# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/61 "2016-01-22T13:47:54Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Good call. Perhaps one of the Tea Party brigade who’s able to point to a 100% orthodox (=ineffectual protest) voting record in his/her 2 years in DC. Or a western “common sense frontier values” governor. > > Several folks have suggested a non-white-male VP. I think that’d be a fine way to utterly deflate the hopes of Trump’s supporters. He’d flop like a busted flush if he went with anyone other than a white male. Agreed. I think he needs someone perceived as an outsider, but not a minority. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/62 "2016-01-22T14:43:19Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Allen West Well, he brings military credentials. But he’s even fucking crazier than the character that Trump is playing right now. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/63 "2016-01-22T14:50:33Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Allen West That might even give the Utah Democratic electors something to do next December. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/64 "2016-01-22T15:01:44Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Well, he brings military credentials. But he’s even fucking crazier than the character that Trump is playing right now. Well, he’d bring out the Freepers in droves. That’d be something. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/65 "2016-01-22T15:11:33Z")
Ammon Bundy. East meets West like thorzine in an IV bag meets strapped-to-the-bed crazy. Plus, he has that [del]smell[/del] flavor of the day Trendy Beard thing wiggling on his chin. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/66 "2016-01-22T18:11:19Z")
Ok don’t call me a homer for this: From Colorado (a swing state) I present Ken Buck (R). Just in his first term as a Representative Look at the committees he’s on House Committee on the Judiciary Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Member, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Vice Chairman, Subcommittee on The Interior Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations And for appeal to the conservative block, look at [his picture](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/552483330839433216/tt64NtR4.jpeg). You can’t get more “Whitey Oldman” than that! ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/67 "2016-01-23T00:33:08Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Well, he brings military credentials. But he’s even fucking crazier than the character that Trump is playing right now. I think in the case of Trump, it only comes down to two questions: 1. Does Trump like the guy? 2. Will the guy say yes? ---
**Author:** ![GloryDays](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@GloryDays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GloryDays)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/68 "2016-01-23T00:48:23Z")
Ohio congressman Jim Jordan. Young, conservative. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/69 "2016-01-23T03:22:30Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > I fear we are applying rational and reasonable criteria to predict the actions of a man who does not abide in them. Preach it! > [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > …And so I ask you: shall we go forward to tomorrow, or [past to the back?](https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dan_Quayle) Noe way. > [@adaher](#): > > Allen West That really would not surprise me: conservative, black, military service, Congressional experience, from Florida, and out of his gourd. Ticks all the boxes. > [@adaher](#): > > I think in the case of Trump, it only comes down to two questions: > > 1. Does Trump like the guy? > > 2. Will the guy say yes? Yup. But the “guy” could also be a “gal” (and likely will be, if Hillary is the Democratic nominee). > [@up\_the\_junction](#): > > Taylor Swift for me, low key Republican, hits all the right demographics and occasionally the right note. Well, then, Hillary’s choice would be clear: [Politics](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-katy-perry-iowa-rally_us_562c32d8e4b0443bb56433a6) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/70 "2016-01-23T03:43:48Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > What? Not one mention of Ted Nugent? He’d make Trump look good by comparison. And that is, I’ll admit, a difficult quality to find. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/71 "2016-01-23T03:44:44Z")
> [@Mr.Nylock](#): > > I think Sarah Palin is a possibility. I am almost 100% certain it will not be a white guy - it will be someone who can claim to belong to at least one minority group. It would have to be Sarah Palin, wouldn’t it? Nothing else would complete this trifecta of dumb. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/72 "2016-01-23T03:47:38Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Allen West No, no, **Adam** West! [In costume!](http://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/adam_west_as_batman __60s__ by_kriegdersterne77-d51jcx0.jpg) If the _snerk_ unthinkable happens to Trump, **he’ll** take care of ISIS! _WHAM! __POW!__ SOCKO!_ ---
**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:** [January 23, 2016, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/73 "2016-01-23T05:31:23Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > No, no, **Adam** West! [In costume!](http://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/adam_west_as_batman __60s__ by_kriegdersterne77-d51jcx0.jpg) If the _snerk_ unthinkable happens to Trump, **he’ll** take care of ISIS! _WHAM! __POW!__ SOCKO!_ Well, he _does_ have more government experience than Trump: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G\_jP2vrRFy8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_jP2vrRFy8) ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/74 "2016-01-23T06:11:03Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > I think in the case of Trump, it only comes down to two questions: > > 1. Does Trump like the guy? > > 2. Will the guy say yes? Eh. While I think Trump started his campaign as a publicity stunt, he seems to have decided he actually is in it to win now. So I suspect he’ll try and find someone that will improve his chances of winning and expand his appeal. Presumably, that means the most serious or establishment candidate he can find that is still willing to agree to take the job. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/75 "2016-01-23T06:18:20Z")
Bobby Jindal? A few years ago he was a rising star in the Republican party until a bunch of blunders made him pretty irrelevant. Latching on to Trump could give him some momentum back, and in return he’d probably be happy to be a yes man to Trump. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/76 "2016-01-23T11:22:57Z")
Are Nikki Haley’s affair rumours far enough behind her? ---
**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:** [January 23, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/77 "2016-01-23T11:53:47Z")
> [@up\_the\_junction](#): > > Taylor Swift for me, low key Republican, hits all the right demographics and occasionally the right note. Since I’d never thought about her politics, I googled her. Given what I saw, I’d actually love to see someone with her politics (if not her experience or skill) on the Republican side. Sure, she performed at a Republican rally, and has said some things like “Republicans do it better” but everyone in the conservative side is convinced that she’s an Obama supporter, based on stuff about how happy she was when he was elected. She’s also just really charitable and pro-tolerance. And she specifically tries to avoid getting in arguments with people. She’s much closer to the type of Republican that I could actually vote for–though that could have a lot to do with not voicing her opinions, which a real candidate couldn’t do. But, of course, only if she thinks he has a chance. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2016, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/78 "2016-01-23T11:55:30Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Are Nikki Haley’s affair rumours far enough behind her? Probably. And she would be a good candidate that checks all the boxes for Trump. But after her anti-Trump stuff in the State of the Union response, I doubt she’d be willing to attach herself to him, even if Trump overlooked it. Her message was that her party was not the party of Trump. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/79 "2016-01-23T12:53:18Z")
Ah well. There’s always Kelly Ayotte. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179/80 "2016-01-23T16:56:52Z")
Indeed, her moderate and temperate views would offer a good balance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179.md?page=5)