05-27-2024, 09:17 PM
(05-27-2024, 08:50 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Pence was just a token ride along who would help insure the Christian Right vote. I think that Trump feels like he already has that vote going for him, so no need to double down. If he want's to increase voter likeability among the independent voters, he needs to pick a moderate as his running mate, like one of the two independent, former Democratic candidates like Manchin or Sinema.
I get that him going that direction would be to the horror of most Democrat voters, but honestly, it would be his best move.
Trump doesn't think he needs independents and moderates. While politically picking someone from the middle would be smart, he will never ever pick someone he can't control. Neither Sinema nor Manchin would fall into that category for him. He would never trust them to say not certify a losing election because he told them to.
Frankly, I don't think Manchin, at least would do that, for all his contrariness, he is not a Republican and would not be used by Trump to beat a Democrat, even one he may disagree with
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