07-13-2016, 11:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-13-2016, 11:16 PM by Eric the Green.)
Talking on the "in the stars" thread in answer to naf's question there, I have speculated about who Trump will choose as his veep candidate. I also think that which one Trump chooses, could influence which one Hillary Clinton chooses.
Trump can go for the safe, boring, neo-liberal and social-conservative choice that satisfies the until-now dominant right-wing of the party. That's Mr. Pence, who seems the odds on favorite.
But Gingrich and Christie are actively seeking the nod, and Lt. Gen. Flynn is being vetted. If he chooses one of them, that could be seen as at-least slightly boosting his appeal as a supposed "change agent."
Thus, Hillary would need to respond accordingly. If Trump goes to the right and picks the boring guy, then Hillary can safely do the same and go for the self-admittedly boring centrist Mr. Kaine. But if Trump chooses the fiery maverick Gingrich or Christie, or even the registered Democrat Flynn who's smart on foreign policy, then Hillary will have to burnish her credentials as a change agent and the inheritor of the Sanders Revolution, and choose Senator Warren; she is also someone who can match Gingrich or Christie in debates and on the stump.
The latter choice will also depend on who is available to run in a special election to replace Warren as MA senator. Ms. Coakley will not do; maybe Duvall Patrick would work.
Trump can go for the safe, boring, neo-liberal and social-conservative choice that satisfies the until-now dominant right-wing of the party. That's Mr. Pence, who seems the odds on favorite.
But Gingrich and Christie are actively seeking the nod, and Lt. Gen. Flynn is being vetted. If he chooses one of them, that could be seen as at-least slightly boosting his appeal as a supposed "change agent."
Thus, Hillary would need to respond accordingly. If Trump goes to the right and picks the boring guy, then Hillary can safely do the same and go for the self-admittedly boring centrist Mr. Kaine. But if Trump chooses the fiery maverick Gingrich or Christie, or even the registered Democrat Flynn who's smart on foreign policy, then Hillary will have to burnish her credentials as a change agent and the inheritor of the Sanders Revolution, and choose Senator Warren; she is also someone who can match Gingrich or Christie in debates and on the stump.
The latter choice will also depend on who is available to run in a special election to replace Warren as MA senator. Ms. Coakley will not do; maybe Duvall Patrick would work.