No. I think it’s more along the lines that VP Biden just realizes he lives in a country of which he is a public officeholder and that it is a country of plural beliefs and in fact a country in which most do not share his Catholic faith. He is the VPOTUS. Not 2nd in command in the Vatican.
You are downplaying the positives of each, although Flynn is not a good choice overall because of his position on abortion. Gov Pence is a strong choice. Newt Gingrich achieved a lot as speaker of the House, including bipartisan work, and is one of the complaints with Congress that they lack a lot of bipartisanship, is it not? Flynn has obviously a lot of foreign policy experience, but not a good choice overall because of his position on abortion. Christie is a twice elected Republican governor in a heavy Democratic state.
None of them are great choices, although Pence is probably the best of the bunch. In an ordinary year none of them would be on the short list. The heavyweights are sitting this one out because they either can’t stand Trump, don’t think he can win, or both.
I thought Gingrich also, but apparently the feeling was consolidating the right base. In essence Trump moved further right which I see Hillary doing also in an attempt to broaden her base. Be interesting to see who she picks to further address the right issue she has with voters.
Exactly! Politics, Political
Still not seeing how he adds any kind of balance to the Trump ticket. Trump is already a pretty far right of center candidate and now they’ve added an even farther right candidate who doesn’t even have decent approval in his own state. This would seem to be the opposite of balancing out.
Trump has not proven himself to be far right on life or marriage. Two very important things to some of us he needs voting for him.Still not seeing how he adds any kind of balance to the Trump ticket. Trump is already a pretty far right of center candidate and now they’ve added an even farther right candidate who doesn’t even have decent approval in his own state. This would seem to be the opposite of balancing out.
The reason why a lot of Republican commentators don’t like Trump is because they don’t consider him conservative enough. Especially on their concept of one global community (aka ‘new world order’ as GHWB would say) with the US as leader of it.Still not seeing how he adds any kind of balance to the Trump ticket. Trump is already a pretty far right of center candidate and now they’ve added an even farther right candidate who doesn’t even have decent approval in his own state. This would seem to be the opposite of balancing out.
I think that sums it up very well. This pick makes absolutely no sense to me…unless Trump wants to lose the election.
Your diagrams indicate exactly why this pick makes no sense to me. Trump is on the right (he’s not even really right of center. His VP pick Pence is even farther right. They’re both right. Most voters in the United States are in that nice square in the middle. Neither candidate is anywhere near that square. And Pence does nothing to get Trump closer to the square.
If that’s what you took for my post, then I will simply just leave it that I’m not sure you understand the job description of VPOTUS. It is not the same as for a Catholic bishop. Biden I think gets it. In the dedication and devoutness of how he lives his faith in his personal life while realizing he is not just VP of Catholics.Exactly! Politics, Political
I mean here you are trying to tell us we are being political if we vote for Pence because he left the Church, yet Biden isn’t even though he puts politics ahead of his faith.
Trump is a whole lot closer to the square than Hilary. Do you think she will pick someone who’s in the square? I highly doubt it. I figure her pick will also be farther from the square than Trump.
I don’t think that many are in the middle
I get the job, I don’t think you understand the meaning of political. Holding a political office does not mean you should close your eyes to evil.