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CNN Sources/Campaign Advisor: Trump Kids Want Gov. Pence, Candidate's 'Gut' Wants Chris Christie (Original Post) big_dog Jul 2016 OP
Trust yourself, Donald. Go with your gut. mahina Jul 2016 #1
I agree. Just what we need glennward Jul 2016 #40
Yeah Donald go with Chris' ample sized gut - two fat unattractive middle aged white guy bullies - Kashkakat v.2.0 Jul 2016 #43
Don't listen to your kids Donald! They don't know what the hell they're talking about! Happyhippychick Jul 2016 #2
do it Donald PLEASE!! big_dog Jul 2016 #4
Will his Morbid Obesity be a campaign issue ? A donut away from the President ? OnDoutside Jul 2016 #39
I really hope not. It wasn't with William Howard Taft. roamer65 Jul 2016 #42
Don't forget his high approval rating in his home state! FSogol Jul 2016 #19
Lol Liberal_in_LA Jul 2016 #34
Two pieces of human fecal matter. Hoppy Jul 2016 #3
Donald, if your gut wants Chris Christie, you might want to try some probiotics. tanyev Jul 2016 #5
+1. pnwmom Jul 2016 #15
Choose Christie, Donald! The clown show will be LuckyLib Jul 2016 #6
Elizabeth Warren will tear him apart in the debates! big_dog Jul 2016 #7
When Christie was in the US Attorneys' office, he sent the father... Princess Turandot Jul 2016 #8
the guy probably got off easy because of Donald's connection with Christie Cream. olddad56 Jul 2016 #25
Split the difference and pick a spoiled ham sandwich NightWatcher Jul 2016 #9
I have a hard time believing that it's going to be Pence. Firebrand Gary Jul 2016 #10
Don't pick them... Mike Nelson Jul 2016 #11
Don't care a fig about Newt or give a Pence for his thoughts. Christie? Chris him off the list. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #12
Either one hurts Trump Botany Jul 2016 #13
and Newt is so old no one has ever heard of him big_dog Jul 2016 #14
That's because no one has a fax machine anymore ToxMarz Jul 2016 #16
When you think of Christie, you do think of gut bucolic_frolic Jul 2016 #17
LOL, doesn't Trumpy always goes with his gut? FSogol Jul 2016 #18
Trumpy's gut knows he can push Christie around like so much cookie dough. keithbvadu2 Jul 2016 #20
So maybe the surprise will be Newt? moonscape Jul 2016 #21
.... might be 840high Jul 2016 #28
Rachel just did a segment stopwastingmymoney Jul 2016 #22
She also compared him to Dan Quayle radical noodle Jul 2016 #31
Yes, and pointed out that stopwastingmymoney Jul 2016 #32
True, but the top of their tickets weren't quite as crazy as Trump radical noodle Jul 2016 #33
Picking Christie will be like red meat to his (few) supporters... StraightRazor Jul 2016 #23
I think this is BS. herding cats Jul 2016 #24
Best case scenerio- Trump/Christie epic electoral doom; Pence loses big on governorship. NBachers Jul 2016 #26
If Trump pulls off his coup, he won't last long in office... olddad56 Jul 2016 #27
And I still think Gingrich because moonscape Jul 2016 #30
It is like a marriage made in hell exboyfil Jul 2016 #36
Trump/Christie the arrogant yankee ticket hollowdweller Jul 2016 #29
Christie could recover and make another run with a better... TipTok Jul 2016 #35
Well, that was unfortunately phrased. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #37
Morning Joe going ALL OUT for Christie this morning OnDoutside Jul 2016 #38
Candidate's penis wants his daughter. Yes, he said sexual shit about his daughter. Feeling the Bern Jul 2016 #41
Candidate wants Chris Christie's gut, more like. truthisfreedom Jul 2016 #44

mahina

(17,669 posts)
1. Trust yourself, Donald. Go with your gut.
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 08:27 PM
Jul 2016

You know in your cold dead heart, you two are right for each other. Chris Christie will not stand up to you and you'll look fabulous with him behind you.

Kashkakat v.2.0

(1,752 posts)
43. Yeah Donald go with Chris' ample sized gut - two fat unattractive middle aged white guy bullies -
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 09:09 AM
Jul 2016

thats the ticket!

Disclaimer: ordinarily I do NOT put down or judge people based on weight or appearance - in fact some men I have loved and found terribly appealing are middle aged and a bit on the fat side (as am I) but can I get an exemption from the PC police in this case? I see photos of these two men and I just go EWWWW and I think really its because of who they are and what they stand for - they are fat/middleaged, but only become truly UGLY in my eyes because of their ugly words and behavior.

Happyhippychick

(8,379 posts)
2. Don't listen to your kids Donald! They don't know what the hell they're talking about!
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 08:28 PM
Jul 2016

Christie is the perfect choice, he will be the perfect complement to you with his even temperament, likeability, obvious intelligence and good looks.

