Ernst all but withdraws from Trump veepstakes

[Doctor Jack]

Source: Politico

Joni Ernst all but removed herself from Donald Trump’s vice presidential search, telling POLITICO in an interview that she wants to help Trump become president but that she’s focused on Iowa and the Senate, where the freshman senator said she's “just getting started.”

The GOP senator met with Trump on Monday and received effusive praise afterward, with Trump predicting he will “see her again.” But it likely won’t be as his running mate on the trail.

“I made that very clear to him that I’m focused on Iowa. I feel that I have a lot more to do in the United States Senate. And Iowa is where my heart is,” Ernst said Wednesday. “I’m just getting started here. I have a great partner with Chuck Grassley, we’ve been able to accomplish a lot. And I think that President Trump will need some great assistance in the United States Senate and I can provide that.”

The 46-year-old Ernst, who won the critical swing state race in 2014, said she will be offering tactical advice to Trump about how to win her home state. And she is expected to give a prime-time speech at the Republican National Convention, focusing on national security, according to a source familiar with those plans.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/joni-ernst-trump-vice-president-225169

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Two major names drop out in one morning. What a delightful day this is turning out to be.

[PatSeg]

1. Two in one day?

Poor Donald, no one wants to play with him.

[Vinca]

2. So who's going to castrate the hogs?

[tonyt53]

5. Bigger question is, who is going to eat those "oysters" after they are removed.

Oysters, as in mountain oysters. Yep, people eat 'em.

[snooper2]

30. You would eat this dish if it was placed in front of you!

[Doctor Jack]

36. I would probably try them

Its just organ meat. Besides the psychological aspect of what that organ does, there really is nothing dangerous or unhealthy about it (besides those being deep fried).

People are willing to eat the meat from the ass of a cow and the intestines of a pig but a testicle is somehow crossing the line? Nonsense.

[CanonRay]

3. Too bad, she would have been perfect for him.

One of the few humans that can make Sarah Palin look bright.

[C_U_L8R]

11. The matching hairpieces would have been fabulous

Such a shame

[Chasstev365]

4. Sarah Palin; Paging Sarah Palin

Sorry pervious poster, but Ernst almost the looney equivalent to the former Alaska Governor.

[C_U_L8R]

6. Apparently, Cheetos are radioactive

No one wants to be anywhere near Donny.
He's toxic to their resumés.

[markj757]

7. Once again, since Hillary wasn't indicted, they're dropping like flies.....

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I can assure you, if Hillary was indicted, everyone would want to throw their hat in the ring.

[Doctor Jack]

9. Next Gingrich will realize that his political future will be a lot brighter

if he takes himself out of the running too.

[markj757]

25. Actually, I think Newt is one of the few with nothing to loose....

unlike a lot of other politicians who currently hold office.

[Eric J in MN]

26. Newt Gingrich's career is giving speeches as a private citizen.

If Gingrich is the VP nominee, then either he'll get to be VP or he'll get to charge more for his speeches.

[StevieM]

14. Excellent point. But I must point something else out.

Forgive me....but I may be a crazy person who must correct misplaced homonyms when I see them.

You meant to say "they're" dropping like flies, not "there" dropping like flies.

[markj757]

24. Thanks, you are absolutely right....

I do that all time the time and have to catch myself with "your" and "you're" as well.

[Doctor Jack]

8. A quote from Nate Silver today

"The good news for Trump on choosing a VP is that he only needs one person to say yes"

[AntiBank]

10. I would say there is a 90% chance it will be Newt, Christie or maybe (least likely) Palin

[Doctor Jack]

12. Yikes, that is bleak

I would say he is scraping the shit at the bottom of the barrel but even the shit is saying "thanks but no thanks"

[Chasstev365]

15. Newt!

Will he be Trump's lap dog or his "Cheney" as was pointed out by an estute person on DU? 6 wives between them!

[7962]

19. The "Family Values" Party! nt

[Doctor Jack]

21. Trump is going to have to thaw him out

I think he has been sitting on ice since he resigned in disgrace from congress nearly 20 years ago.

[lanlady]

33. I hope he chooses Newt

We'll get to call them the Henry the Eighth ticket

[bluestateguy]

13. Wait, you mean an Iraq war veteran doesn't want to run with a Saddam-lover?

Hm.

[rurallib]

16. bet her owners, Charles and David Koch, must have called and told her no

They don't like Donnie Do.

[asiliveandbreathe]

17. Please proceed Joni -

from article -

Ernst said Wednesday. “I’m just getting started here. I have a great partner with Chuck Grassley, we’ve been able to accomplish a lot -

Specifically Joni...WHAT have you and Grassley accomplished....???

[Doctor Jack]

18. I would say Mike Pence is his last best option and that is really saying something

Last I heard his approval rating was somewhere in the upper 30's.

[7962]

20. They all want Allen West. Wonder why he doesnt give HIM a call?

talk about a fun debate

[AntiBank]

22. would be a bit awkward for West to gaze out on a Trumpster crowd

chock full of slack-jawed Klanabees.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

31. Perhaps they'll overlook West's blackness on account of his proclivity to torture Muslims.

It might manage to even things out a bit in the bigotry department.

[Doctor Jack]

23. Probably because Trump is an Honorary Member of the Klan

He probably couldn't force himself to get within 20 feet of a black man.

[AntiBank]

32. he did date Kara Young, a biracial black model in the late 1990's, but dumped her over race

Did Donald Trump Refuse To Love A Woman Because She Was Black?

http://thoughtcatalog.com/daniel-hayes/2016/03/did-donald-trump-refuse-to-let-himself-love-a-woman-because-she-was-black/


The implication, clearly, is that Young loved Trump and that Trump absolutely loved Young. So, what happened that they didn’t stay together and that Trump was reportedly still talking about Young to other women years later?

Ukrainian model and porn actress Victoria Zdrok, who says she went on four dates with Trump sheds some light on this question. Emphasis mine.

“He [Trump] would always talk about this one girl, a supermodel, and how he would give her the best orgasms of her life.”

“He told me he really likes this girl but he would never go out with her because he found out she was half-black.”

“He needed somebody more mainstream.”

he is such a fucking pig

[Doctor Jack]

35. That poor lady

Having to see him naked on several occasions . I feel so bad for her

[underpants]

28. If Trump wants a torturer how about Saddam?

I mean, at least you know he won't say NO!

[MADem]

27. Translation--"I wouldn't touch that pig with a forty foot pole. My career is just getting started,

and I don't want to cut it off like a hog's testicle so early in the game."

[Mendocino]

29. I think Palin, Christie or Gingrich

would take the VP spot in a heartbeat. Especially Christie who is Trumps lapdog and gopher boy.

[Doctor Jack]

34. He also claims he has some 2 or 3 star generals that he is considering

However, I can't find any evidence that they are interested in the position. Plus, its very risky bringing in someone that has no history in politics. Quite a few generals have run for various offices in the past and have done very poorly. Its very difficult to be thrust into the national political spotlight. Its difficult to know who does and doesn't have the political savvy to navigate it when they haven't been there yet.