# Who will be Trump's VP? \[plus\] Trump's Vice-President choice? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 20, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179 "2016-01-20T17:51:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/181 "2016-05-12T17:24:33Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I won’t be Gingrich, he hasn’t been relevant for at least a wife or two. A comment on [electoral-vote.com](http://electoral-vote.com) today was: > [@](#): > > A Trump-Gingrich ticket would also have six current or former wives in total, and more adultery than you can shake a stick at. ---
**Author:** ![ATLHawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@ATLHawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ATLHawk)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/182 "2016-05-12T17:41:13Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > I think it’ll be Gingrich. Someone who might help the ticket, though I doubt would be interested: Condoleeza Rice. Highly doubt that someone as critical about the war in Iraq, whether then and/or now, would want anything to do with Condi. I think Hannity is right. He will go with Newt and they will make some sort of “2016 Contract with America” to try to unify the party. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/183 "2016-05-12T18:00:25Z")
I just can’t believe it will be Newt Gingrich. If I were Trump, I’d be trying to get Kasich on board. He’s got a good political record (just ask him), he can bridge to the establishment and he’s from a battleground state. And to be honest, if Kasich can get GOP voters to show up in Ohio, it helps Rob Portman in a tight senate race, too. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/184 "2016-05-12T18:09:15Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I won’t be Gingrich… I’m so glad. One is more than enough. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/185 "2016-05-12T18:11:14Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > Someone who might help the ticket, though I doubt would be interested: Condoleeza Rice. How on Earth would Rice help Trump’s chances? A black woman would outrage Trump’s base of ignorant white people. And Rice was one of the people responsible for Bush’s foreign policy, which was a complete disaster. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/186 "2016-05-12T18:13:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’m so glad. One is more than enough. Yes I saw that typo later. Thank goodness I won’t be Gingrich. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/187 "2016-05-12T19:37:55Z")
I think it will be Jeff Sessions, because he endorsed Trump so early and because he’s freakishly conservative to mollify anyone nervous that Trump has crypto-liberal leanings. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/188 "2016-05-12T20:10:55Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > I think it will be Jeff Sessions, because he endorsed Trump so early and because he’s freakishly conservative to mollify anyone nervous that Trump has crypto-liberal leanings. Trump’s fans aren’t particularly worried if he’s a crypto liberal. Remember how all those ads showing his past Democratic leaning opinions were utterly ineffective? And it’s not like he’s even remotely suspected of being Bernie Sanders lefty, he’s Clinton lefty at worst. I don’t think he needs to play to the extreme right/tea partiers. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/189 "2016-05-12T20:32:52Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > I think it will be Jeff Sessions, because he endorsed Trump so early and because he’s freakishly conservative to mollify anyone nervous that Trump has crypto-liberal leanings. A couple months ago I said I thought it might be Sessions for basically that reason and because at the time I thought he’d be about the only seasoned politician who would accept the job. But now I think Trump could persuade someone more credible, and from a more key state, too. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/190 "2016-05-12T22:40:04Z")
Hey, **Fear Itself** , don’t knock her until you’ve been in her shoes! Do you have any idea how tough it is to respond to a gotcha trap question like “Hello”? ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/191 "2016-05-13T06:18:45Z")
Dan Quayle could use another shot at this sort of thing. He feels Trump’s more qualified than Hillary, which already is giving me the warm and fuzzies.:dubious: (Trying to remember who said way back when that when looking into those blue eyes you could see clear through to the back of D.Q’s head.) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/192 "2016-05-13T14:37:01Z")
Calling it now for John Barron. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/193 "2016-05-13T15:07:58Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > A black woman would outrage Trump’s base of ignorant white people. Don’t confuse ignorance - or lack of education - with stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/194 "2016-05-13T17:34:31Z")
I really don’t see a black or female candidate as being a problem. Sure, Trump does appeal to racists, but they’re racists who want to appear like they aren’t racist. What if, instead of pointing to their (only) black friend, they could point to who they voted for? Hell, I remember some people saying they couldn’t be racist because they voted for Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/195 "2016-05-13T22:00:07Z")
> [@Eddie The Horrible](#): > > Dan Quayle could use another shot at this sort of thing. > > He feels Trump’s more qualified than Hillary, which already is giving me the warm and fuzzies.:dubious: > > (Trying to remember who said way back when that when looking into those blue eyes you could see clear through to the back of D.Q’s head.) Only when he learns to spell poe-tay-tows. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/196 "2016-05-13T23:13:16Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Allen West Adam West. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/197 "2016-05-14T03:52:17Z")
James West? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/198 "2016-05-14T03:57:39Z")
Sheriff Joe Arpaio They think alike. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/199 "2016-05-14T05:18:24Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Oh please let it be Jan Brewer. Maybe she will have another [deer-in-the-headlights moment like this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxjPGp3BoXg). Goddamn that was brutal. I forgot how brutal. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sputnikkk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Sputnikkk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sputnikkk)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/200 "2016-05-14T05:42:21Z")
Aren’t all the polls and online betting sites saying it will be Kasich? Why wouldn’t it be him? Would he not accept? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179.md?page=11)