Trump/Christie!

roamer65

(36,745 posts)
42. I really hope not. It wasn't with William Howard Taft.
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 08:50 AM
Jul 2016

I would hope the focus is on Christie's political baggage and not his personal appearance.

Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)
8. When Christie was in the US Attorneys' office, he sent the father...
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 08:37 PM
Jul 2016

of Ivanka's husband to prison for a few years, on a plea bargain related to several white collar crimes. So, they may not like Chris that much!

(Among other things, her F-I-L decided to get even with his own sister for cooperating with the US Attorney in the investigation by hiring a call girl to seduce his sister's husband, filming the encounter and then sending the tape of it to his sister. Family values!)

Firebrand Gary

(5,044 posts)
10. I have a hard time believing that it's going to be Pence.
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 08:47 PM
Jul 2016

The Donald wants theatrics, which Christie will bring. Also, let's be clear that Donalds NY and NJ relationships are more important to him vs the election.

Botany

(70,518 posts)
13. Either one hurts Trump
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 08:55 PM
Jul 2016

Last edited Wed Jul 13, 2016, 10:41 PM - Edit history (1)

Pence 8 - 14 % GLBT vote

Christie loses tons with his bridgegste

BTW I don't think Trump really wants to be POTUS

ToxMarz

(2,169 posts)
16. That's because no one has a fax machine anymore
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 09:19 PM
Jul 2016

Any business that ever had a fax machine was inundated with his spam fax fraud.

bucolic_frolic

(43,190 posts)
17. When you think of Christie, you do think of gut
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 09:23 PM
Jul 2016

Hiding your tax returns, hiding the George Washington Bridge

The two complement one another so well!

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)
20. Trumpy's gut knows he can push Christie around like so much cookie dough.
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 09:40 PM
Jul 2016

Send him out for pizza.

Or taco salad.

stopwastingmymoney

(2,042 posts)
22. Rachel just did a segment
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 09:46 PM
Jul 2016

About how Pence is the Koch brothers' boy and by picking him Trump may be able to loose those millions they've been tight with so far.

radical noodle

(8,003 posts)
33. True, but the top of their tickets weren't quite as crazy as Trump
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 11:57 PM
Jul 2016

Not to mention that Pence has that horrible Religious Freedom law AND a law that makes women have funerals for miscarried/aborted babies in his past. Trump doesn't really have a decent candidate among the ones he's considering. I want Trump to pick the very worst campaigner/debater, whoever that may be.

 

StraightRazor

(260 posts)
23. Picking Christie will be like red meat to his (few) supporters...
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 09:48 PM
Jul 2016

They LOVE the whole bully thing Trump has going and Christie is even better at it than Donald.

I don't think there's a VP pick in the world that will help Trump win, but with Christie, the campaign will be so much nastier than it's already shaping up to be, which just blows.

herding cats

(19,565 posts)
24. I think this is BS.
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 10:04 PM
Jul 2016

If Trump wanted Christi, he'd pick Christi and tell his "kids" to fall in line. This is just a way of keeping Christi on a leash for Trump, even though Trump has no desire to name Christi his VP pick.

NBachers

(17,122 posts)
26. Best case scenerio- Trump/Christie epic electoral doom; Pence loses big on governorship.
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 10:53 PM
Jul 2016

Trump and Christie engage in explosive diarrhea war against each other; rat each other out on illegal campaign scams.

Once they're down, the wolves close in: long multi-count sentences for Trump & Christie, and Pence starts hawking burial plots on late-night TV for cemeteries owned by Russian gangsters. Havoc and chaos ensue; Steven Seagal muscles in and cleans house.

olddad56

(5,732 posts)
27. If Trump pulls off his coup, he won't last long in office...
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 11:02 PM
Jul 2016

so whoever he picks for his running mate would be your next President. I think it will be Christie, and it was set up from the beginning for Donald to win and then resign within a year. This will be worse than the Bush crime family coup of 2000. The one that this country and the rest of the world has never recovered from.

moonscape

(4,673 posts)
30. And I still think Gingrich because
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 11:37 PM
Jul 2016

he has both the temperament to be someone Trump wouldn't mind being around, an attack dog, someone who knows the ropes, someone who can debate, someone who really (really) wants the job and is massaging Trump just where it feels good - ticks more boxes than anyone else who's willing to do it.

 

TipTok

(2,474 posts)
35. Christie could recover and make another run with a better...
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 01:54 AM
Jul 2016

... organization in 4 or 8 years.

If he takes this and loses, he is done.

OnDoutside

(19,962 posts)
38. Morning Joe going ALL OUT for Christie this morning
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 06:22 AM
Jul 2016

Looks like they are setting up for another anti Hillary rant as well, with noted haters Haas and Meacham in as well.

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