abraham Lincoln," Rove writes. "Rather than try to change the rules in the middle of the contest, he should focus on gaining the nomination outright by winning 55 percent of the remaining delegates."

"If he can't," Rove writes, "he must convince the convention that he is worthy of a majority. Given how badly he does in polls against Hillary Clinton, that may be difficult."

Rove notes Trump will likely fall short on the convention's first ballot "by only a handful of votes, 20 or so" and that he would then likely go on to become the nominee.

"But if he is down by a larger number, say 100 to 200, he could be in trouble," Rove writes, adding:

"Trump surely knows this, which is why he threatened 'riots' if he is denied the nomination," calling it "nonsense" to argue the effect would be to "'disenfranchise' his supporters."

"By the end of the primaries, most Republicans are likely to have voted for someone else," Rove writes. "Would giving Mr. Trump the nomination 'disenfranchise' them?"

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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Trump Getting Close To Picking VP However, It Might Not Be Newt

Trump Eyeing Gingrich for National Security Position

Friday, March 25, 2016

Trump Should Not Be Treated Differently But Establish Republicans Should NOT Be Treating Him Differently. The Whining Is From The Entrenched GOP, Not Trump. Rove, Stop Your Bellyaching And Criticizing And Let The Campaign Work Its Way Out

Rove: Don't Treat Trump Differently, a Nominee Needs a Majority

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